# 2019 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Elina Svitolina was the defending champion, but lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich – in a repeat of the previous year's final – in the second round.
Karolína Plíšková won the title, defeating Lesia Tsurenko in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2.

## Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Elina Svitolina (second round)
* Naomi Osaka (semifinals)
* Sloane Stephens (first round)
* Petra Kvitová (second round)
* Karolína Plíšková (champion)
* Kiki Bertens (second round)
* Daria Kasatkina (first round)
* Anastasija Sevastova (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Donna Vekić | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 5 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | 5 | Karolína Plíšková | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Naomi Osaka | 2 | 4 | | | | | |

### 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 | E Svitolina | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 6 | 7 | | | A Sasnovich | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Potapova | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | A Sasnovich | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 1 | 2 | | | D Vekić | 7$^7$ | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 2 | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | K Bertens | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Bertens | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Vekić | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | S Stephens | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 |
| | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | J Konta | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 3 | 0 | | A Tomljanović | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Tomljanović | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | M Bouzková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 6 | 2 | 2 | Q | M Bouzková | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ka Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 7 | D Kasatkina | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Birrell | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | K Birrell | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 0 | 2 | | | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Tsurenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Kontaveit | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 0 | 3 | | | A Kontaveit | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Collins | 7$^8$ | 6$^6$ | 3 | 4 | P Kvitová | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Kvitová | 6$^6$ | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Osaka | 2 | 4 |
| | D Gavrilova | 3 | 3 | | 8 | A Sevastova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Dart | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | H Dart | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Hon | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 8 | A Sevastova | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 2 | N Osaka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | D Aiava | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | D Aiava | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Osaka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Aleksandra Krunić (first round)
* Dayana Yastremska (second round, retired)
* Andrea Petkovic (qualifying competition)
* Bernarda Pera (first round)
* Heather Watson (first round)
* Anastasia Potapova (qualified)
* Kateryna Kozlova (second round)
* Mandy Minella (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Destanee Aiava
* Anastasia Potapova
* Harriet Dart
* Marie Bouzková

### Qualifying draw
#### First 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 |
| 1 | Aleksandra Krunić | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | Christina McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Viktoriya Tomova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Viktoriya Tomova | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | Viktoriya Tomova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | Christina McHale | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | WC | Destanee Aiava | 7 | 6 |
| WC | Destanee Aiava | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Destanee Aiava | 7 | 6 |
| PR | Vania King | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Vania King | 3 | 4 | | WC | Destanee Aiava | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Mandy Minella | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 6 | 1 | 6$^9$ | 8 | Mandy Minella | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| 8 | Mandy Minella | 3 | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Dayana Yastremska | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Dayana Yastremska | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| WC | Lizette Cabrera | 2 | 2 | | | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Anastasia Potapova | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Yanina Wickmayer | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Anastasia Potapova | 1 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| WC | Zoe Hives | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Zoe Hives | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Zoe Hives | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Anastasia Potapova | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| 6 | Anastasia Potapova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 |
| 3 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sofya Zhuk | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sofya Zhuk | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Andrea Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | PR | Lucie Hradecká | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| PR | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | PR | Lucie Hradecká | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Olga Danilović | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Danilović | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Andrea Petkovic | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Harriet Dart | 7 | 6 |
| | Harriet Dart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Harriet Dart | 7 | 6 |
| | Caroline Dolehide | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Caroline Dolehide | 0 | 2 | | | Harriet Dart | 2 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | Allie Kiick | 4 | 4 | | 7 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| 7 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Bernarda Pera | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 | | Magdalena Fręch | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Naiktha Bains | 3 | 0 | | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | | | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | Marie Bouzková | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Marie Bouzková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Marie Bouzková | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Conny Perrin | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Conny Perrin | 5 | 4 | | Marie Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Marta Kostyuk | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Marta Kostyuk | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | Marta Kostyuk | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Heather Watson | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |