2019 Kurume U.S.E Cup Explained

Date:	13–19 May 2019
Edition:	15th
Surface:	Carpet
Location:	Kurume, Japan
Category:	ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Prize Money:	$60,000
Champs:	Rebecca Marino
Champd:	Hiroko Kuwata / Ena Shibahara
Main Name:	Kurume Cup
After Year:	2023

The 2019 Kurume U.S.E Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor carpet courts. It was the fifteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2019 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Kurume, Japan between 13 and 19 May 2019.^[1]

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
United Kingdom	Heather Watson	119	1
Japan	Ayano Shimizu	178	2
	Kristie Ahn	185	3
Canada	Rebecca Marino	193	4
Japan	Momoko Kobori	237	5
	Jamie Loeb	238	6
Australia	Kaylah McPhee	239	7
Japan	Hiroko Kuwata	242	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of 6 May 2019.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Sakura Hondo
• Misaki Matsuda
• Kanako Morisaki
• Naho Sato

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Haruna Arakawa
• Mana Ayukawa
• Ayumi Miyamoto
• Yuki Naito
• Ena Shibahara
• Yuuki Tanaka

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Alexandra Bozovic
• Himeno Sakatsume

Champions

Singles

See main article: 2019 Kurume U.S.E Cup – Singles.

• Rebecca Marino def. Yuki Naito, 6–4, 7–6^(7–0)

Doubles

See main article: 2019 Kurume U.S.E Cup – Doubles.

• Hiroko Kuwata / Ena Shibahara def. Erina Hayashi / Moyuka Uchijima, 0–6, 6–4, [10–5]

External links

• 2019 Kurume U.S.E Cup at ITFtennis.com
• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITFtennis.com. ITF World Tennis Tour. W60 Kurume.