2019 Japan Women's Open Explained

The 2019 Japan Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It was held at the Regional Park Tennis Stadium in Hiroshima, Japan, from September 9 through September 15, 2019.[1]

Point distribution

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Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

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Singles$43,000$21,400$11,300$5,900$3,310$1,925$1,005$730$530
Doubles2$12,300$6,400$3,435$1,820$960
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
2 Per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Hsieh Su-wei281
Russian FederationVeronika Kudermetova512
BelgiumAlison Van Uytvanck683
Russian FederationAnastasia Potapova724
Tatjana Maria795
KazakhstanZarina Diyas806
SpainSara Sorribes Tormo837
Laura Siegemund908

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

During the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Japan JapanMakoto Ninomiya1221
BelgiumKirsten Flipkens BelgiumAlison Van Uytvanck1262
RomaniaMihaela BuzărnescuKatarina Srebotnik1423
SpainGeorgina García Pérez SpainSara Sorribes Tormo1774

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Retirements

Champions

Singles

See main article: 2019 Japan Women's Open – Singles.

Doubles

See main article: 2019 Japan Women's Open – Doubles.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hana Cupid Japan Women's Open Overview. wtatennis.com.