2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup

2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Date	20 – 25 May
Edition	7th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$250,000
Surface	Clay
Location	Nuremberg, Germany
Venue	Tennis-Club 1. FC Nürnberg
Champions
Singles
Yulia Putintseva
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan

The 2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 7th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place in Nuremberg, Germany, from 20 to 25 May 2019. It was the last edition of the tournament in Nuremberg.

Points and prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q2	Q1
Women's singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	12	1
Women's doubles					1	—	—	—	—

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q2	Q1
Women's singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,500	$6,175	$3,400	$2,100	$1,020	$600
Women's doubles	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	—	—	—

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
KAZ	Yulia Putintseva	38	1
CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	45	2
AUS	Ajla Tomljanović	47	3
USA	Alison Riske	52	4
RUS	Ekaterina Alexandrova	58	5
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	60	6
RUS	Evgeniya Rodina	68	7
GER	Andrea Petkovic	69	8

• Rankings are as of May 13, 2019.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Svetlana Kuznetsova
• Sabine Lisicki

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Çağla Büyükakçay
• Jana Čepelová
• Quirine Lemoine
• Jule Niemeier
• Laura-Ioana Paar
• Nina Stojanović

Withdrawals

• Katie Boulter → replaced by Paula Ormaechea
• Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Misaki Doi
• Julia Görges → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
• Polona Hercog → replaced by Sorana Cîrstea
• Taylor Townsend → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko

Retirements

• Dalila Jakupović (viral illness)
• Vera Lapko (cramping)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
CAN	Gabriela Dabrowski	CHN	Xu Yifan	22	1
GER	Anna-Lena Grönefeld	NED	Demi Schuurs	34	2
USA	Raquel Atawo	SLO	Katarina Srebotnik	64	3
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	SWE	Johanna Larsson	73	4

• ¹ Rankings as of May 13, 2019.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Katharina Gerlach / Julia Wachaczyk
• Katharina Hobgarski / Jule Niemeier

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Akgul Amanmuradova / Valentina Ivakhnenko

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Anna-Lena Grönefeld

Champions

Singles

Main article: 2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Singles

• Yulia Putintseva def. Tamara Zidanšek, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

Doubles

Main article: 2019 Nürnberger Versicherungscup – Doubles

• Gabriela Dabrowski / Xu Yifan def. Sharon Fichman / Nicole Melichar 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), [10–5]

External links

• Official website (in German)