# 2019 Western & Southern Open

The 2019 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 12–18, 2019. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2019 WTA Tour. The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2019 US Open Series. The 2019 tournament was the 118th men's edition and the 91st women's edition of the Cincinnati Open and took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States.

## 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 | 5 | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $1,114,225 | $564,005 | $289,290 | $149,100 | $74,695 | $39,120 | $22,045 | $8,435 | $4,220 |
| Women's singles | $544,500 | $269,576 | $122,850 | $62,660 | $30,330 | $15,600 | $8,300 | $5,100 | $3,090 |
| Men's doubles | $331,300 | $161,680 | $81,040 | $41,280 | $21,780 | $11,660 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | $143,600 | $72,534 | $35,910 | $18,075 | $9,170 | $4,530 | — | — | — |

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

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 5, 2019. Rankings and points before are as of August 12, 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 12,325 | 1,000 | 360 | 11,685 | Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [9] |
| 2 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7,945 | 0 | 0 | 7,945 | Withdrew due to fatigue |
| 3 | 3 | Roger Federer | 7,460 | 600 | 90 | 6,950 | Third round lost to Andrey Rublev [Q] |
| 4 | 4 | Dominic Thiem | 4,925 | 0 | 0 | 4,925 | Withdrew due to illness |
| 5 | 7 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3,455 | 10 | 10 | 3,455 | Second round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff |
| 6 | 5 | Kei Nishikori | 4,040 | 45 | 10 | 4,005 | Second round lost to Yoshihito Nishioka [Q] |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Zverev | 4,005 | 10 | 10 | 4,005 | Second round lost to Miomir Kecmanović [Q] |
| 8 | 9 | Karen Khachanov | 2,890 | 90 | 90 | 2,890 | Third round lost to Lucas Pouille |
| 9 | 8 | Daniil Medvedev | 3,230 | 35 | 1,000 | 4,195 | Champion, defeated David Goffin [16] |
| 10 | 10 | Fabio Fognini | 2,555 | (45)$^†$ | 0 | 2,510 | Withdrew due to ankle Injury |
| 11 | 11 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,395 | 0 | 180 | 2,575 | Quarterfinals lost to Richard Gasquet [PR] |
| 12 | 13 | Borna Ćorić | 2,195 | 45 | 10 | 2,160 | First round lost to Reilly Opelka [WC] |
| 13 | 16 | John Isner | 2,040 | 10 | 45 | 2,075 | Second round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta [Q] |
| 14 | 18 | Marin Čilić | 1,940 | 360 | 10 | 1,590 | First round lost to Radu Albot |
| 15 | 17 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 2,020 | (45)$^‡$ | 10 | 1,985 | First round lost to Andrey Rublev [Q] |
| 16 | 19 | David Goffin | 1,815 | 360 | 600 | 2,055 | Runner-up, lost to Daniil Medvedev [9] |
† The player used an exemption to skip the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.

#### Withdrawals

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
| 12 | Juan Martín del Potro | 2,230 | 180 | 2,050 | Knee Injury |
| 14 | Kevin Anderson | 2,140 | 90 | 2,050 | Knee injury |

### Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
* Juan Ignacio Londero
* Andy Murray
* Reilly Opelka
* Sam Querrey
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
* Richard Gasquet
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
* Pablo Carreño Busta
* Ivo Karlović
* Miomir Kecmanović
* Denis Kudla
* Yoshihito Nishioka
* Andrey Rublev
* Casper Ruud
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
* Federico Delbonis
* Mikhail Kukushkin
* João Sousa

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Kevin Anderson → replaced by Lorenzo Sonego
* Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Jordan Thompson
* Fabio Fognini → replaced by João Sousa
* Rafael Nadal → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin
* Milos Raonic → replaced by Grigor Dimitrov
* Dominic Thiem → replaced by Federico Delbonis

#### During the tournament

* Yoshihito Nishioka (illness)

### Retirements

* Fernando Verdasco

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

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 2 | 1 |
| POL | Łukasz Kubot | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 9 | 2 |
| RSA | Raven Klaasen | NZL | Michael Venus | 15 | 3 |
| NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | ROU | Horia Tecău | 23 | 4 |
| FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 27 | 5 |
| CRO | Mate Pavić | BRA | Bruno Soares | 28 | 6 |
| FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 29 | 7 |
| USA | Mike Bryan | USA | Bob Bryan | 34 | 8 |
* Rankings are as of August 5, 2019

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Novak Djokovic / Janko Tipsarević
* Ryan Harrison / Jack Sock
* Nicholas Monroe / Tennys Sandgren
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
* Rohan Bopanna / Denis Shapovalov
* Adrian Mannarino / Lucas Pouille

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Fabio Fognini
* Dominic Thiem

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

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
| JPN | Naomi Osaka | 2 | 2 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 3 |
| ROU | Simona Halep | 4 | 4 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | 5 | 5 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| UKR | Elina Svitolina | 7 | 7 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 8 | 8 |
| BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 9 | 9 |
| USA | Serena Williams | 10 | 10 |
| LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 11 | 11 |
| SUI | Belinda Bencic | 12 | 12 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 13 | 13 |
| GBR | Johanna Konta | 14 | 14 |
| CHN | Wang Qiang | 16 | 15 |
| USA | Madison Keys | 17 | 16 |
* $^1$ Rankings are as of August 5, 2019

### Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
* Svetlana Kuznetsova
* Caty McNally
* Bernarda Pera
* Alison Riske
* Maria Sharapova
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
* Jennifer Brady
* Lauren Davis
* Zarina Diyas
* Ons Jabeur
* Veronika Kudermetova
* Rebecca Peterson
* Astra Sharma
* Iga Świątek
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
* Jessica Pegula
* Monica Puig
* Barbora Strýcová
* Wang Yafan

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Monica Puig
* Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Barbora Strýcová
* Catherine Bellis → replaced by Venus Williams
* Danielle Collins → replaced by Viktória Kužmová
* Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Wang Yafan
* Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova
* Serena Williams → replaced by Jessica Pegula

### Retirements

* Belinda Bencic (left foot injury)
* Naomi Osaka (left knee injury)

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

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 1 |
| BEL | Elise Mertens | BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 19 | 2 |
| CZE | Barbora Krejčíková | CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 20 | 3 |
| CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN | Xu Yifan | 20 | 4 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | NED | Demi Schuurs | 28 | 5 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Latisha Chan | 30 | 6 |
| USA | Nicole Melichar | CZE | Květa Peschke | 37 | 7 |
| CZE | Lucie Hradecká | SLO | Andreja Klepač | 49 | 8 |
* Rankings are as of August 5, 2019

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Jennifer Brady / Jessica Pegula
* Caty McNally / Alison Riske
* Karolína Plíšková / Kristýna Plíšková

### Withdrawals
#### During the tournament

* Hsieh Su-wei (low back injury)
* Donna Vekić (low back injury)

## Champions
### Men's singles

* Daniil Medvedev def. David Goffin, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4

### Women's singles

* Madison Keys def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$

### Men's doubles

* Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek def. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]

### Women's doubles

* Lucie Hradecká / Andreja Klepač def. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 6–1