2019 China Open (tennis)

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2019 China Open
Date30 September – 6 October
Edition21st (ATP) / 23rd (WTA)
CategoryATP Tour 500 (men)
Premier Mandatory (women)
Prize moneyATP $3,666,275
WTA $8,285,274
SurfaceHard
LocationBeijing, China
VenueNational Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Austria Dominic Thiem
Women's singles
Japan Naomi Osaka
Men's doubles
Croatia Ivan Dodig / Slovakia Filip Polášek
Women's doubles
United States Sofia Kenin / United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Men's singles champion Dominic Thiem
Women's singles champion Naomi Osaka

The 2019 China Open was a tennis tournament being played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the China Open for the men and the 23rd for the women. It was part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the 2019 ATP Tour,[1] and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2019 WTA Tour.[2] Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from September 30 to October 6, 2019. This was also the last edition of the China Open held to date as not being held in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q Q2 Q1
Men's singles[3] 500 300 180 90 45 0 — 20 10 0
Men's doubles[3] 0 — — 45 25 0
Women's singles[4] 1,000 650 390 215 120 65 10 30 20 2
Women's doubles[4] 10 — — — —

Prize money

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Q2 Q1
Men's singles $733,990 $364,615 $183,975 $94,680 $48,325 $26,735 — $10,280 $5,140
Men's doubles $228,110 $111,660 $56,010 $28,740 $14,840 — — — —
Women's singles $1,523,265 $762,265 $371,915 $178,665 $85,980 $41,625 $23,915 $6,365 $3,700
Women's doubles $515,355 $258,600 $115,125 $53,130 $24,800 $11,515 — — —

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 AUT Dominic Thiem 5 1
 GER Alexander Zverev 6 2
 GRE Stefanos Tsitsipas 7 3
 RUS Karen Khachanov 9 4
 ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 10 5
 ITA Fabio Fognini 11 6
 FRA Gaël Monfils 12 7
 ITA Matteo Berrettini 13 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 23, 2019

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received an entry using a protected ranking:

The following player received entry as a special exempt:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 COL Juan Sebastián Cabal  COL Robert Farah 2 1
 POL Łukasz Kubot  BRA Marcelo Melo 9 2
 RSA Raven Klaasen  NZL Michael Venus 18 3
 GER Kevin Krawietz  GER Andreas Mies 26 4
  • Rankings are as of September 23, 2019

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 23 September 2019. Rankings and points before are as of 30 September 2019.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points defending Points won Points after Status
1 1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 6,446 0 650 7,096 Runner-up, lost to Japan Naomi Osaka
2 2 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6,125 120 10 6,015 First round lost to Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
3 3 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 5,320 10 215 5,525 Quarterfinals lost to Netherlands Kiki Bertens
4 4 Japan Naomi Osaka 5,011 390 1000 5,621 Champion, defeated Australia Ashleigh Barty
5 6 Canada Bianca Andreescu 4,835 (9)† 215 5,041 Quarterfinals lost to Japan Naomi Osaka
6 5 Romania Simona Halep 4,907 10 65 4,962 Second round lost to Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova
7 7 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4,571 10 215 4,776 Quarterfinals lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty
8 8 Netherlands Kiki Bertens 4,225 120 390 4,495 Semifinals lost to Australia Ashleigh Barty
9 10 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 3,738 10 120 3,848 Third round lost to Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
10 13 Germany Angelique Kerber 2,830 120 65 2,775 Second round lost to Slovenia Polona Hercog
11 15 United States Madison Keys 2,767 65 65 2,767 Second round lost to United States Jennifer Brady
12 14 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 2,785 215 65 2,635 Second round lost to Russia Daria Kasatkina
13 12 United States Sloane Stephens 2,873 120 65 2,818 Second round lost to China Zheng Saisai
14 20 China Wang Qiang 2,423 390 10 2,043 First round retired against Australia Ajla Tomljanović
15 16 United States Sofia Kenin 2,600 (105)† 120 2,615 Third round lost to Ukraine Elina Svitolina
16 19 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 2,493 1,000 390 1,883 Semifinals lost to Japan Naomi Osaka

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
9 United States Serena Williams 3,935 0 3,935 Schedule change
11 United Kingdom Johanna Konta 3,073 10 3,063 Knee injury

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 TPE Hsieh Su-wei  CZE Barbora Strýcová 6 1
 HUN Tímea Babos  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 7 2
 BEL Elise Mertens  BLR Aryna Sabalenka 8 3
 CAN Gabriela Dabrowski  CHN Xu Yifan 16 4
 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld  NED Demi Schuurs 26 5
 TPE Chan Hao-ching  TPE Latisha Chan 28 6
 AUS Samantha Stosur  CHN Zhang Shuai 30 7
 USA Nicole Melichar  CZE Květa Peschke 36 8
  • 1 Rankings are as of September 23, 2019

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 2019 China Open – Men's singles

Women's singles

Main article: 2019 China Open – Women's singles

Men's doubles

Main article: 2019 China Open – Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Main article: 2019 China Open – Women's doubles

References

  1. ^ "ATP China Open Overview". atptour.com.
  2. ^ "WTA China Open Overview". wtatennis.com. 2018-10-30.
  3. ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b "WTA ranking System" (PDF). itftennis.com. Retrieved 29 September 2017.