WTA Championships 2019
WTA Finals 2019 | |
date | October 27, 2019 - November 3, 2019 |
Edition | 49 |
navigation | 2018 ◄ 2019 ► 2020 |
WTA tour | |
---|---|
venue |
Shenzhen People's Republic of China |
Tournament number | 808 |
category | WTA Tour Championships |
Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
Game surface | Hard court |
draw | 8E / 8D |
Prize money | US $ 14,000,000 |
Website | Official website |
Last year's winner (individual) | Elina Switolina |
Last year's winner (double) |
Kristina Mladenovic Tímea Babos |
Winner (singles) | Ashleigh Barty |
Winner (doubles) |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |
As of November 3, 2019 |
The WTA Championships in 2019 were in the tournament calendar of the ladies after the four Grand Slam tournaments with the highest prize for points and prize money tennis tournament . The hard court tournament of the WTA Tour 2019 was held from October 27 to November 3, 2019 in Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in the People's Republic of China instead.
The defending champions were Elina Switolina in singles and Kristina Mladenovic and Tímea Babos in doubles. While the doubles were able to defend their title, Switolina lost in the final against Ashleigh Barty , who secured the top position on the WTA world rankings with the victory.
Prize money and points
The total prize money was 14 million US dollars. In doubles, the prize money mentioned was paid out per team.
round | Prize money singles | Prize money double | Points |
---|---|---|---|
Tournament winner | + $ 3,505,000 | + $ 700,000 | + 750 |
Semi-final winner | + $ 1,180,000 | + $ 225,000 | + 330 |
Semi-finalist | + $ 80,000 | + $ 15,000 | - |
Group stage per win |
+ $ 305,000 | + $ 50,000 | + 250 |
Group stage per loss |
- | - | + 125 |
Entry fees round robin | |||
Qualified player |
3 games = $ 305,000 2 games = $ 265,000 1 game = $ 220,000 |
3 games = $ 150,000 2 games = $ 130,000 1 game = $ 110,000 |
- |
Substitute player | 2 games = $ 210,000 1 game = $ 165,000 no game = $ 125,000 |
2 games = $ 90,000 1 game = $ 70,000 no game = $ 50,000 |
- |
singles
qualification
The eight best placed women of the WTA Tour 2019 were qualified . In addition, the two next best points came as reservists.
WTA race in individual | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
# | Player | Points | Tournaments | Qualification date |
1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6476 | 14th | September 9, 2019 |
2 | Karolína Plíšková | 5315 | 18th | 16th September 2019 |
3 | Naomi Osaka | 5246 | 16 | 4th October 2019 |
4th | Bianca Andreescu | 5041 | 17th | September 30, 2019 |
5 | Simona Halep | 4962 | 16 | September 30, 2019 |
6th | Petra Kvitová | 4401 | 16 | October 7, 2019 |
7th | Belinda Bencic | 4120 | 25th | October 21, 2019 |
8th | Elina Switolina | 3995 | 21st | October 14, 2019 |
9 | Serena Williams | 3935 | 10 | |
10 | Kiki Bertens | 3870 | 26th | |
11 | Johanna Konta | 2879 | 17th | |
12 | Sofia Kenin | 2615 | 23 | |
13 | Madison Keys | 2607 | 15th | |
14th | Aryna Sabalenka | 2520 | 23 | |
15th | Petra Martić | 2458 | 17th | |
16 | Markéta Vondroušová | 2390 | 11 | |
17th | Angelique Kerber | 2275 | 21st | |
18th | Elise Mertens | 2190 | 24 | |
19th | Alison Riske | 2185 | 23 | |
20th | Donna Vekic | 2185 | 22nd |
Competition mode
In the round of the tournament four players each played in two groups, each against each other (round robin) . The top two in each group qualified for the semi-finals, which were played in a knockout system . The winner of each group played against the second in the other group and the winners of those games played the final.
Seeding list
|
|
Naomi Osaka had to retire after her first match due to an injury. As a substitute player, Kiki Bertens came on for the remaining two round robin games. Bianca Andreescu also had to retire after an injury, which is why Sofia Kenin took her place for a game in the round robin phase.
Explanation of symbols
|
|
|
Semi-finals, finals
Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
1 | Ashleigh Barty | 4th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||
2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6th | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6th | 6th | |||||||||
8th | Elina Switolina | 4th | 3 | |||||||||
8th | Elina Switolina | 5 | 6th | 4th | ||||||||
7th | Belinda Bencic | 7th | 3 | 1r |
Red group
Barty | Osaka | Kvitová | Bencic | Bertens | Round Robin S-N |
Sentences S-N |
Play S-N |
Item | ||
1 | Ashleigh Barty | - | 6: 4, 6: 2 | 5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 2 | 6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6 | 2: 1 | 5: 3 | 42:31 | 1 | |
3 | Naomi Osaka | - | 7: 6 1 , 4: 6, 6: 4 | - | - | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 17:16 | - | |
6th | Petra Kvitová | 4: 6, 2: 6 | 6: 7 1 , 6: 4, 4: 6 | 3: 6, 6: 1, 4: 6 | - | 0: 3 | 2: 6 | 35:42 | 4th | |
7th | Belinda Bencic | 7: 5, 1: 6, 2: 6 | - | 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 4 | 7: 5, 1: 0 task | 2: 1 | 5: 3 | 23:30 | 2 | |
OLD | Kiki Bertens | 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 | - | - | 5: 7, 0: 1 task | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 15:13 | 3 |
Purple group
Plíšková | Andreescu | Halep | Switolina | Kenin | Round Robin S-N |
Sentences S-N |
Play S-N |
Item | ||
2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6: 3, task | 6: 0, 2: 6, 6: 4 | 6: 7 12 , 4: 6 | - | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 24:23 | 2 | |
4th | Bianca Andreescu | 3: 6, task | 6: 3, 6: 7 6 , 3: 6 | - | - | 0: 2 | 1: 4 | 15:16 | - | |
5 | Simona Halep | 0: 6, 6: 2, 4: 6 | 3: 6, 7: 6 6 , 6: 3 | 5: 7, 3: 6 | - | 1: 2 | 3: 5 | 34:42 | 3 | |
8th | Elina Switolina | 7: 6 12 , 6: 4 | - | 7: 5, 6: 3 | 7: 5, 7: 6 10 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 40:29 | 1 | |
OLD | Sofia Kenin | - | - | - | 5: 7, 6: 7 10 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 11:14 | 4th |
Double
qualification
The eight best placed doubles pairings of the WTA Tour 2019 are qualified for the tournament.
WTA race in doubles | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | pairing | Points | Tournaments | Qualification date | ||
1 |
Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka |
6057 | 11 | September 9, 2019 | ||
2 |
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová |
5490 | 13 | 1st September 2019 | ||
3 |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |
5026 | 9 | 23 September 2019 | ||
4th |
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan |
4635 | 20th | September 30, 2019 | ||
5 |
Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan |
4145 | 20th | October 7, 2019 | ||
6th |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
4000 | 11 | October 14, 2019 | ||
7th |
Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai |
3920 | 13 | October 7, 2019 | ||
8th |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs |
3895 | 15th | October 14, 2019 | ||
9 |
Viktoria Asaranka Ashleigh Barty |
3440 | 8th | |||
10 |
Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke |
3415 | 25th | |||
11 |
Duan Yingying Zheng Saisai |
1983 | 7th | |||
12 |
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson |
1862 | 11 |
Competition mode
In the doubles was the first time since 2015 a group stage round-robin tournament (again English Round Robin) discharged. The subsequent knockout round was also carried out in the same way as the individual competition.
Seeding list
|
|
Semi-finals, finals
Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
3 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |
1 | 6th | [10] | ||||||||
7th | Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai |
6th | 4th | [8th] | ||||||||
3 | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |
6th | 6th | |||||||||
2 | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová |
1 | 3 | |||||||||
2 | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová |
6th | 6th | |||||||||
8th | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs |
1 | 2 |
Red group
Mertens Sabalenka |
Babos Mladenovic |
Chan Chan |
Grönefeld Schuurs |
Round Robin S-N |
Sentences S-N |
Play S-N |
Item | ||
1 |
Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka |
6: 4, 2: 6, [5:10] | 7: 6 5 , 6: 4 | 5: 7, 6: 1, [7:10] | 1: 2 | 4: 4 | 32:30 | 3 | |
3 |
Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |
4: 6, 6: 2, [10: 5] | 6: 2, 5: 7, [10: 6] | 7: 5, 6: 2 | 3-0 | 6: 2 | 36:24 | 1 | |
5 |
Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan |
6: 7 5 , 4: 6 | 2: 6, 7: 5, [6:10] | 2: 6, 4: 6 | 0: 3 | 1: 6 | 25:37 | 4th | |
8th |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs |
7: 5, 1: 6, [10: 7] | 5: 7, 2: 6 | 6: 2, 6: 4 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 28:30 | 2 |
Purple group
Hsieh Strýcová |
Dabrowski Xu |
Krejčíková Siniaková |
Stosur Zhang |
Round Robin S-N |
Sentences S-N |
Play S-N |
Item | ||
2 |
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová |
6: 2, 4: 6, [9:11] | 6: 2, 1: 6, [10: 5] | 6: 4, 4: 6, [10: 5] | 2: 1 | 5: 4 | 29:27 | 1 | |
4th |
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan |
2: 6, 6: 4, [11: 9] | 4: 6, 2: 6 | 6: 4, 4: 6, [5:10] | 1: 2 | 3: 5 | 25:33 | 4th | |
6th |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
2: 6, 6: 1, [5:10] | 6: 4, 6: 2 | 3: 6, 6: 7 7 | 1: 2 | 3: 4 | 29:27 | 3 | |
7th |
Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai |
4: 6, 6: 4, [5:10] | 4: 6, 6: 4, [10: 5] | 6: 3, 7: 6 7 | 2: 1 | 5: 3 | 34:30 | 2 |
See also
Web links
- Website of the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships (English)
- Race to the WTA Championships Standings
- Tournament schedule single as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Tournament schedule doubles as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tournament information Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen 2019 (wtatennis.com, accessed on October 29, 2019, English)
- ↑ Road To Shenzehn - Singles Leaderboard In: wtafinals.com
- ↑ a b Barty, Mertens-Sabalenka qualify for 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen (wtatennis.com from September 9, 2019, accessed on September 18, 2019, English)
- ↑ Karolina Pliskova secures qualification for the 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen (wtatennis.com from September 16, 2019, accessed on September 18, 2019, English)
- ↑ Osaka becomes fifth qualifier for Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen (wtatennis.com, October 4, 2019, accessed October 5, 2019)
- ↑ a b c Halep, Andreescu, Dabrowski-Xu qualify for 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen (wtatennis.com from September 30, 2019, accessed on October 5, 2019, English)
- ↑ a b c Kvitova, Chan-Chan, Stosur-Zhang qualify for 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen (wtatennis.com from October 7, 2019, accessed October 7, 2019, English)
- ↑ WTA Rankings Update 2019: Bencic into Top 8, Ostapenko cracks Top 50 once more (wtatennis.com from October 21, 2019, accessed on October 21, 2019, English)
- ↑ a b c Svitolina, Groenefeld-Schuurs and Krejcikova-Siniakova qualify for 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen (wtatennis.com from October 14, 2019, accessed on October 14, 2019, English)
- ↑ Naomi Osaka withdraws from Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen with injury, Bertens in as alternate. In: wtatennis.com. October 29, 2019, accessed October 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Road To Shenzhen - Doubles Leaderboard In: wtafinals.com
- ↑ Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová qualify for 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen (wtatennis.com from September 1, 2019, accessed on September 8, 2019)
- ↑ Babos, Mladenovic become third team to qualify for Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen (wtatennis.com from September 23, 2019, accessed on September 23, 2019)