# 2019 Zhengzhou Open – Singles

Zheng Saisai was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ajla Tomljanović.
Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Petra Martić in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Karolína Plíšková (champion)
* Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
* Kiki Bertens (second round)
* Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
* Angelique Kerber (first round)
* Sofia Kenin (quarterfinals)
* Petra Martić (final)
* Caroline Garcia (second 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ajla Tomljanović | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ajla Tomljanović | 3 | 2 | 1 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Petra Martić | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Petra Martić | 6 | 6 | 7 | Petra Martić | 3 | 2 |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 0 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | P Hercog | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Wang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Kenin | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | Jia Lu | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | A Cornet | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Paquet | 2 | 5 | | 6 | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Kenin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Tomljanović | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | K Bertens | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Pattinama Kerkhove | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | B Schoofs | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | S Zheng | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | S Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Riske | 5 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | A Riske | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5/WC | A Kerber | 7 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | P Martić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Paolini | 5 | 1 | | 7 | P Martić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Ferro | 6 | 6 | | | F Ferro | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | P Martić | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | X You | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | A Sabalenka | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 6 | 0 | 6 | | J Ostapenko | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | P Martić | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 0 | 3 |
| | T Martincová | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | C Garcia | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Duan | 2 | 3 | | | K Mladenovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Zidanšek | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Y Putintseva | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | E Svitolina | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualified)
* Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
* Ellen Perez (first round)
* Han Xinyun (first round)
* Lu Jiajing (qualified)
* Lizette Cabrera (second round)
* Liang En-shuo (second round)
* Natalija Kostić (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
* Lu Jiajing
* You Xiaodi
* Wang Meiling

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 3 | 5 | | 1 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Carol Zhao | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | Kang Jiaqi | 5 | 5 | | | Carol Zhao | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Carol Zhao | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Carol Zhao | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Magdalena Fręch | 5 | 0 |
| WC | Wu Meixu | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Magdalena Fręch | 5 | 0 |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Lizette Cabrera | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Renata Voráčová | 3 | 4 | | 6 | Lizette Cabrera | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Lizette Cabrera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asia Muhammad | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asia Muhammad | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Asia Muhammad | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jovana Jakšić | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Jovana Jakšić | 6 | 6 | | | Jovana Jakšić | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | Laura Pigossi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Laura Pigossi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | Asia Muhammad | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 |
| | Ulrikke Eikeri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 |
| | Naiktha Bains | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naiktha Bains | 3 | 3 | | | Ulrikke Eikeri | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Cornelia Lister | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Lu Jiajing | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Ellen Perez | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | You Xiaodi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | You Xiaodi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | You Xiaodi | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zuzana Zlochová | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | Sabina Sharipova | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | Zuzana Zlochová | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | Zuzana Zlochová | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Zuzana Zlochová | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | You Xiaodi | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Samantha Murray | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| | Samantha Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Samantha Murray | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| | Darija Jurak | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Darija Jurak | 0 | 2 | | | Samantha Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Natalija Kostić | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Momoko Kobori | 2 | 4 | | 8 | Natalija Kostić | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| 8 | Natalija Kostić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Han Xinyun | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Bai Zhuoxuan | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Bai Zhuoxuan | 0 | 6 | 6 | WC | Bai Zhuoxuan | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Angelina Gabueva | 7 | 3 | 2 | | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | Bai Zhuoxuan | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | WC | Wang Meiling | 6 | 6 |
| | Hiroko Kuwata | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Wang Meiling | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Wang Meiling | 7 | 6 | | WC | Wang Meiling | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Liang En-shuo | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Zhang Yuxuan | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 7 | Liang En-shuo | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| 7 | Liang En-shuo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |