2019 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles

Kiki Bertens was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Venus Williams.

Women's Singles
2019 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Madison Keys
Runner-up	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Final score	7–5, 7–6^(7–5)
Draw	56 (12 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Madison Keys won the title, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final, 7–5, 7–6^(7–5).

Naomi Osaka retained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking after the tournament. Ashleigh Barty and Karolína Plíšková were also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.[1]

This tournament marked Maria Sharapova's final WTA tour victory before her retirement; she defeated Alison Riske in the first round before losing to Barty in the second round.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Ashleigh Barty (Semifinals)

02.   Naomi Osaka (Quarterfinals, retired)

03.   Karolína Plíšková (Quarterfinals)

04.   Simona Halep (Third round)

05.   Kiki Bertens (Second round)

06.   Petra Kvitová (Second round)

07.   Elina Svitolina (Third round)

08.   Sloane Stephens (Third round)

09.   Aryna Sabalenka (Third round)

10.   Serena Williams (Withdrew)

11.   Anastasija Sevastova (First round)

12.   Belinda Bencic (First round, retired)

13.   Angelique Kerber (First round)

14.   Johanna Konta (First round)

15.   Wang Qiang (First round)

16.   Madison Keys (Champion)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Ashleigh Barty	5	6	6
		Maria Sakkari	7	2	0
								1	Ashleigh Barty	2	4
								WC	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6
	3	Karolína Plíšková	6	6^2	3
	WC	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3	7^7	6
															WC	Svetlana Kuznetsova	5	6^5
															16	Madison Keys	7	7^7
		Venus Williams	2	3
	16	Madison Keys	6	6
								16	Madison Keys	7	6
									Sofia Kenin	5	4
		Sofia Kenin	6	1	2
	2	Naomi Osaka	4	6	0^r

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Barty	6	6
	WC	M Sharapova	6	7^7				WC	M Sharapova	4	1
	WC	A Riske	3	6^4											1	A Barty	4	7	7
		C Garcia	6^1	1												A Kontaveit	6	5	5
	Q	I Świątek	7^7	6				Q	I Świątek	4	6^2
		A Kontaveit	7^9	6					A Kontaveit	6	7^7
	13	A Kerber	6^7	2																		1	A Barty	5	6	6
	9	A Sabalenka	6	6																			M Sakkari	7	2	0
		P Martić	1	4				9	A Sabalenka	6	6
		V Kužmová	3	1					S Zheng	4	3
		S Zheng	6	6											9	A Sabalenka	7^7	4	4
		M Sakkari	6	6												M Sakkari	6^4	6	6
		C Giorgi	3	0					M Sakkari	6	2	6
								6	P Kvitová	4	6	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	Ka Plíšková	6	6
	LL	Y Wang	3	7	6			LL	Y Wang	1	3
	LL	M Puig	6	5	3										3	Ka Plíšková	7	6
	WC	B Pera	2	3											Q	R Peterson	5	4
	Q	V Kudermetova	6	6				Q	V Kudermetova	6	5	2
	Q	R Peterson	6	3	7			Q	R Peterson	2	7	6
	14	J Konta	3	6	5																	3	Ka Plíšková	6	6^2	3
	11	A Sevastova	6^3	7^7	4																	WC	S Kuznetsova	3	7^7	6
	WC	S Kuznetsova	7^7	6^4	6			WC	S Kuznetsova	4	7^9	6
		D Yastremska	6	6					D Yastremska	6	6^7	2
		C Wozniacki	4	4											WC	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		J Ostapenko	2	7^7	3										8	S Stephens	1	2
		Y Putintseva	6	6^3	6				Y Putintseva	6	4	3
								8	S Stephens	2	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	K Bertens	3	6	6^4
		V Williams	7	6					V Williams	6	3	7^7
	Q	L Davis	5	2												V Williams	2	6	6
		K Siniaková	4	3												D Vekić	6	3	3
		D Vekić	6	6					D Vekić	6	7
		V Azarenka	6	1					V Azarenka	2	5
	12	B Bencic	4	0^r																			V Williams	2	3
	16	M Keys	6^4	7^7	6																	16	M Keys	6	6
		G Muguruza	7^7	6^5	4			16	M Keys	6	6
	LL	B Strýcová	4	6^9					D Kasatkina	4	1
		D Kasatkina	6	7^11											16	M Keys	6	3	7
		E Alexandrova	6	6											4	S Halep	1	6	5
		C Suárez Navarro	4	1					E Alexandrova	6	5	4
								4	S Halep	3	7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	E Svitolina	6	6
		E Mertens	7	6					E Mertens	4	1
	WC	C McNally	5	0											7	E Svitolina	3	6^3
		S Kenin	6	7^8												S Kenin	6	7^7
		J Görges	4	6^6					S Kenin	6	6
	Q	Z Diyas	7	6				Q	Z Diyas	4	1
	LL	J Pegula	5	4																			S Kenin	6	1	2
	15	Q Wang	3	4																		2	N Osaka	4	6	0^r
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	7^11	6
	Q	O Jabeur	2	2				Q	J Brady	6^9	3
	Q	J Brady	6	6												S-w Hsieh	6^3	7	2
		A Sasnovich	6	4	6										2	N Osaka	7^7	5	6
	Q	A Sharma	1	6	1				A Sasnovich	6^3	6	2
								2	N Osaka	7^7	2	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Barbora Strýcová (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
2. Zhang Shuai (First round)
3. Monica Puig (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
4. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (First round)
5. Kristina Mladenovic (First round)
6. Wang Yafan (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
7. Alizé Cornet (First round)
8. Polona Hercog (Withdrew)
9. Jessica Pegula (Qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
10. Veronika Kudermetova (Qualified)
11. Jil Teichmann (First round)
12. Margarita Gasparyan (First round)
13. Ons Jabeur (Qualified)
14. Elena Rybakina (First round)
15. Iga Świątek (Qualified)
16. Lauren Davis (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Rebecca Peterson
2. Lauren Davis
3. Veronika Kudermetova
4. Zarina Diyas
5. Jennifer Brady
6. Iga Świątek
7. Ons Jabeur
8. Astra Sharma

