# 2019 Citi Open – Women's singles

Svetlana Kuznetsova was the defending champion, however she was unable to defend her title due to visa issues.
Jessica Pegula won her first WTA title, defeating Camila Giorgi in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Sloane Stephens (first round)
* Madison Keys (first round)
* Sofia Kenin (second round)
* Hsieh Su-wei (quarterfinals)
* Lesia Tsurenko (second round)
* Kateřina Siniaková (first round)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
* Monica Puig (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Camila Giorgi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Caty McNally | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Caty McNally | 6$^5$ | 2 | | Camila Giorgi | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | Jessica Pegula | 6 | 6 |
| | Jessica Pegula | 6 | 3 | 6 | Jessica Pegula | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Anna Kalinskaya | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | S Stephens | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Peterson | 6 | 7 | | | R Peterson | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Vickery | 2 | 5 | | | C Giorgi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Z Diyas | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | C Gauff | 4 | 2 | | | Z Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wang | 3 | 2 | | 5 | L Tsurenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 4 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | C McNally | 6$^5$ | 2 |
| | K Flipkens | 4 | 3 | | 4 | S-w Hsieh | 7 | 4 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova | 2 | 7 | 2 | Q | V Gracheva | 5 | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Gracheva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S-w Hsieh | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Zhu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | C McNally | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | C McNally | 6 | 6 | | WC | C McNally | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 4 | 7 | | C McHale | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | K Siniaková | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | J Pegula | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 6 | 4 | 4 | | I Świątek | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Świątek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Pegula | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | E Bouchard | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | L Davis | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | |
| | L Davis | 6 | 6 | | | L Davis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brady | 2 | 4 | | 3 | S Kenin | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Pegula | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | M Puig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | A Kalinskaya | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| WC | A Kiick | 4 | 2 | | 8 | M Puig | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Kalinskaya | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Kalinskaya | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Hibino | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | Q | A Kalinskaya | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Mladenovic | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| PR | S Rogers | 4 | 4 | | | K Mladenovic | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H Baptiste | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | H Baptiste | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Keys | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Cori Gauff (qualified)
* Sachia Vickery (qualified)
* Francesca Di Lorenzo (qualifying competition)
* Anna Kalinskaya (qualified)
* Destanee Aiava (qualifying competition)
* Varvara Gracheva (qualified)
* Fanny Stollár (qualifying competition)
* Hiroko Kuwata (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Cori Gauff
* Sachia Vickery
* Varvara Gracheva
* Anna Kalinskaya

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Cori Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Maegan Manasse | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Maegan Manasse | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Cori Gauff | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | Hiroko Kuwata | 1 | 2 |
| Alt | Maria Sanchez | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Hiroko Kuwata | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Hiroko Kuwata | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Sachia Vickery | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 0 | 0 | | 2 | Sachia Vickery | 6$^6$ | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Destanee Aiava | 7$^8$ | 5 | 3 |
| WC | Robin Montgomery | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Destanee Aiava | 7$^8$ | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Destanee Aiava | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Francesca Di Lorenzo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Victoria Duval | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Victoria Duval | 4 | 3 | 3 | Francesca Di Lorenzo | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| | | | | 6 | Varvara Gracheva | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| WC | Cameron Morra | 3 | 1 | 6 | Varvara Gracheva | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 6 | Varvara Gracheva | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anna Kalinskaya | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nika Kukcharchuk | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Nika Kukcharchuk | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 4 | Anna Kalinskaya | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Fanny Stollár | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| | You Xiaodi | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Fanny Stollár | 6$^3$ | 3 |
| 7 | Fanny Stollár | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | |