# 2019 Italian Open (tennis)

The 2019 Italian Open (also known as the Rome Masters or the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy from 15 to 21 May 2019. It was the 76th edition of the Italian Open and was classified as an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2019 ATP Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2019 WTA Tour.

## Finals
### Men's singles

* Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–0, 4–6, 6–1

### Women's singles

* Karolína Plíšková defeated Johanna Konta, 6–3, 6–4

### Men's doubles

* Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah defeated Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus, 6–1, 6–3

### Women's doubles

* Victoria Azarenka / Ashleigh Barty defeated Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Demi Schuurs, 4–6, 6–0, [10–3]

## Points and prize money
### Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | €958,055 | €484,950 | €248,745 | €128,200 | €64,225 | €33,635 | €18,955 | €7,255 | €3,630 |
| Women's singles | €523,858 | €261,802 | €130,774 | €60,240 | €29,866 | €15,330 | €7,879 | €4,385 | €2,256 |
| Men's doubles | €284,860 | €139,020 | €69,680 | €35,510 | €18,730 | €10,020 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | €149,965 | €75,744 | €37,491 | €18,872 | €9,532 | €4,474 | — | — | — |

## ATP singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of 6 May 2019. Rankings and points before are as of 13 May 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 12,115 | 360 | 600 | 12,355 | Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 2 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7,945 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 7,945 | Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 3 | 3 | Roger Federer | 5,770 | 0 | 180 | 5,950 | Quarterfinals withdrew due to right leg injury |
| 4 | 5 | Alexander Zverev | 4,745 | 600 | 10 | 4,155 | Second round lost to Matteo Berrettini [WC] |
| 5 | 4 | Dominic Thiem | 4,845 | 10 | 10 | 4,845 | Second round lost to Fernando Verdasco |
| 6 | 6 | Kei Nishikori | 3,860 | 180 | 180 | 3,860 | Quarterfinals lost to Diego Schwartzman |
| 7 | 9 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3,145 | 90 | 180 | 3,235 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 8 | 7 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3,790 | 70 | 360 | 4,080 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 9 | 10 | Marin Čilić | 3,025 | 360 | 45 | 2,710 | Second round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff |
| 10 | 12 | Fabio Fognini | 2,920 | 180 | 90 | 2,830 | Third round lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas [8] |
| 11 | 13 | Karen Khachanov | 2,720 | 10 | 90 | 2,800 | Third round lost to Fernando Verdasco |
| 12 | 14 | Daniil Medvedev | 2,625 | 10 | 10 | 2,625 | First round lost to Nick Kyrgios |
| 13 | 15 | Borna Ćorić | 2,445 | 10 | 90 | 2,525 | Third round lost to Roger Federer [3] |
| 14 | 18 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 1,905 | 70 | 90 | 1,925 | Third round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 15 | 16 | Gaël Monfils | 1,965 | 10 | 10 | 1,965 | First round lost to Albert Ramos Viñolas [Q] |
| 16 | 19 | Marco Cecchinato | 1,875 | 45 | 45 | 1,875 | Second round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
| 8 | Kevin Anderson | 3,755 | 10 | 3,745 | Right elbow injury |
| 11 | John Isner | 2,950 | 10 | 2,940 | Left foot injury |
| 17 | Milos Raonic | 1,960 | 0 | 1,960 | Right knee injury |

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
* Andrea Basso
* Matteo Berrettini
* Jannik Sinner
* Lorenzo Sonego
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Dan Evans
* Taylor Fritz
* Yoshihito Nishioka
* Cameron Norrie
* Benoît Paire
* Albert Ramos Viñolas
* Casper Ruud

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Kevin Anderson → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin
* John Isner → replaced by Radu Albot
* Milos Raonic → replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff

#### During the tournament

* Roger Federer

## ATP doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| POL | Łukasz Kubot | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 11 | 1 |
| GBR | Jamie Murray | BRA | Bruno Soares | 17 | 2 |
| COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 20 | 3 |
| CRO | Nikola Mektić | CRO | Franko Škugor | 23 | 4 |
| AUT | Oliver Marach | CRO | Mate Pavić | 25 | 5 |
| RSA | Raven Klaasen | NZL | Michael Venus | 29 | 6 |
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 31 | 7 |
| FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 35 | 8 |
* Rankings are as of May 6, 2019.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Filippo Baldi / Andrea Pellegrino
* Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi
* Marco Cecchinato / Lorenzo Sonego
The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Austin Krajicek / Artem Sitak

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Fabio Fognini
* Lucas Pouille

#### During the tournament

* Diego Schwartzman

## WTA singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| JPN | Naomi Osaka | 1 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 2 | 2 |
| ROU | Simona Halep | 3 | 3 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 4 |
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 5 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | 7 | 6 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 8 | 7 |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 9 | 8 |
| BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 10 | 9 |
| USA | Serena Williams | 11 | 10 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 12 | 11 |
| LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 13 | 12 |
| USA | Madison Keys | 14 | 13 |
| EST | Anett Kontaveit | 15 | 14 |
| CHN | Wang Qiang | 16 | 15 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 17 | 16 |
* Rankings are as of May 6, 2019.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
* Victoria Azarenka
* Elisabetta Cocciaretto
* Sara Errani
* Jasmine Paolini
* Venus Williams
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Mona Barthel
* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Alizé Cornet
* Polona Hercog
* Kristina Mladenovic
* Rebecca Peterson
* Maria Sakkari
* Tamara Zidanšek
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
* Amanda Anisimova

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Johanna Konta
* Camila Giorgi → replaced by Barbora Strýcová
* Angelique Kerber → replaced by Alison Riske
* Maria Sharapova → replaced by Viktória Kužmová
* Donna Vekić → replaced by Amanda Anisimova

#### During the tournament

* Naomi Osaka (right hand injury)
* Serena Williams (left knee injury)

### Retirements

* Alizé Cornet (right thigh injury)
* Julia Görges (right thigh injury)
* Petra Kvitová (left calf injury)
* Garbiñe Muguruza (left thigh injury)
* Jeļena Ostapenko (viral illness)
* Caroline Wozniacki (left lower leg injury)

## WTA doubles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 3 | 1 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | CZE | Květa Peschke | 25 | 2 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 28 | 3 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 29 | 4 |
| TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 30 | 5 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Xu Yifan | 30 | 6 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Latisha Chan | 32 | 7 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | NED | Demi Schuurs | 35 | 8 |
* Rankings are as of May 6, 2019.

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Deborah Chiesa / Jasmine Paolini
* Sara Errani / Martina Trevisan
* Anastasia Grymalska / Giorgia Marchetti

### Withdrawals
#### During the tournament

* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (unspecified reasons)