2019 WTA Shenzhen Open
| 2019 WTA Shenzhen Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 31 December 2018 – 5 January 2019 |
| Edition | 7th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $750,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Shenzhen, China |
| Venue | Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Peng Shuai / Yang Zhaoxuan | |
The 2019 Shenzhen Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 31 December 2018 to 5 January 2019.[1]
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $163,260 | $81,251 | $43,663 | $13,121 | $7,238 | $4,698 | $2,720 | $1,588 |
| Doubles * | $26,031 | $13,544 | $7,271 | $3,852 | $2,031 | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 13 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 19 | 2 |
| CHN
|
Wang Qiang | 20 | 3 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 22 | 4 |
 RUS
|
Maria Sharapova | 29 | 5 |
| CHN
|
Zheng Saisai | 39 | 6 |
| CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 40 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 42 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2018.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements
[edit]
Peng Shuai (right thigh injury)
Maria Sharapova (left thigh injury)- Wang Xinyu (cramping)
- Vera Zvonareva (left hip injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama | BLR
|
Lidziya Marozava | 83 | 1 |
| CHN
|
Peng Shuai | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 88 | 2 |
 SLO
|
Dalila Jakupović | RUS
|
Irina Khromacheva | 100 | 3 |
| CHN
|
Wang Yafan | CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 125 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2018
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
- Wang Yafan (left adductor strain)
- Saisai Zheng (viral illness)
- During the tournament
- Natalia Vikhlyantseva (right forearm injury)
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit]
Aryna Sabalenka def. 
Alison Riske, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Doubles
[edit]- Peng Shuai / Yang Zhaoxuan def. Duan Yingying /
Renata Voráčová, 6–4, 6–3
References
[edit]- ^ "Shenzhen Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 2017-12-03 at the Wayback Machine