# 2019 China Open – Women's singles

Naomi Osaka defeated Ashleigh Barty in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2019 China Open. It was Osaka's second Premier Mandatory-level title.
Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but lost to Osaka in the semifinals.
Barty and Karolína Plíšková were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the start of the tournament. Barty retained the top ranking when Plíšková lost in the first round to Jeļena Ostapenko.

## Seeds

    01. Ashleigh Barty (final)
    02. Karolína Plíšková (first round)
    03. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
    04. Naomi Osaka (champion)
    05. Bianca Andreescu (quarterfinals)
    06. Simona Halep (second round)
    07. Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
    08. Kiki Bertens (semifinals)
    09. Belinda Bencic (third round)
    10. Angelique Kerber (second round)
    11. Madison Keys (second round)
    12. Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
    13. Sloane Stephens (second round)
    14. Wang Qiang (first round, retired)
    15. Sofia Kenin (third round)
    16. Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
The four Wuhan semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows:
* Ashleigh Barty
* Petra Kvitová
* Alison Riske
* Aryna Sabalenka

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 3 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Kiki Bertens | 3 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| 3 | Elina Svitolina | 6$^6$ | 2 | | 8 | Kiki Bertens | 3 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| 8 | Kiki Bertens | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kiki Bertens | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Naomi Osaka | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Bianca Andreescu | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Naomi Osaka | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Naomi Osaka | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Naomi Osaka | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Naomi Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Daria Kasatkina | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 16 | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | Y Putintseva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Blinkova | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | S Zheng | 3 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | S Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Linette | 5 | 3 | | 13 | S Stephens | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Stephens | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | B Bencic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | S-w Hsieh | 5 | 2 | | 9 | B Bencic | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 3 | 6 | 5 | | V Williams | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Williams | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 9 | B Bencic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | D Collins | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | K Mladenovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | E Svitolina | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | 3 | E Svitolina | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Xin Wang | 1 | 2 | | | Y Wang | 6$^5$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 15 | S Kenin | 3 | 7$^{10}$ | 3 | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 0 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Kenin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 6$^6$ | 2 |
| 10 | A Kerber | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Bertens | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | S Zhang | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | A Kerber | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | P Hercog | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 8 | K Bertens | 7$^8$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | D Yastremska | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | 8 | K Bertens | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Bertens | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | B Andreescu | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | B Andreescu | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | E Mertens | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | B Andreescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Brady | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | J Brady | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 3 | Q | J Brady | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Muchová | 4 | 6$^5$ | | 11 | M Keys | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Keys | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Andreescu | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Q Wang | 7 | 5$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | N Osaka | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Tomljanović | 5 | 4 | | | A Tomljanović | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A Riske | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | J Teichmann | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Petkovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | A Petkovic | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pegula | 3 | 6$^5$ | | 4 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | N Osaka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Peterson | 1 | 1 | | 6 | S Halep | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Pera | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | E Alexandrova | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Peng | 6 | 4 | 4 | | D Kasatkina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | A Sabalenka | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Kasatkina | 3 | 6$^5$ |
| 16 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| Q | L Davis | 1 | 3 | | 16 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C McHale | 6 | 1 | 6 | Q | C McHale | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Kuznetsova | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 16 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Siniaková | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Xiy Wang | 2 | 2 | | | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Ostapenko | 7 | 3 | 7 | WC | J Ostapenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ka Plíšková | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Magda Linette (qualified)
* Rebecca Peterson (qualified)
* Ons Jabeur (first round)
* Marie Bouzková (qualifying competition, retired)
* Lauren Davis (qualified)
* Anna Blinkova (qualified)
* Tamara Zidanšek (qualifying competition)
* Jennifer Brady (qualified)
* Anastasia Potapova (qualifying competition)
* Misaki Doi (qualifying competition)
* Kateryna Kozlova (qualifying competition)
* Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
* Kristýna Plíšková (withdrew, still competing in Tashkent)
* Bernarda Pera (qualified)
* Andrea Petkovic (qualified)
* Paula Badosa (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Magda Linette
* Rebecca Peterson
* Bernarda Pera
* Andrea Petkovic
* Lauren Davis
* Anna Blinkova
* Christina McHale
* Jennifer Brady

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kristie Ahn | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Kristie Ahn | 2 | 1 | 1 | Magda Linette | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Heather Watson | 2 | 1 |
| | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | Heather Watson | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Paula Badosa | 3 | 4 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Rebecca Peterson | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Xun Fangying | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Xun Fangying | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 2 | Rebecca Peterson | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 10 | Misaki Doi | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | Misaki Doi | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| 10 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Ons Jabeur | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Yuan Yue | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yuan Yue | 6 | 6 | | Yuan Yue | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 14 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Ma Shuyue | 4 | 2 | 14 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Marie Bouzková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | Zhang Yuxuan | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Marie Bouzková | 5 | 1$^r$ |
| | | | | | 15 | Andrea Petkovic | 7 | 2 |
| | Han Xinyun | 1 | 1 | | 15 | Andrea Petkovic | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Monica Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Monica Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 9 | Anastasia Potapova | 2 | 1 |
| | Astra Sharma | 4 | 3 | | 9 | Anastasia Potapova | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zhu Lin | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Zhu Lin | 4 | 2 | 6 | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 12 | Zarina Diyas | 2 | 5 |
| | Tímea Babos | 1 | 4 | 12 | Zarina Diyas | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Tamara Zidanšek | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7 | Tamara Zidanšek | 5 | 6$^7$ |
| | | | | | | Christina McHale | 7 | 7$^9$ |
| | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | Christina McHale | 7 | 7$^9$ |
| Alt | You Xiaodi | 3 | 0 | | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Xu Shilin | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Xu Shilin | 0 | 3 | 8 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Kateryna Kozlova | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | Gao Xinyu | 3 | 1 | 11 | Kateryna Kozlova | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |