# 2019 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Wang Qiang was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Peng Shuai.
Sofia Kenin won the title, defeating Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–2. This marked Stosur's last appearance in a WTA singles final before her retirement in 2022.

## Seeds

* Elina Svitolina (second round, retired)
* Wang Qiang (first round)
* Sofia Kenin (champion)
* Zhang Shuai (quarterfinals)
* Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
* Zheng Saisai (second round)
* Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
* Ons Jabeur (first 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Anna Blinkova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sofia Kenin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Sofia Kenin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | 3 | Sofia Kenin | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Samantha Stosur | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 |
| | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 | WC | Samantha Stosur | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 |
| WC | Samantha Stosur | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Jakupović | 3 | 3 | | 1 | E Svitolina | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 6 | 2 | 7$^8$ | | M Bouzková | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Xun | 3 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | M Bouzková | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | A Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Sorribes Tormo | 6 | 1 | 1$^r$ | | A Blinkova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | A Krunić | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Sasnovich | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Blinkova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Kenin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | L Siegemund | 4 | 2 | | 3 | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Zavatska | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6 | Q | K Zavatska | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Ferro | 7 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | 3 | S Kenin | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Zidanšek | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Q | J Paolini | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | J Paolini | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Paolini | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Duan | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 1 | 6 | S Zheng | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Zheng | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 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 | Semifinals |
| 5 | K Siniaková | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Rybakina | 1 | 1$^r$ | | 5 | K Siniaková | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Golubic | 6 | 6 | | | V Golubic | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | X Wang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | V Golubic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Zhang | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | L Pattinama Kerkhove | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | A Petkovic | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kozlova | 2 | 4 | | 4 | S Zhang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Golubic | 6 | 6$^4$ | 1 |
| 8 | O Jabeur | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Stosur | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | B Pera | 6 | 6 | | | B Pera | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Stosur | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Martincová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | S Stosur | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| Q | M Fręch | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | SE | N Stojanović | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | |
| SE | N Stojanović | 7 | 7$^7$ | | SE | N Stojanović | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Peng | 7 | 6 | | WC | S Peng | 6$^4$ | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Q Wang | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Zhu Lin (withdrew, still competing in Nanchang)
* Varvara Lepchenko (first round, retired)
* Jasmine Paolini (qualified)
* Tereza Martincová (qualified)
* Nina Stojanović (Received special exempt into main draw)
* Katarina Zavatska (qualified)
* Wang Xiyu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Dalila Jakupović (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Bibiane Schoofs (first round)
* Yanina Wickmayer (withdrew, still competing in Zhengzhou)
* Sachia Vickery (first round)
* Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Xun Fangying
* Magdalena Fręch
* Jasmine Paolini
* Tereza Martincová
* Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
* Katarina Zavatska

### Lucky losers

* Wang Xiyu
* Dalila Jakupović

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Kaylah McPhee | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Xun Fangying | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Xun Fangying | 6 | 6 | WC | Xun Fangying | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | Alt | Arina Rodionova | 2 | 6 | 6$^1$ |
| | Xu Shilin | 1 | 1 | Alt | Arina Rodionova | 2 | 6 | 6$^1$ |
| Alt | Arina Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Varvara Lepchenko | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 3 | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Ankita Raina | 1 | 1 |
| | Ankita Raina | 6 | 6 | Ankita Raina | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Sachia Vickery | 3 | 2 | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Jasmine Paolini | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Liang En-shuo | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Liang En-shuo | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Jasmine Paolini | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| | Natalija Kostić | 2 | 2 | | 8 | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Dalila Jakupović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | Lizette Cabrera | 4 | 5 | 4 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Lu Jiajing | 2 | 1 |
| | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 | | Lu Jiajing | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Bibiane Schoofs | 3 | 2 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Georgina García Pérez | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| WC | Ma Shuyue | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Ma Shuyue | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | WC | Ma Shuyue | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | 12 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Jaimee Fourlis | 4 | 3 | | 12 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Katarina Zavatska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sara Errani | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Sara Errani | 2 | 2 | 6 | Katarina Zavatska | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Wang Xiyu | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 |
| WC | Wei Sijia | 2 | 3 | 7 | Wang Xiyu | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Wang Xiyu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |