2019 ASB Classic explained

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Date:	31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 (women) 7–12 January 2019 (men)
Category:	WTA International ATP 250
Edition:	34th (women) 43rd (men)
Draw:	32S / 16D (women) 28S / 16D (men)
Surface:	Hard
Prize Money:	$250,000 (women) $450,110 (men)
Location:	Auckland, New Zealand
Venue:	ASB Tennis Centre
Main Name:	WTA Auckland OpenAuckland Open
Champms:	Tennys Sandgren
Champws:	Julia Görges
Champmd:	Ben McLachlan / Jan-Lennard Struff
Champwd:	Eugenie Bouchard / Sofia Kenin

The 2019 Auckland Open (sponsored by ASB Bank) was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 34th edition of the women's event,^[1] and the 43rd edition of the men's event.^[2] It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 31 December 2018 to 6 January 2019 for the women, and from 7 to 12 January 2019 for the men.

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 2019 ASB Classic – Men's singles.

Tennys Sandgren defeated Cameron Norrie, 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles

See main article: 2019 ASB Classic – Women's singles.

Julia Görges defeated Bianca Andreescu 2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles

See main article: 2019 ASB Classic – Men's doubles.

Ben McLachlan / Jan-Lennard Struff defeated Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

See main article: 2019 ASB Classic – Women's doubles.

Eugenie Bouchard / Sofia Kenin defeated Paige Mary Hourigan / Taylor Townsend, 1–6, 6–1, [10–7]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	width=85	Q	width=85	Q3	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Men's singles	250	150	90	45	20	0	12	6	0
Men's doubles	250	150	90	45	0
Women's singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Women's doubles	280	180	110	60	1

Prize money

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32¹	width=85	Q3	width=85	Q2	width=85	Q1
Men's singles	$89,435	$47,105	$25,515	$14,535	$8,565	$5,075	$2,285	$1,145
Men's doubles *	$27,170	$14,280	$7,740	$4,430	$2,590
Women's singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Women's doubles *	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960

_{¹ Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money}

per team

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

width=70	Country	width=175	Player	Rank¹	Seed
	John Isner	10	1
Italy	Fabio Fognini	13	2
Italy	Marco Cecchinato	20	3
Spain	Pablo Carreño Busta	23	4
~~Spain~~	~~Roberto Bautista Agut~~	24	5
Korea, Republic of	Chung Hyeon	25	6
Canada	Denis Shapovalov	27	7
~~France~~	~~Gaël Monfils~~	29	8
	Steve Johnson	33	9

¹ Rankings as of December 31, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

- - - Ugo Humbert Bradley Klahn Maximilian Marterer Mackenzie McDonald

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Laslo Đere
Pierre-Hugues Herbert → replaced by Tennys Sandgren
Gaël Monfils → replaced by Pablo Cuevas

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank¹	Seed
Austria	Oliver Marach		Mate Pavić	7	1
	Bob Bryan		Mike Bryan	15	2
	Raven Klaasen	New Zealand	Michael Venus	31	3
Poland	Łukasz Kubot	Argentina	Horacio Zeballos	38	4

¹ Rankings as of December 31, 2018.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Philipp Oswald / Tim Pütz

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Pablo Cuevas

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

width=70	Country	width=175	Player	Rank¹	Seed
	Caroline Wozniacki	3	1
	Julia Görges	14	2
	Hsieh Su-wei	28	3
	Petra Martić	32	4
Czech Republic	Barbora Strýcová	33	5
	Venus Williams	38	6
Belgium	Kirsten Flipkens	47	7
Belgium	Alison Van Uytvanck	49	8