2019 WTA Tour

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]

2019 WTA Tour
Ashleigh Barty won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open, finished the year as the no. 1 player for the first time in her career and was consequently awarded player of the year. She also won three other titles, at the WTA Finals, Miami and Birmingham.
Details
Duration31 December 2018 – 3 November 2019
Edition49th
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
WTA Finals
WTA Premier Mandatory (4)
WTA Premier 5 (5)
WTA Premier (12)
WTA International (31)
WTA Elite Trophy
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Ashleigh Barty
Karolína Plíšková (4)
Most tournament finals Ashleigh Barty (6)
Prize money leader Ashleigh Barty ($11,307,587)
Points leader Ashleigh Barty (7,851)
Awards
Player of the year Ashleigh Barty
Doubles Team of the year Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
Most improved
player of the year
Sofia Kenin
Newcomer of the year Bianca Andreescu
Comeback
player of the year
Belinda Bencic
2018
2020
Naomi Osaka won her second consecutive Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and took over the WTA no. 1 singles ranking, the first Asian player ever to take the top spot. Ashleigh Barty won her first Grand Slam title at the French Open and soon afterwards overtook Osaka to become No. 1. Simona Halep won her second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, the first Romanian tennis player to win there. Bianca Andreescu won her first Grand Slam title at the US Open, defeating Serena Williams in the final. She became the first Canadian player, as well as the first player born in the 2000s, to win a Grand Slam singles title.

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]

Schedule

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

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
December 31Hopman 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/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$750,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
January 7Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
$823,000 – Hard – 30S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
January 14
January 21
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
A$28,814,100 – Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Doubles Draw
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
January 28St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
WTA Premier
$823,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 4Fed Cup Quarterfinals
Ostrava, Czech Republic – Hard (i)
Liège, Belgium – Hard (i)
Braunschweig, Germany – Hard (i)
Asheville, United States – Hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
Quarterfinals losers
February 11Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier
$916,131 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
February 18Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier 5
$2,828,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
February 25Mexican Open
Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 4
March 11
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$9,035,428 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
March 18
March 25
Miami Open
Key Biscayne, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$9,035,428 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 1Charleston Open
Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
$823,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
April 8Ladies Open Lugano
Lugano, Switzerland
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
Amanda Anisimova
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Astra Sharma Beatriz Haddad Maia
Lara Arruabarrena
María Camila Osorio Serrano
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Tamara Zidanšek
Sara Errani
Zoe Hives
Astra Sharma
6–1, 6–2
Hayley Carter
Ena Shibahara
April 15Fed Cup Semifinals
Rouen, France – Clay (Red) (i)
Brisbane, Australia – Hard
Semifinals winners
Semifinals losers
April 22Stuttgart Open
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
$886,077 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
İstanbul, Turkey
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
April 29Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 6Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
$7,021,128 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
May 13Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
$3,452,538 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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
May 20Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
May 27
June 3
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
€19,991,500 – Clay (Red)
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
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

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 10Nottingham Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
WTA International
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
WTA International
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
June 17Birmingham Classic
Birmingham, Great Britain
WTA Premier
$1,006,263 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Grass – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
June 24Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, Great Britain
WTA Premier
$998,712 – Grass – 56S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 1
July 8
Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
£17,984,000 – Grass
128S/128Q/64D/48X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
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
July 15Bucharest Open
Bucharest, Romania
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
Ladies Open Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
July 22Baltic Open
Jūrmala, Latvia
WTA International
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
July 29Silicon Valley Classic
San Jose, United States
WTA Premier
$876,183 – Hard – 28S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
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

August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 5Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
$2,830,000– Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 12Cincinnati Open
Mason, United States
WTA Premier 5
$2,944,486– Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 19Bronx Open
New York City, United States
WTA International
$250,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
August 26
September 2
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$26,758,750 – Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw Doubles Draw Mixed Draw
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

September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 9Zhengzhou Open
Zhengzhou, China
WTA Premier
$1,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
September 16Pan Pacific Open
Osaka, Japan
WTA Premier
$823,000 – Hard – 28S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
September 23Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
$2,828,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
September 30China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
$8,285,274 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 7Tianjin Open
Tianjin, China
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 14Kremlin Cup
Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
$1,032,000– Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
$250,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 21WTA Elite Trophy
Zhuhai, China
Year-end championships
$2,419,844– Hard – 12S (RR)/6D (RR)
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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
October 28WTA Finals
Shenzhen, China
Year-end championships
$14,000,000– Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/8D (RR)
Singles Draw Doubles Draw
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

November

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
November 4Fed Cup Final
Perth, Australia – Hard
 France
3–2
 Australia

Cancelled

Original Schedule Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 7Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong
WTA International
$500,000 – Hard – 32S/24Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw


Cancelled due to ongoing political unrest[4].

Statistical information

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:

1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation);

2) 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);

3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy;

4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International

Titles won by player

Total Player Grand Slam Year-end Premier Manda­tory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
6 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 330
6 Latisha Chan (TPE) 042
5 Ashleigh Barty (AUS)410
5 Sofia Kenin (USA) 320
4 Elise Mertens (BEL) 130
4 Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)040
4 Barbora Strýcová (CZE)040
4 Karolína Plíšková (CZE) 400
4 Chan Hao-ching (TPE) 040
3 Bianca Andreescu (CAN)300
3 Naomi Osaka (JPN)300
3 Tímea Babos (HUN)030
3 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)030
3 Barbora Krejčíková (CZE)021
3 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)030
3 Nicole Melichar (USA) 030
3 Květa Peschke (CZE) 030
3 Shuko Aoyama (JPN) 030
3 Coco Gauff (USA) 120
2 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)011
2 Andreja Klepač (SLO)020
2 Kiki Bertens (NED)200
2 Belinda Bencic (SUI)200
2 Madison Keys (USA)200
2 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)020
2 Petra Kvitová (CZE) 200
2 Zheng Saisai (CHN)110
2 Aleksandra Krunić (SRB)020
2 Ena Shibahara (JPN)020
2 Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 200
2 Jil Teichmann (SUI) 200
2 Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 200
2 Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 200
2 Nao Hibino (JPN)110
2 Viktória Kužmová (SVK) 020
2 María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) 020
2 Caty McNally (USA) 020
2 Peng Shuai (CHN) 020
1 Simona Halep (ROU)100
1 Samantha Stosur (AUS)010
1 Zhang Shuai (CHN)010
1 Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR)010
1 Duan Yingying (CHN)010
1 Lucie Hradecká (CZE)010
1 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS)010
1 Mona Barthel (GER)010
1 Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER)010
1 Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)010
1 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER)010
1 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)010
1 Alicja Rosolska (POL)010
1 Amanda Anisimova (USA)100
1 Fiona Ferro (FRA)100
1 Caroline Garcia (FRA)100
1 Julia Görges (GER)100
1 Polona Hercog (SLO)100
1 Magda Linette (POL)100
1 Petra Martić (CRO)100
1 Karolína Muchová (CZE)100
1 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)100
1 Jeļena Ostapenko (LAT)100
1 Jessica Pegula (USA)100
1 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)100
1 Alison Riske (USA)100
1 Elena Rybakina (KAZ)100
1 Maria Sakkari (GRE)100
1 Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)100
1 Wang Yafan (CHN)100
1 Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)010
1 Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)010
1 Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)010
1 Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)010
1 Hayley Carter (USA)010
1 Sorana Cîrstea (ROU)010
1 Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)010
1 Misaki Doi (JPN)010
1 Sharon Fichman (CAN)010
1 Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)010
1 Daria Gavrilova (AUS)010
1 Zoe Hives (AUS)010
1 Darija Jurak (CRO)010
1 Anna Kalinskaya (RUS)010
1 Desirae Krawczyk (USA)010
1 Johanna Larsson (SWE)010
1 Cornelia Lister (SWE)010
1 Tatjana Maria (GER)010
1 Andreea Mitu (ROU)010
1 Asia Muhammad (USA)010
1 Monica Niculescu (ROU)010
1 Giuliana Olmos (MEX)010
1 Ellen Perez (AUS)010
1 Kristýna Plíšková (CZE)010
1 Anastasia Potapova (RUS)010
1 Maria Sanchez (USA)010
1 Astra Sharma (AUS)010
1 Laura Siegemund (GER)010
1 Yana Sizikova (RUS)010
1 Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)010
1 Luisa Stefani (BRA)010
1 Nina Stojanović (SRB)010
1 Renata Voráčová (CZE)010
1 Wang Xinyu (CHN)010
1 Xu Yifan (CHN)010
1 Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN)010
1 Zhu Lin (CHN)010
1 Vera Zvonareva (RUS)010