Lucky losers

1. Monica Puig
2. Barbora Strýcová
3. Wang Yafan
4. Jessica Pegula

First qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Barbora Strýcová	7^7	3	6
		Kaia Kanepi	6^3	6	3
								1	Barbora Strýcová	2	1
									Rebecca Peterson	6	6
		Rebecca Peterson	6	7
	12	Margarita Gasparyan	1	5

Second qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Zhang Shuai	4	6^5
		Kristýna Plíšková	6	7^7
									Kristýna Plíšková	1	4
								16	Lauren Davis	6	6
	WC	Kristie Ahn	6	6^7	2
	16	Lauren Davis	2	7^9	6

Third qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Monica Puig	6^2	6	6
		Anastasia Potapova	7^7	1	4
								3	Monica Puig	2	1
								10	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
	WC	Destanee Aiava	4	6	2
	10	Veronika Kudermetova	6	2	6

Fourth qualifier

First Round

Qualifying Competition

4

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

1

6^5

Zarina Diyas

6

7^7

Zarina Diyas

6^4

7^7

6

9

Jessica Pegula

7^7

6^3

4

Mihaela Buzărnescu

3

6^5

9

Jessica Pegula

6

7^7

Fifth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Kristina Mladenovic	2	5
		Magda Linette	6	7
									Magda Linette	6	3	4
									Jennifer Brady	2	6	6
		Jennifer Brady	1	6	6
	11	Jil Teichmann	6	1	2

Sixth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Wang Yafan	6	6
	WC	CoCo Vandeweghe	2	2
								6	Wang Yafan	4	6	4
								15	Iga Świątek	6	3	6
		Kateryna Kozlova	2	7^7	4
	15	Iga Świątek	6	6^0	6

Seventh qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Alizé Cornet	6^5	3
		Andrea Petkovic	7^7	6
									Andrea Petkovic	3	0
								13	Ons Jabeur	6	6
	WC	Shelby Rogers	5	6	6^5
	13	Ons Jabeur	7	2	7^7

Eighth qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	Alt	Astra Sharma	6	6
		Viktorija Golubic	3	3
								Alt	Astra Sharma	6	6
								PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	4	4
	PR	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
	14	Elena Rybakina	3	2

References

1. "Western & Southern Open Results Archive". WTA Tour. Retrieved 6 August 2019.

Sources

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw