# 2019 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

Simona Halep was the defending champion but chose to not participate.
Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating Alison Riske in the final, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
* Caroline Garcia (first round)
* Wang Qiang (first round)
* Jeļena Ostapenko (first round)
* Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals, retired)
* Zheng Saisai (first round)
* Zhang Shuai (first round)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Wang Yafan | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Wang Yafan | 2 | 1 | 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Alison Riske | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| | Alison Riske | 6 | 1 | | Alison Riske | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| WC | Vera Zvonareva | 0 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | A Sabalenka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Maria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | E Alexandrova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jakupović | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Xin Wang | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Sharapova | 1 | 2$^r$ | | | | | |
| Q | F Xun | 6$^3$ | 4 | | WC | Xin Wang | 7$^7$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Bacsinszky | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 5 | M Sharapova | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Sharapova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | J Ostapenko | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Wang | 2 | 1 |
| Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Niculescu | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peng | 6 | 6$^6$ | 3$^r$ | | Kr Plíšková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 3 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | Q | M Niculescu | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | |
| | AK Schmiedlová | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | Y Wang | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | Y Wang | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | O Jabeur | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Zhang | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | S Zheng | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 6 | 3 | 6 | | P Parmentier | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Rodina | 3 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | A Riske | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 3 | 6$^7$ | | E Rodina | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | A Riske | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Q Wang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | V Zvonareva | 0 | 0$^r$ |
| | A Bogdan | 0 | 1 | | 8 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | Q | V Kudermetova | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Kudermetova | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | Q | V Kudermetova | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | V Zvonareva | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | WC | V Zvonareva | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Jorović | 6 | 6 | | Q | I Jorović | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Garcia | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Anna Blinkova (qualifying competition)
* Monica Niculescu (qualified)
* Fiona Ferro (withdrew due to abdominal injury)
* Anhelina Kalinina (qualifying competition)
* Nao Hibino (qualifying competition)
* Zhu Lin (qualifying competition)
* Ivana Jorović (qualified)
* Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Veronika Kudermetova
* Monica Niculescu
* Xun Fangying
* Ivana Jorović

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 4 | 4 | 1 | Anna Blinkova | 1 | 6 | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | 8 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ |
| | Danka Kovinić | 4 | 5 | 8 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 3 | 7$^8$ |
| 8 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Irina Khromacheva | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | Irina Khromacheva | 0 | 3 | 2 | Monica Niculescu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Nao Hibino | 2 | 2 |
| | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 2 | 2 | 5 | Nao Hibino | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Xun Fangying | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Zhaoxuan | 6$^4$ | 4 | Alt | Xun Fangying | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | 6 | Zhu Lin | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| | Georgina García Pérez | 4 | 6$^5$ | 6 | Zhu Lin | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| 6 | Zhu Lin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anhelina Kalinina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Liu Fangzhou | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Liu Fangzhou | 4 | 3 | 4 | Anhelina Kalinina | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | | | | 7 | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | Irina Bara | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ivana Jorović | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Ivana Jorović | 7 | 6 | | | | | |