Titles won by nation

Total Nation Grand Slam Year-end Premier Manda­tory Premier 5 Premier Inter­national Total
 S   D   X   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   S   D   X 
21 Czech Republic (CZE)1111355137131
20 United States (USA)11113769101
10 Chinese Taipei (TPE)121141082
9 China (CHN)11115270
8 Australia (AUS)1111112440
8 Japan (JPN)111113440
8 Belarus (BLR)1121111350
7 Belgium (BEL)12121340
6 Canada (CAN)1113330
5 France (FRA)1121230
5 Russia (RUS)113050
5 Germany (GER)212140
4  Switzerland (SUI)112400
4 Sweden (SWE)22220
4 Spain (ESP)13130
3 Romania (ROU)12120
3 Hungary (HUN)111030
3 Slovenia (SLO)111120
3 Ukraine (UKR)12210
3 Serbia (SRB)12030
2 Netherlands (NED)11200
2 Poland (POL)11110
2 Kazakhstan (KAZ)2200
2 Latvia (LAT)2200
2 Croatia (CRO)11110
2 Slovakia (SVK)2020
1 Greece (GRE)1100
1 Brazil (BRA)1010
1 Mexico (MEX)1010

Titles information

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

Best ranking

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

WTA Rankings

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]

Singles

Number 1 ranking

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

Doubles

Number 1 ranking

Holder Date Gained Date Forfeited
 Barbora Krejčíková (CZE)
 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE)
Year end 2018 13 January 2019
 Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) 14 January 2019 9 June 2019
 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 10 June 2019 14 July 2019
 Barbora Strýcová (CZE) 15 July 2019 6 October 2019
 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 7 October 2019 20 October 2019
 Barbora Strýcová (CZE) 21 October 2019 Year end 2019

Points distribution

CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1
Grand Slam (S)2000130078043024013070104030202
Grand Slam (D)200013007804302401301040
WTA Finals (S)1500*1080*750*(+125 per Round Robin Match; +125 per Round Robin Win)
WTA Finals (D)15001080750375
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)100065039021512065351030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S)1000650390215120651030202
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)100065039021512010
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 64Q)9005853501901056013022151
WTA Premier 5 (56S, 48/32Q)90058535019010560130201
WTA Premier 5 (28D)9005853501901051
WTA Premier 5 (16D)9005853501901
WTA Premier (56S)4703051851005530125131
WTA Premier (32/30/28S)4703051851005512518131
WTA Premier (16D)4703051851001
WTA Elite Trophy (S)700*440*240*(+40 per Round Robin Match; +80 per Round Robin Win)
WTA International (32S, 32Q)280180110603011814101
WTA International (32S, 24/16Q)2801801106030118-121
WTA International (16D)280180110601

S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated Round Robin match record.

WTA fan polls

Player of the month

Month Winner Other candidates
January[8] Naomi Osaka (JPN) Petra Kvitová (CZE)
 Karolína Plíšková (CZE)
February[9] Belinda Bencic (SUI) Simona Halep (ROU)
 Elise Mertens (BEL)
 Petra Kvitová (CZE)
March[10] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) Bianca Andreescu (CAN)
 Karolína Plíšková (CZE)
 Angelique Kerber (GER)
April[11] Petra Kvitová (CZE) Petra Martić (CRO)
 Madison Keys (USA)
May[12] Kiki Bertens (NED) Simona Halep (ROU)
 Karolína Plíšková (CZE)
 Johanna Konta (GBR)
June[13] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) Karolína Plíšková (CZE)
 Caroline Garcia (FRA)
 Sofia Kenin (USA)
July[14] Simona Halep (ROU) Serena Williams (USA)
 Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
 Jil Teichmann (SUI)
August[15] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) Serena Williams (USA)
 Madison Keys (USA)
September[16] Naomi Osaka (JPN) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
 Karolína Plíšková (CZE)
October[17] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) Elina Svitolina (UKR)
 Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)

Breakthrough of the month

Month Winner Other candidates
January[18] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) Danielle Collins (USA)
 Amanda Anisimova (USA)
 Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
February[19] Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) Bianca Andreescu (CAN)
 Wang Yafan (CHN)
 Sofia Kenin (USA)
March[20] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) Markéta Vondroušová (CZE)
 Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)
 Anett Kontaveit (EST)
April[21] Maria Sakkari (GRE) Jil Teichmann (SUI)
 Karolína Muchová (CZE)
 Amanda Anisimova (USA)
May[22] Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) Kiki Bertens (NED)
 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
 Chloé Paquet (FRA)
June[23] Iga Świątek (POL) Petra Martić (CRO)
 Markéta Vondroušová (CZE)
 Amanda Anisimova (USA)
July[24] Barbora Strýcová (CZE) Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
 Karolína Muchová (CZE)
 Fiona Ferro (FRA)
August[25] Marie Bouzková (CZE) Belinda Bencic (SUI)
 Coco Gauff (USA)
 Sofia Kenin (USA)
September[26] Alison Riske (USA) Karolína Muchová (CZE)
 Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
 Rebecca Peterson (SWE)
October[27] Karolína Muchová (CZE) Belinda Bencic (SUI)
 Sofia Kenin (USA)

Shot of the month

Month Winner Other candidates
January[28] Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) Amanda Anisimova (USA)
 Bianca Andreescu (CAN)
 Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK)
February[29] Simona Halep (ROU) Elina Svitolina (UKR)
 Donna Vekić (CRO)
 Sofia Kenin (USA)
 Caroline Garcia (FRA)
March[30] Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE)
 Simona Halep (ROU)
 Karolína Plíšková (CZE)
 Serena Williams (USA)
April[31] Iga Świątek (POL) Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
 Andrea Petkovic (GER)
 Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)
 Angelique Kerber (GER)
May[32] Simona Halep (ROU) Markéta Vondroušová (CZE)
 Serena Williams (USA)
 Dayana Yastremska (UKR)
June[33] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
 Simona Halep (ROU)
 Maria Sharapova (RUS)
 Angelique Kerber (GER)
July[34] Patricia Maria Țig (ROU) Irina Bara (ROU)
 Anastasija Sevastova (LAT)
 Kiki Bertens (NED)
 Katarzyna Kawa (POL)
August[35] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) /  CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) Bianca Andreescu (CAN)
 Simona Halep (ROU)
 Madison Keys (USA)
September[36] Monica Puig (PUR) Naomi Osaka (JPN)
 Jana Fett (CRO)
 Petra Martić (CRO)
October[37] Elina Svitolina (UKR) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
 Dayana Yastremska (UKR)
 Ons Jabeur (TUN)

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA Rankings top 100 [singles] or top 100 [doubles] for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2019 season:

  • Raquel Atawo (born 8 December 1982 in Fresno, California, United States)
  • Julia Boserup (born 9 September 1991 in Santa Monica, United States) joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 80 in singles and 277 in doubles. Boserup played the majority of her career on the ITF Women's Circuit, where she won 3 singles titles and 1 doubles title. Her greatest achievement at Grand Slam level came at Wimbledon in 2016 where she reached the third round as a qualifier. After having not played in over a year, Boserup decided to retire in May 2019, citing ongoing injury problems.
  • Dominika Cibulková (born 6 May 1989 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (present-day Slovakia)) joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 4 in singles and no. 59 in doubles. She won eight WTA singles titles, including her victory at the 2016 WTA Finals. She reached six Grand Slam quarterfinals, including the final at the 2014 Australian Open, which she lost to Li Na. Cibulková announced her retirement on 12 November 2019, citing injury problems.
  • Mariana Duque Mariño (born 12 August 1989 in Bogotá, Colombia) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 66 in singles and no. 96 in doubles. She won one WTA singles title at her home tournament in Bogotá in 2010, as well as 1 WTA doubles title and 19 singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
  • Julia Glushko (born 1 January 1990 in Donetsk, Ukraine)
  • Anna-Lena Grönefeld (born 4 June 1985 in Nordhorn, West Germany) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of number 14 in singles and number 7 in doubles (both in 2006). She has won 1 WTA singles title and 17 WTA doubles titles including 2 Grand Slam titles at the 2014 French Open Mixed Doubles and 2009 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles events. Additionally she won one doubles title at the WTA 125K level, 6 ITF doubles titles and 11 ITF singles titles. She announced her retirement from the tour in December 2019 citing that she wishes to start a family.
  • María Irigoyen (born 24 June 1987 in Tandil, Argentina) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 147 in singles and no. 47 in doubles. Irigoyen was primarily a doubles specialist, winning two titles at the Rio Open in 2014 and 2016, as well as two golds and one bronze medal representing Argentina in the Pan American Games.
  • Emma Laine (born 26 March 1986 in Karlstad, Sweden) joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 50 in singles and no. 64 in doubles. She won 11 singles titles and 44 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Laine announced her last tournament would be the 2019 Fed Cup.
  • An-Sophie Mestach (born 7 March 1994 in Ghent, Belgium) joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 98 in singles and no. 64 in doubles. She won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Mestach was also the junior no. 1 in 2011 and she was the winner of the 2011 Australian Open girls' singles event. Mestach announced her retirement in January 2019 to pursue a career as a policewoman.[38]
  • Arantxa Parra Santonja (born 9 November 1982 in Valencia, Spain) joined the professional tour in 2000 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 46 in singles and no. 22 in doubles. Parra Santonja won 11 WTA doubles titles, as well as 11 singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
  • Lucie Šafářová (born 4 February 1987 in Brno, Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic)) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 5 in singles and no. 1 in doubles. She won seven singles titles and fifteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached one Grand Slam singles final at the French Open in 2015, and claimed 5 Grand Slam doubles titles alongside Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Šafářová originally announced that the 2019 Australian Open would be her final tournament, but it would be delayed for further recovery on wrist tendinitis. She played her final competitive match alongside Dominika Cibulková in the first round of the women's doubles at the French Open.
  • Barbora Štefková (born 4 April 1995 in Olomouc, Czech Republic)

Comebacks

Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2019 WTA Tour season:

  • Tatiana Golovin (born 25 January 1988 in Moscow, Russia) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 12 in singles and no. 91 in doubles. Golovin won two WTA singles titles and the 2004 French Open mixed doubles with compatriot Richard Gasquet. She also made quarterfinal of 2006 US Open in singles. Suffering from ankylosing spondylitis in 2008 season, she decided to walk away from the sport. Her last played tournament was the German Open in May 2008. She announced her comeback in September, 2019 and her first tournament back was Luxembourg Open in October after receiving a wildcard to compete in the qualifying draw.
  • Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994 in Caransebeș, Romania) joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 83 in singles and no. 155 in doubles. Țig reached 1 WTA singles final and 2 doubles finals during her career, losing all 3 of them. She also made first round appearances in all four majors. After a period of struggling with her performances in the second half of 2017 season, she decided to focus on her health, citing back pain as the main source of discomfort. Her last played tournament was the (Guangzhou Open) in September 2017. Țig became an inactive player on 24 September 2018 after not playing for 52 consecutive weeks. She announced her comeback to the tour after giving birth to a baby girl. Her first event was an W15 ITF Tournament in Cancún, Mexico, in April.[39][40]

See also

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