# 2019 China Open – Men's singles

Nikoloz Basilashvili was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Dominic Thiem won the title, defeating Tsitsipas in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Dominic Thiem (champion)
* Alexander Zverev (semifinals)
* Stefanos Tsitsipas (final)
* Karen Khachanov (semifinals)
* Roberto Bautista Agut (first round, retired)
* Fabio Fognini (quarterfinals)
* Gaël Monfils (first round)
* Matteo Berrettini (first round)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Dominic Thiem | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| 4 | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Karen Khachanov | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 | 1 | Dominic Thiem | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 7$^8$ | 6 | | 3 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Alexander Zverev | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 4 | 1 | | 1 | D Thiem | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Edmund | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | WC | Zh Zhang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Zh Zhang | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 1 | D Thiem | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | C Garín | 6$^5$ | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | PR | A Murray | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | |
| Q | C Norrie | 7$^7$ | 1 | | Q | C Norrie | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Murray | 7$^7$ | 7$^9$ | | PR | A Murray | 7$^8$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Berrettini | 6$^2$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Thiem | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| 4 | K Khachanov | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Khachanov | 6 | 6$^5$ | 5 |
| Q | P Cuevas | 2 | 6$^7$ | | 4 | K Khachanov | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Chardy | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | J Chardy | 6$^0$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cecchinato | 7$^9$ | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | 4 | K Khachanov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Dimitrov | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | F Fognini | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Rublev | 6 | 7 | | | A Rublev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | F Fognini | 6 | 4 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | G Monfils | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Isner | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | J Isner | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Evans | 6 | 6 | | Q | D Evans | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Li | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Isner | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | N Basilashvili | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | S Tsitsipas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | G Pella | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | N Basilashvili | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | S Tsitsipas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Tsitsipas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Tsitsipas | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 5 | R Bautista Agut | 6$^2$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| | S Querrey | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | S Querrey | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Schwartzman | 6$^2$ | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | S Querrey | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | A Zverev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| SE | A Ramos Viñolas | 3 | 4 | | | F Auger-Aliassime | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Tiafoe | 3 | 2 | | 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Pablo Cuevas (qualified)
* Dan Evans (qualified)
* Márton Fucsovics (withdrew)
* Cameron Norrie (qualified)
* Ričardas Berankis (first round)
* Jérémy Chardy (qualified)
* Andreas Seppi (first round)
* Dominik Koepfer (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Pablo Cuevas
* Dan Evans
* Jérémy Chardy
* Cameron Norrie

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Wu Di | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Wu Di | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Pablo Cuevas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Dominik Koepfer | 2 | 3 |
| | Jason Jung | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 8 | Dominik Koepfer | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Dominik Koepfer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Dan Evans | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Cui Jie | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Cui Jie | 3 | 1 | 2 | Dan Evans | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 6 | | Vasek Pospisil | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Andreas Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Márton Fucsovics | | | | | |
| | Bernard Tomic | $^{w/o}$ | | | | |
| | Bernard Tomic | $^{w/o}$ | | | Bernard Tomic | 2$^r$ |
| | | | | 6 | Jérémy Chardy | 2 |
| Alt | Frank Dancevic | 1 | 4 | 6 | Jérémy Chardy | 2 |
| 6 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Cameron Norrie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | He Yecong | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | He Yecong | 2 | 1 | | 4 | Cameron Norrie | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alt | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Alt | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | Alt | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Ričardas Berankis | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |