Women's tennis circuit
Naomi Osaka won her second consecutive
major title at the
Australian Open and took over the
world No. 1 ranking , the first Asian player ever to hold the top spot.
Ashleigh Barty won her first major title at the
French Open and soon afterwards overtook Osaka to become No. 1.
Simona Halep won her second major at
Wimbledon , the first Romanian to win there.
Bianca Andreescu won her first major title at the
US Open , defeating
Serena Williams in the final. She became the first Canadian, as well as the first player born in the 2000s, to win a major singles title. 2019 marked the first, and so far only, time in history that the four majors were won by players representing four different continents (Osaka–Asia, Barty–Australia, Halep–Europe and Andreescu–North America).
The 2019 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2019 tennis season. The 2019 WTA Tour calendar was composed of the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments , the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy ). The Hopman Cup , organized by the ITF,[ 1] also is included but did not distribute ranking points.[ 2]
Prior to the season, the WTA announced usage of a shot clock at all Premier events. Players had have a minute to get on court, five minutes to warm up, and one minute to start the match. The time allotted to players in between points has been increased from 20 to 25 seconds. Finally, players were allowed only one toilet break in a match.[ 3]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2019 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
31 Dec
Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
Switzerland 2–1
Germany
Round robin (Group A)
Australia Spain France
Round robin (Group B)
Greece Great Britain United States
Brisbane International Brisbane , Australia WTA Premier $1,000,000 – hard – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Karolína Plíšková 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Lesia Tsurenko
Donna Vekić Naomi Osaka
Aliaksandra Sasnovich Ajla Tomljanović Anett Kontaveit Anastasija Sevastova
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–1, 6–1
Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan
Shenzhen Open Shenzhen , China WTA International Hard – $750,000 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Aryna Sabalenka 4–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Alison Riske
Wang Yafan Vera Zvonareva
Maria Sharapova Monica Niculescu Sorana Cîrstea Veronika Kudermetova
Peng Shuai Yang Zhaoxuan 6–4, 6–3
Duan Yingying Renata Voráčová
Auckland Open Auckland , New Zealand WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Julia Görges 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
Bianca Andreescu
Hsieh Su-wei Viktória Kužmová
Venus Williams Sara Sorribes Tormo Amanda Anisimova Eugenie Bouchard
Eugenie Bouchard Sofia Kenin 1–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Paige Hourigan Taylor Townsend
7 Jan
Sydney International Sydney , Australia WTA Premier Hard – $823,000 – 30S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Petra Kvitová 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Ashleigh Barty
Kiki Bertens Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Elise Mertens Yulia Putintseva Timea Bacsinszky Angelique Kerber
Aleksandra Krunić Kateřina Siniaková 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Eri Hozumi Alicja Rosolska
Hobart International Hobart , Australia WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Sofia Kenin 6–3, 6–0
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Alizé Cornet Belinda Bencic
Kirsten Flipkens Greet Minnen Irina-Camelia Begu Dayana Yastremska
Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson
14 Jan 21 Jan
Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam Hard – A$28,814,100 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Naomi Osaka 7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 6–4
Petra Kvitová
Karolína Plíšková Danielle Collins
Serena Williams Elina Svitolina Ashleigh Barty Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai 6–3, 6–4
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic
Barbora Krejčíková Rajeev Ram 7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Astra Sharma John-Patrick Smith
28 Jan
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy Saint Petersburg , Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $823,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Kiki Bertens 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Donna Vekić
Vera Zvonareva Aryna Sabalenka
Petra Kvitová Daria Kasatkina Ekaterina Alexandrova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Margarita Gasparyan Ekaterina Makarova 7–5, 7–5
Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová
Thailand Open Hua Hin , Thailand WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Dayana Yastremska 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
Ajla Tomljanović
Magda Linette Tamara Zidanšek
Garbiñe Muguruza Wang Yafan Zheng Saisai Viktorija Golubic
Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu 2–6, 6–1, [12–10]
Anna Blinkova Wang Yafan
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Feb
Fed Cup Quarterfinals Ostrava , Czech Republic – hard (i)Liège , Belgium – hard (i)Braunschweig , Germany – hard (i)Asheville , United States – hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
Quarterfinals losers
11 Feb
Qatar Open Doha , Qatar WTA Premier Hard – $916,131 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Elise Mertens 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Simona Halep
Elina Svitolina Angelique Kerber
Julia Görges Karolína Muchová Barbora Strýcová Kiki Bertens
Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 6–1, 3–6, [10–6]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs
18 Feb
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,828,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles
Belinda Bencic 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Petra Kvitová
Elina Svitolina Hsieh Su-wei
Carla Suárez Navarro Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková Viktória Kužmová
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–4
Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova
Hungarian Ladies Open Budapest , Hungary WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Alison Van Uytvanck 1–6, 7–5, 6–2
Markéta Vondroušová
Ekaterina Alexandrova Anastasia Potapova
Kateryna Kozlova Pauline Parmentier Sorana Cîrstea Irina-Camelia Begu
Ekaterina Alexandrova Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 4–6, [10–7]
Fanny Stollár Heather Watson
25 Feb
Mexican Open Acapulco , Mexico WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Wang Yafan 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
Sofia Kenin
Donna Vekić Bianca Andreescu
Beatriz Haddad Maia Johanna Konta Zheng Saisai Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka Zheng Saisai 6–1, 6–2
Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
4 Mar 11 Mar
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells , United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $9,035,428 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles
Bianca Andreescu 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Angelique Kerber
Belinda Bencic Elina Svitolina
Karolína Plíšková Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza Markéta Vondroušová
Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 6–2
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
18 Mar 25 Mar
Miami Open Key Biscayne , United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $9,035,428 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles
Ashleigh Barty 7–6(7–1) , 6–3
Karolína Plíšková
Anett Kontaveit Simona Halep
Hsieh Su-wei Petra Kvitová Markéta Vondroušová Wang Qiang
Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Apr
Charleston Open Charleston , United States WTA Premier Clay – $823,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Madison Keys 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Caroline Wozniacki
Monica Puig Petra Martić
Sloane Stephens Danielle Collins Belinda Bencic Maria Sakkari
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Alicja Rosolska 7–6(9–7) , 6–2
Irina Khromacheva Veronika Kudermetova
Monterrey Open Monterrey , Mexico WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Garbiñe Muguruza 6–1, 3–1 ret.
Victoria Azarenka
Angelique Kerber Magdaléna Rybáriková
Kirsten Flipkens Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Sachia Vickery Kristina Mladenovic
Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore
8 Apr
Ladies Open Lugano Lugano , Switzerland WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Polona Hercog 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Iga Świątek
Kristýna Plíšková Fiona Ferro
Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Lapko Stefanie Vögele Veronika Kudermetova
Sorana Cîrstea Andreea Mitu 1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Veronika Kudermetova Galina Voskoboeva
Copa Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Amanda Anisimova 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Astra Sharma
Beatriz Haddad Maia Lara Arruabarrena
Camila Osorio Sara Sorribes Tormo Tamara Zidanšek Sara Errani
Zoe Hives Astra Sharma 6–1, 6–2
Hayley Carter Ena Shibahara
15 Apr
Fed Cup Semifinals Rouen , France – clay (red) (i)Brisbane , Australia – hard
Semifinals winners
Semifinals losers
22 Apr
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart , Germany WTA Premier Clay (red) (i) – $886,077 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Petra Kvitová 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Anett Kontaveit
Naomi Osaka Kiki Bertens
Donna Vekić Victoria Azarenka Anastasija Sevastova Angelique Kerber
Mona Barthel Anna-Lena Friedsam 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová
İstanbul Cup Istanbul , Turkey WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Petra Martić 1–6, 6–4, 6–1
Markéta Vondroušová
Barbora Strýcová Margarita Gasparyan
Lara Arruabarrena Elena Rybakina Kristina Mladenovic Veronika Kudermetova
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 6–0
Alexa Guarachi Sabrina Santamaria
29 Apr
Prague Open Prague , Czech Republic WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Jil Teichmann 7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 6–4
Karolína Muchová
Barbora Strýcová Bernarda Pera
Kateřina Siniaková Tamara Korpatsch Wang Qiang Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke
Morocco Open Rabat , Morocco WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Maria Sakkari 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Johanna Konta
Alison Van Uytvanck Ajla Tomljanović
Elise Mertens Ysaline Bonaventure Rebecca Peterson Hsieh Su-wei
María José Martínez Sánchez Sara Sorribes Tormo 7–5, 6–1
Georgina García Pérez Oksana Kalashnikova
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 May
Madrid Open Madrid , Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – $7,021,128 – 64S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles
Kiki Bertens 6–4, 6–4
Simona Halep
Belinda Bencic Sloane Stephens
Naomi Osaka Ashleigh Barty Petra Martić Petra Kvitová
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–1
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan
13 May
Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay (red) – $3,452,538 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles
Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–4
Johanna Konta
Kiki Bertens Maria Sakkari
Naomi Osaka Markéta Vondroušová Victoria Azarenka Kristina Mladenovic
Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty 4–6, 6–0, [10–3]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs
20 May
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Dayana Yastremska 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3)
Caroline Garcia
Chloé Paquet Aryna Sabalenka
Daria Gavrilova Marta Kostyuk Fiona Ferro Monica Puig
Daria Gavrilova Ellen Perez 6–4, 6–3
Duan Yingying Han Xinyun
Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg , Germany WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Yulia Putintseva 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Tamara Zidanšek
Sorana Cîrstea Kateřina Siniaková
Anna-Lena Friedsam Nina Stojanović Veronika Kudermetova Madison Brengle
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [10–5]
Sharon Fichman Nicole Melichar
27 May 3 Jun
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay (red) – €19,991,500 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Ashleigh Barty 6–1, 6–3
Markéta Vondroušová
Amanda Anisimova Johanna Konta
Madison Keys Simona Halep Sloane Stephens Petra Martić
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–2, 6–3
Duan Yingying Zheng Saisai
Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
10 Jun
Nottingham Open Nottingham , United Kingdom WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Caroline Garcia 2–6, 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–4)
Donna Vekić
Jennifer Brady Tatjana Maria
Elena-Gabriela Ruse Maria Sakkari Ajla Tomljanović Kristina Mladenovic
Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos 7–6(7–5) , 7–5
Ellen Perez Arina Rodionova
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships Rosmalen , Netherlands WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Alison Riske 0–6, 7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Kiki Bertens
Elena Rybakina Veronika Kudermetova
Natalia Vikhlyantseva Kirsten Flipkens Ekaterina Alexandrova Greet Minnen
Shuko Aoyama Aleksandra Krunić 7–5, 6–3
Lesley Kerkhove Bibiane Schoofs
17 Jun
Birmingham Classic Birmingham , United Kingdom WTA Premier Grass – $1,006,263 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Ashleigh Barty 6–3, 7–5
Julia Görges
Petra Martić Barbora Strýcová
Yulia Putintseva Jeļena Ostapenko Kristýna Plíšková Venus Williams
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , [10–8]
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs
Mallorca Open Santa Ponsa , Spain WTA International Grass – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Sofia Kenin 6–7(2–7) , 7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Belinda Bencic
Angelique Kerber Anastasija Sevastova
Caroline Garcia Amanda Anisimova Elise Mertens Wang Yafan
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson 6–2, 6–4
María José Martínez Sánchez Sara Sorribes Tormo
24 Jun
Eastbourne International Eastbourne , United Kingdom WTA Premier Grass – $998,712 – 56S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Karolína Plíšková 6–1, 6–4
Angelique Kerber
Ons Jabeur Kiki Bertens
Alizé Cornet Simona Halep Aryna Sabalenka Ekaterina Alexandrova
Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Jul 8 Jul
Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass – £17,984,000 128S/128Q/64D/48XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Simona Halep 6–2, 6–2
Serena Williams
Barbora Strýcová Elina Svitolina
Alison Riske Johanna Konta Karolína Muchová Zhang Shuai
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–2, 6–4
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan
Ivan Dodig Latisha Chan 6–2, 6–3
Robert Lindstedt Jeļena Ostapenko
15 Jul
Bucharest Open Bucharest , Romania WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Elena Rybakina 6–2, 6–0
Patricia Maria Țig
Laura Siegemund Martina Di Giuseppe
Kristýna Plíšková Irina-Camelia Begu Barbora Krejčíková Viktória Kužmová
Viktória Kužmová Kristýna Plíšková 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Jaqueline Cristian Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Swiss Open Lausanne , Switzerland WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Fiona Ferro 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Alizé Cornet
Tamara Korpatsch Bernarda Pera
Jil Teichmann Natalia Vikhlyantseva Samantha Stosur Han Xinyun
Anastasia Potapova Yana Sizikova 6–2, 6–4
Monique Adamczak Han Xinyun
22 Jul
Baltic Open Jūrmala , Latvia WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Anastasija Sevastova 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Katarzyna Kawa
Anastasia Potapova Bernarda Pera
Irina Bara Patricia Maria Țig Nina Stojanović Chloé Paquet
Sharon Fichman Nina Stojanović 2–6, 7–6(7–1) , [10–6]
Jeļena Ostapenko Galina Voskoboeva
Palermo International Palermo , Italy WTA International Clay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Jil Teichmann 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Kiki Bertens
Paula Badosa Liudmila Samsonova
Jasmine Paolini Arantxa Rus Fiona Ferro Anna-Lena Friedsam
Cornelia Lister Renata Voráčová 7–6(7–2) , 6–2
Ekaterine Gorgodze Arantxa Rus
29 Jul
Silicon Valley Classic San Jose , United States WTA Premier Hard – $876,183 – 28S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Zheng Saisai 6−3, 7−6(7−3)
Aryna Sabalenka
Maria Sakkari Donna Vekić
Elina Svitolina Amanda Anisimova Kristie Ahn Carla Suárez Navarro
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6−4, 6−4
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
Washington Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Jessica Pegula 6–2, 6–2
Camila Giorgi
Caty McNally Anna Kalinskaya
Zarina Diyas Hsieh Su-wei Lauren Davis Kristina Mladenovic
Coco Gauff Caty McNally 6–2, 6–2
Maria Sanchez Fanny Stollár
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Aug
Canadian Open Toronto , Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,830,000 – 56S/48Q/28DSingles – Doubles
Bianca Andreescu 3–1 ret.
Serena Williams
Sofia Kenin Marie Bouzková
Elina Svitolina Karolína Plíšková Simona Halep Naomi Osaka
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 7–5, 6–0
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs
12 Aug
Cincinnati Open Mason , United States WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,944,486 – 56S/48Q/28DSingles – Doubles
Madison Keys 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ashleigh Barty Sofia Kenin
Maria Sakkari Karolína Plíšková Venus Williams Naomi Osaka
Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač 6–4, 6–1
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs
19 Aug
Bronx Open New York City, United States WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 30S/48Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Magda Linette 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Camila Giorgi
Wang Qiang Kateřina Siniaková
Anna Blinkova Alizé Cornet Karolína Muchová Bernarda Pera
Darija Jurak María José Martínez Sánchez 7–5, 2–6, [10–7]
Margarita Gasparyan Monica Niculescu
26 Aug 21 Sep
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard – $26,758,750 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles
Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 7–5
Serena Williams
Belinda Bencic Elina Svitolina
Donna Vekić Elise Mertens Johanna Konta Wang Qiang
Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 7–5
Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Jamie Murray 6–2, 6–3
Chan Hao-ching Michael Venus
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
9 Sep
Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou , China WTA Premier Hard – $1,000,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–2
Petra Martić
Ajla Tomljanović Kristina Mladenovic
Sofia Kenin Zheng Saisai Aryna Sabalenka Elina Svitolina
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Yanina Wickmayer Tamara Zidanšek
Japan Women's Open Hiroshima , Japan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Nao Hibino 6–3, 6–2
Misaki Doi
Mihaela Buzărnescu Veronika Kudermetova
Hsieh Su-wei Alison Van Uytvanck Sara Sorribes Tormo Laura Siegemund
Misaki Doi Nao Hibino 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Christina McHale Valeria Savinykh
Jiangxi Open Nanchang , China WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Rebecca Peterson 6–2, 6–0
Elena Rybakina
Peng Shuai Nina Stojanović
Zhu Lin Viktorija Golubic Magda Linette Kateryna Kozlova
Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai
16 Sep
Pan Pacific Open Osaka , Japan WTA Premier Hard – $823,000 – 28S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Naomi Osaka 6–2, 6–3
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Elise Mertens Angelique Kerber
Yulia Putintseva Camila Giorgi Madison Keys Misaki Doi
Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 7–5, 7–5
Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Yu-chieh
Guangzhou Open Guangzhou , China WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Sofia Kenin 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–2
Samantha Stosur
Anna Blinkova Viktorija Golubic
Marie Bouzková Jasmine Paolini Zhang Shuai Nina Stojanović
Peng Shuai Laura Siegemund 6–2, 6–1
Alexa Guarachi Giuliana Olmos
Korea Open Seoul , South Korea WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Karolína Muchová 6–1, 6–1
Magda Linette
Wang Yafan Ekaterina Alexandrova
Paula Badosa Priscilla Hon Kirsten Flipkens Kristie Ahn
Lara Arruabarrena Tatjana Maria 7–6(9–7) , 3–6, [10–7]
Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani
23 Sep
Wuhan Open Wuhan , China WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,828,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles
Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Alison Riske
Ashleigh Barty Petra Kvitová
Petra Martić Elena Rybakina Elina Svitolina Dayana Yastremska
Duan Yingying Veronika Kudermetova 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka
Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan WTA International Hard – $250,000 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Alison Van Uytvanck 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Sorana Cîrstea
Kristýna Plíšková Katarina Zavatska
Viktória Kužmová Pauline Parmentier Anna Kalinskaya Danka Kovinić
Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Dalila Jakupović Sabrina Santamaria
30 Sep
China Open Beijing , China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $8,285,274 – 60S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles
Naomi Osaka 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Ashleigh Barty
Kiki Bertens Caroline Wozniacki
Petra Kvitová Elina Svitolina Bianca Andreescu Daria Kasatkina
Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
Jeļena Ostapenko Dayana Yastremska
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Oct
Tianjin Open Tianjin , China WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Rebecca Peterson 6–4, 6–4
Heather Watson
Ons Jabeur Veronika Kudermetova
Yulia Putintseva Wang Yafan Dayana Yastremska Magda Linette
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 6–3, 7–5
Nao Hibino Miyu Kato
Linz Open Linz , Austria WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Coco Gauff 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Jeļena Ostapenko
Andrea Petkovic Ekaterina Alexandrova
Kiki Bertens Viktória Kužmová Kristina Mladenovic Elena Rybakina
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková 6–4, 6–3
Barbara Haas Xenia Knoll
14 Oct
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $1,032,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Belinda Bencic 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Karolína Muchová Kristina Mladenovic
Veronika Kudermetova Ekaterina Alexandrova Kirsten Flipkens Kiki Bertens
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara 6–2, 6–1
Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Luxembourg Open Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg WTA International Hard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles
Jeļena Ostapenko 6–4, 6–1
Julia Görges
Anna Blinkova Elena Rybakina
Antonia Lottner Margarita Gasparyan Laura Siegemund Monica Puig
Coco Gauff Caty McNally 6–2, 6–2
Kaitlyn Christian Alexa Guarachi
21 Oct
WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai , China Year-end championships Hard – $2,419,844 – 12S (RR)/6D (RR)Singles – Doubles
Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 6–2
Kiki Bertens
Zheng Saisai Karolína Muchová
Round robin Dayana Yastremska Donna Vekić Sofia Kenin Alison Riske Petra Martić Madison Keys Elise Mertens Maria Sakkari
Lyudmyla Kichenok Andreja Klepač 6–3, 6–3
Duan Yingying Yang Zhaoxuan
28 Oct
WTA Finals Shenzhen , China Year-end championships Hard (i) – $14,000,000 – 8S (RR)/8D (RR)Singles – Doubles
Ashleigh Barty 6–4, 6–3
Elina Svitolina
Karolína Plíšková Belinda Bencic
Round robin Kiki Bertens Naomi Osaka Petra Kvitová Simona Halep Bianca Andreescu Sofia Kenin
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 6–3
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
7 Oct
Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles
Cancelled due to ongoing political unrest .[ 4]
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2019 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy ), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments . The players/nations are sorted by:
total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);
cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Premier win equalling two International wins);
a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;
alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Titles won by player [ edit ]
Titles won by nation [ edit ]
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (in bold the players who entered the top 10 for the first time):
Singles
Doubles
These are the WTA rankings and yearly WTA Race rankings of the top 20 singles and doubles players at the current date of the 2019 season.[ 5]
Final WTA Singles race rankings
No.
Player
Points
Move†
Tourn
1
Ashleigh Barty (AUS )
6,476
14
2
Karolína Plíšková (CZE )
5,315
18
3
Naomi Osaka (JPN )
5,246
16
4
Simona Halep (ROU )
4,962
16
5
Bianca Andreescu (CAN )
4,942
14
6
Petra Kvitová (CZE )
4,401
16
7
Belinda Bencic (SUI )
4,120
3
24
8
Elina Svitolina (UKR )
3,995
1
21
9
Serena Williams (USA )
3,935
1
10
10
Kiki Bertens (NED )
3,870
1
26
11
Johanna Konta (GBR )
2,879
17
12
Sofia Kenin (USA )
2,615
23
13
Madison Keys (USA )
2,607
14
14
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR )
2,520
23
15
Petra Martić (CRO )
2,458
17
16
Markéta Vondroušová (CZE )
2,390
11
17
Angelique Kerber (GER )
2,275
21
18
Elise Mertens (BEL )
2,190
25
19
Alison Riske (USA )
2,185
23
20
Donna Vekić (CRO )
2,185
22
WTA Singles Year-End Rankings[ 6]
#
Player
Points
#Trn
'18 Rk
High
Low
'18→'19
1
Ashleigh Barty (AUS )
7,851
15
15
1
15
14
2
Karolína Plíšková (CZE )
5,940
19
8
2
8
6
3
Naomi Osaka (JPN )
5,496
17
5
1
5
2
4
Simona Halep (ROU )
5,462
17
1
1
8
3
5
Bianca Andreescu (CAN )
5,192
15
178
4
178
173
6
Elina Svitolina (UKR )
5,075
22
4
3
9
2
7
Petra Kvitová (CZE )
4,776
17
7
2
8
8
Belinda Bencic (SUI )
4,745
22
37
7
55
29
9
Kiki Bertens (NED )
4,245
27
9
4
10
10
Serena Williams (USA )
3,935
10
16
8
16
6
11
Aryna Sabalenka (BLR )
3,120
24
11
9
16
12
Johanna Konta (GBR )
2,879
17
39
11
47
27
13
Madison Keys (USA )
2,767
15
17
9
18
4
14
Sofia Kenin (USA )
2,740
24
52
12
56
38
15
Petra Martić (CRO )
2,617
18
32
15
53
17
16
Markéta Vondroušová (CZE )
2,390
12
67
14
81
51
17
Elise Mertens (BEL )
2,290
26
13
12
26
4
18
Alison Riske (USA )
2,210
24
63
18
63
45
19
Donna Vekić (CRO )
2,205
23
34
19
34
15
20
Angelique Kerber (GER )
2,175
22
2
2
20
18
Holder
Date gained
Date forfeited
Simona Halep (ROU )
Year end 2018
27 January 2019
Naomi Osaka (JPN )
28 January 2019
23 June 2019
Ashleigh Barty (AUS )
24 June 2019
11 August 2019
Naomi Osaka (JPN )
12 August 2019
8 September 2019
Ashleigh Barty (AUS )
9 September 2019
Year end 2019