# 2019 Wuhan Open – Singles

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated Alison Riske in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2019 Wuhan Open.
Ashleigh Barty retained the WTA No. 1 singles ranking at the end of the tournament. Karolína Plíšková was also in contention for the top ranking.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Ashleigh Barty (semifinals)
    02. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    03. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
    04. Simona Halep (third round, retired)
    05. Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
    06. Kiki Bertens (third round)
    07. Belinda Bencic (second round)
    08. Wang Qiang (third round)
    09. Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
    10. Sloane Stephens (third round)
    11. Angelique Kerber (first round)
    12. Madison Keys (withdrew)
    13. Caroline Wozniacki (first round)
    14. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
    15. Sofia Kenin (third round)
    16. Donna Vekić (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Petra Martić | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Elena Rybakina | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alison Riske | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Alison Riske | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Elina Svitolina | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Elina Svitolina | 1 | 3 | | | Alison Riske | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Petra Kvitová | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Petra Kvitová | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Dayana Yastremska | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kasatkina | 2 | 2 | | | C Garcia | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | 15 | S Kenin | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | E Mertens | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 15 | S Kenin | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Kenin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 7$^8$ | 3 | 6 |
| LL | R Peterson | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Martić | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 |
| | C Giorgi | 2 | 0$^r$ | | LL | R Peterson | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | P Martić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | V Kudermetova | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | V Kudermetova | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 7 | 3 | 2 | Q | V Kudermetova | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | B Bencic | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| | | | | | 4 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | B Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Xiy Wang | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | S Halep | 4$^r$ | | | | | | |
| WC | E Rybakina | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | WC | E Rybakina | 5 | | | | | | |
| Q | L Zhu | 5 | 6 | 0 | WC | E Rybakina | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | O Jabeur | 4 | 6 | 6 | LL | O Jabeur | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | D Vekić | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | WC | E Rybakina | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | A Sasnovich | 1 | 2 | | 9 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | D Collins | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Collins | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 9 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | |
| Q | J Brady | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | K Bertens | 1 | 6$^9$ | | | | | |
| Q | B Pera | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | B Pera | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | K Bertens | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | M Bouzková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Zidanšek | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | Q Wang | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | K Kozlova | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Riske | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Riske | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | M Puig | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Kerber | 6$^5$ | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | A Riske | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | C Wozniacki | 7$^7$ | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 1 | 3 |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 1 | | Q | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | Q | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | S Peng | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | G Muguruza | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | E Svitolina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pegula | 0 | 1 | | | P Hercog | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | S Stephens | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | L Davis | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | Y Wang | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 5 | 4 | | 10 | S Stephens | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Stephens | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | A Sevastova | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | D Yastremska | 2 | 4 |
| Q | C McHale | 4 | 6 | 6 | Q | C McHale | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | D Yastremska | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Anisimova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
* Rebecca Peterson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Ons Jabeur (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Fiona Ferro (first round)
* Lauren Davis (qualified)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (qualified)
* Jennifer Brady (qualified)
* Tamara Zidanšek (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Jil Teichmann (first round)
* Bernarda Pera (qualified)
* Kateryna Kozlova (qualified)
* Viktorija Golubic (withdrew, still competing in Guangzhou)
* Anna Blinkova (withdrew, still competing in Guangzhou)
* Andrea Petkovic (first round)
* Zarina Diyas (qualifying competition)
* Paula Badosa (withdrew, still competing in Seoul)

### Qualifiers

* Veronika Kudermetova
* Kateryna Kozlova
* Zhu Lin
* Christina McHale
* Lauren Davis
* Svetlana Kuznetsova
* Jennifer Brady
* Bernarda Pera

### Lucky losers

* Ons Jabeur
* Rebecca Peterson
* Tamara Zidanšek

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Veronika Kudermetova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Yanina Wickmayer | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Yanina Wickmayer | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 1 | Veronika Kudermetova | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Kurumi Nara | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | Kurumi Nara | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Kurumi Nara | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Alt | Wang Xinyu | 6 | 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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Heather Watson | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Heather Watson | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Rebecca Peterson | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 11 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | Sachia Vickery | 7 | 6$^4$ | 0 | 11 | Kateryna Kozlova | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | Kateryna Kozlova | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Alt | Nicole Melichar | 0 | 6$^5$ | | | | | |
| Alt | Nicole Melichar | 0 | 6$^5$ | 3 | Ons Jabeur | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | Zhu Lin | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 | | Zhu Lin | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Gabriela Dabrowski | 3 | 4 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Fiona Ferro | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 2 | 6 | 6 | Han Xinyun | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | Christina McHale | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Christina McHale | 6 | 7 | | Christina McHale | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | Andrea Petkovic | 0 | 5 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 2 | 2 | | 5 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 15 | Zarina Diyas | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Clara Tauson | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | Zarina Diyas | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Zheng Qinwen | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Zheng Qinwen | 2 | 4 | | 6 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alt | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2 | 2 |
| WC | Xun Fangying | 6 | 4 | 3 | Alt | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2 | 2 |
| Alt | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Yuan Yue | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Yuan Yue | 4 | 3 | | 7 | Jennifer Brady | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Ellen Perez | 5 | 3 |
| | Ellen Perez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Ellen Perez | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Tamara Zidanšek | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Whitney Osuigwe | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Whitney Osuigwe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | Tamara Zidanšek | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | | 10 | Bernarda Pera | 7 | 7 |
| | Nicole Gibbs | 2 | 5 | | 10 | Bernarda Pera | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 7 | | | | | |