# 2019 Italian Open – Women's singles

Karolína Plíšková defeated Johanna Konta in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2019 Italian Open.
Elina Svitolina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka.
Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Osaka retained the top ranking following Halep's loss in the second round.
This was the first Italian Open in 8 years which was not won by neither of Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams or Svitolina.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Naomi Osaka (quarterfinals, withdrew)
    02. Petra Kvitová (third round, retired)
    03. Simona Halep (second round)
    04. Karolína Plíšková (champion)
    05. Elina Svitolina (second round)
    06. Kiki Bertens (semifinals)
    07. Sloane Stephens (second round)
    08. Ashleigh Barty (third round)
    09. Aryna Sabalenka (first round)
    10. Serena Williams (second round, withdrew)
    11. Caroline Wozniacki (first round, retired)
    12. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
    13. Madison Keys (second round)
    14. Anett Kontaveit (second round)
    15. Wang Qiang (first round)
    16. Julia Görges (second round, retired)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Naomi Osaka | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kiki Bertens | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kiki Bertens | w/o | | | 6 | Kiki Bertens | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Johanna Konta | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Markéta Vondroušová | 3 | 6 | 1 | | Johanna Konta | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Johanna Konta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Johanna Konta | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | Johanna Konta | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Victoria Azarenka | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Karolína Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | 4 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Maria Sakkari | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 3 | 0 | Q | Maria Sakkari | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | Maria Sakkari | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 2 | 3 | | | D Cibulková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | M Buzărnescu | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 2 | 4$^r$ | | | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 3 | 4 | | 16 | J Görges | 4 | 6 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Osaka | |
| 9 | A Sabalenka | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Bertens | w/o |
| Q | A Cornet | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Cornet | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 4 | 6 | 3 | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| LL | A Anisimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | K Bertens | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | |
| WC | E Cocciaretto | 3 | 3 | | LL | A Anisimova | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Bertens | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | S Halep | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vondroušová | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | M Vondroušová | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | M Vondroušová | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | I-C Begu | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | D Kasatkina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 1 | 7 | 6 | | K Siniaková | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Q Wang | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | M Vondroušová | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Konta | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | R Peterson | 4 | 2 | | 10 | S Williams | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | WC | V Williams | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 5 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | WC | V Williams | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 4 | 1 | | | J Konta | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | S Stephens | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | WC | V Azarenka | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 2 | 1 | | | | | | WC | V Azarenka | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | G Muguruza | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | G Muguruza | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Collins | 7$^7$ | 0 | | D Collins | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | C Wozniacki | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | WC | V Azarenka | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | M Keys | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ka Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| Q | P Hercog | 4 | 6$^3$ | 13 | M Keys | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | S Kenin | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Paolini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | S Kenin | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | T Zidanšek | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 7$^7$ | 6 | | A Tomljanović | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | A Barty | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Kužmová | 6 | 6 | | | V Kužmová | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Errani | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | A Barty | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Mladenovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bencic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | B Bencic | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Sevastova | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Mladenovic | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | A Kontaveit | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Sakkari | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | M Barthel | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | A Kontaveit | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sakkari | 6 | 7 | | Q | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | M Sakkari | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 5 | 7 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | Y Putintseva | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Maria Sakkari (qualified)
* Amanda Anisimova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Alizé Cornet (qualified)
* Ons Jabeur (qualifying competition)
* Wang Yafan (first round)
* Daria Gavrilova (first round)
* Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
* Ekaterina Alexandrova (first round)
* Tatjana Maria (first round)
* Monica Puig (qualifying competition)
* Kristina Mladenovic (qualified)
* Margarita Gasparyan (first round, retired)
* Andrea Petkovic (qualifying competition)
* Aleksandra Krunić (first round)
* Tamara Zidanšek (qualified)
* Pauline Parmentier (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Maria Sakkari
* Kristina Mladenovic
* Alizé Cornet
* Tamara Zidanšek
* Polona Hercog
* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Rebecca Peterson
* Mona Barthel

### Lucky loser

* Amanda Anisimova

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Vera Zvonareva | 4 | 2 | 1 | Maria Sakkari | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 13 | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 5 |
| WC | Georgia Brescia | 4 | 3 | 13 | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Amanda Anisimova | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Potapova | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Potapova | 2 | 5 | 2 | Amanda Anisimova | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | 11 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Fiona Ferro | 6$^4$ | 2 | 11 | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Kristina Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Magda Linette | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Alizé Cornet | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | Kristýna Plíšková | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | Kristýna Plíšková | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| 14 | Aleksandra Krunić | 3 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 0 | 2 | 4 | Ons Jabeur | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | 15 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Lucrezia Stefanini | 5 | 3 | 15 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 15 | Tamara Zidanšek | 7 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Wang Yafan | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | Polona Hercog | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | Viktorija Golubic | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| | Viktorija Golubic | 4 | 6 | 6 | Viktorija Golubic | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Tatjana Maria | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Daria Gavrilova | 6$^1$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Irina-Camelia Begu | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Irina-Camelia Begu | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Monica Puig | 2 | 4 |
| WC | Anastasia Grymalska | 4 | 2 | | 10 | Monica Puig | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Monica Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kudermetova | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Veronika Kudermetova | 4 | 2 | 7 | Rebecca Peterson | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | Samantha Stosur | 5 | 5 |
| | Samantha Stosur | 3 | | | Samantha Stosur | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | Margarita Gasparyan | 1$^r$ | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | Mona Barthel | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Mona Barthel | 6 | 3 | 6 | Alt | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Cristiana Ferrando | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Cristiana Ferrando | 6 | 0 | 6 | WC | Cristiana Ferrando | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Pauline Parmentier | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |