# 2019 Sydney International – Women's singles

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost to Petra Kvitová in the quarterfinals.
Kvitová went on to win her second title in Sydney, defeating the previous year's finalist Ashleigh Barty in the final, 1–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$.

## Seeds

The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Simona Halep (second round)
* Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)
* Naomi Osaka (withdrew)
* Sloane Stephens (second round)
* Petra Kvitová (champion)
* Karolína Plíšková (withdrew)
* Kiki Bertens (semifinals)
* Daria Kasatkina (first round)
* Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
* Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ashleigh Barty | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Kiki Bertens | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | Kiki Bertens | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | 5/WC | Petra Kvitová | 1 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| Q | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 1 | 2 | | 5/WC | Petra Kvitová | 1 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| 5/WC | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 3 | 3 | | | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | E Mertens | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| LL | M Puig | 6 | 5 | 1 | | A Kontaveit | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Siniaková | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | 10 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | E Mertens | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | A Barty | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | S Stephens | 0 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Bertens | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 |
| Q | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^3$ | 4 | S Stephens | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Putintseva | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | Y Putintseva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Gavrilova | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | Q | Y Putintseva | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | G Muguruza | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Pera | 5 | 4 | | 7 | K Bertens | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Bertens | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | D Kasatkina | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Sasnovich | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Maria | 3 | 6$^4$ | | Q | P Hon | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hon | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | Q | A Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | PR | T Bacsinszky | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | S Stosur | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Bacsinszky | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | PR | T Bacsinszky | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Sevastova | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Sasnovich | 1 | 2 |
| 5/WC | P Kvitová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 5/WC | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| | A Sabalenka | 1 | 5 | | 5/WC | P Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S-w Hsieh | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Collins | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | 5/WC | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Tomljanović | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | A Kerber | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | C Giorgi | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Kerber | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (qualified)
* Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
* Barbora Strýcová (first round)
* Danielle Collins (qualified)
* Johanna Konta (qualifying competition, retired, Lucky loser)
* Kristina Mladenovic (first round)
* Yulia Putintseva (qualified)
* Monica Puig (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Aleksandra Krunić (first round)
* Bernarda Pera (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tatjana Maria (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Ekaterina Alexandrova (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Aliaksandra Sasnovich
* Kateřina Siniaková
* Yulia Putintseva
* Danielle Collins
* Ekaterina Alexandrova
* Priscilla Hon

### Lucky losers

* Monica Puig
* Tatjana Maria
* Johanna Konta
* Bernarda Pera

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Tamara Zidanšek | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Tamara Zidanšek | 4 | 1 | | 1 | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Monica Puig | 1 | 0 |
| Alt | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Monica Puig | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Monica Puig | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Eri Hozumi | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | Eri Hozumi | 2 | 3 | 2 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Bernarda Pera | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Alexandra Bozovic | 2 | 1 | 10 | Bernarda Pera | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Barbora Strýcová | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 7 | 1 | 6 | | Zarina Diyas | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 7 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 |
| | Destanee Aiava | 0 | 2 | | 7 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Yulia Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Danielle Collins | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Maddison Inglis | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Maddison Inglis | 6$^3$ | 4 | 4 | Danielle Collins | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Tatjana Maria | 5 | 3 |
| WC | Abbie Myers | 1 | 3 | 11 | Tatjana Maria | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Johanna Konta | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Miriam Kolodziejová | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | Miriam Kolodziejová | 3 | 2 | 5 | Johanna Konta | 1$^r$ |
| | | | | 12 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4 |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 4 | 1 | 12 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4 |
| 12 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^8$ | | | | | |
| WC | Kimberly Birrell | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| WC | Kimberly Birrell | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | WC | Kimberly Birrell | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Priscilla Hon | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| | Priscilla Hon | 6 | 6 | | | Priscilla Hon | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Aleksandra Krunić | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |