# 2019 Bucharest Open

The 2019 BRD Bucharest Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and part of the International category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It was held from 15 to 21 July 2019 at the Arenele BNR in Bucharest, Romania.

## Points and prize money
### Point distribution

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| Doubles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |

### Prize money

| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
| Doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |

## Singles main-draw entrants
### Seeds

| Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 12 | 1 |
| SVK | Viktória Kužmová | 47 | 2 |
| RUS | Veronika Kudermetova | 59 | 3 |
| SLO | Tamara Zidanšek | 61 | 4 |
| ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 77 | 5 |
| GER | Laura Siegemund | 82 | 6 |
| ESP | Aliona Bolsova | 92 | 7 |
| CZE | Kristýna Plíšková | 94 | 8 |
* $^1$ Rankings as of 1 July 2019.

### Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
* Irina Bara
* Jaqueline Cristian
* Elena-Gabriela Ruse
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Martina Di Giuseppe
* Jaimee Fourlis
* Patricia Maria Țig
* Xu Shilin
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
* Anna Bondár
* Alexandra Cadanțu
* Tereza Mrdeža
* Isabella Shinikova

### Withdrawals

* Margarita Gasparyan → replaced by Kaja Juvan
* Polona Hercog → replaced by Anna Bondár
* Ivana Jorović → replaced by Isabella Shinikova
* Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Aliona Bolsova
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands → replaced by Tereza Mrdeža
* Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková
* Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by Paula Badosa
* Tereza Smitková → replaced by Varvara Flink
* Sara Sorribes Tormo → replaced by Elena Rybakina
* Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
* Tamara Zidanšek → replaced by Alexandra Cadanțu

### Retirements

* Aliona Bolsova (right ankle injury)
* Veronika Kudermetova (right ankle injury)

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

| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU | Raluca Olaru | 80 | 1 |
| SRB | Aleksandra Krunić | USA | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 134 | 2 |
| ESP | Lara Arruabarrena | ROU | Andreea Mitu | 145 | 3 |
| SVK | Viktória Kužmová | CZE | Kristýna Plíšková | 191 | 4 |
* Rankings are as of July 1, 2019

### Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Irina Bara / Patricia Maria Țig
* Georgia Crăciun / Irina Fetecău
The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Elena Bogdan / Alexandra Cadanțu

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Ivana Jorović (right elbow injury)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands (knee pain)

#### During the tournament

* Aliona Bolsova (right ankle injury)
* Patricia Maria Țig (left wrist injury)

## Champions
### Singles

* Elena Rybakina def. Patricia Maria Tig, 6–2, 6–0

### Doubles

* Viktória Kužmová / Kristýna Plíšková def. Jaqueline Cristian / Elena-Gabriela Ruse, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$