2019 Birmingham Classic – Singles

Singles
2019 Birmingham Classic
Final
Champion	Ashleigh Barty
Runner-up	Julia Görges
Score	6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	32 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Petra Kvitová was the two-time defending champion,^[1] but withdrew with an arm injury before the tournament began.

Ashleigh Barty won the title without dropping a set, defeating Julia Görges in the final 6–3, 7–5. As a result of winning the title, Barty attained the WTA no. 1 singles ranking for the first time, displacing Naomi Osaka at the No. 1 position.

The second round match between Karolína and Kristýna Plíšková was the first match between identical twins in WTA Tour history.^[2]

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Julia Görges	6	6
		Petra Martić	4	3
								8	Julia Görges	3	5
								2	Ashleigh Barty	6	7
		Barbora Strýcová	4	4
	2	Ashleigh Barty	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Osaka	6	4	6
		M Sakkari	1	6	3			1	N Osaka	2	3
	WC	H Dart	1	4					Y Putintseva	6	6
		Y Putintseva	6	6												Y Putintseva	3	2
		K Mladenovic	2	6	4										8	J Görges	6	6
		E Rodina	6	2	6				E Rodina	4	3
		D Yastremska	6	4	3			8	J Görges	6	6
	8	J Görges	3	6	6																	8	J Görges	6	6
	4	E Svitolina	3	6	4																		P Martić	4	3
		M Gasparyan	6	3	6				M Gasparyan	3	64
		E Alexandrova	3	5					P Martić	6	77
		P Martić	6	7												P Martić	64	7	6
		J Ostapenko	6	6												J Ostapenko	77	5	1
	Q	I Świątek	0	2					J Ostapenko	6	6
		A Kontaveit	4	2				7	J Konta	3	4
	7	J Konta	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	A Sabalenka	3	6	61
		S-w Hsieh	6	2	77				S-w Hsieh	63	3
	WC	H Watson	6	3	4				B Strýcová	77	6
		B Strýcová	3	6	6											B Strýcová	6	6
	Q	Kr Plíšková	6	6											Q	Kr Plíšková	2	4
	Q	V Tomova	3	4				Q	Kr Plíšková	6	3	79
		M Buzărnescu	3	4				3/WC	Ka Plíšková	2	6	67
	3/WC	Ka Plíšková	6	6																			B Strýcová	4	4
	6	Q Wang	6	6																		2	A Barty	6	6
	Q	L Davis	3	2				6	Q Wang	3	2
	WC	V Williams	6	6				WC	V Williams	6	6
		A Sasnovich	3	4											WC	V Williams	4	3
		J Brady	6	6											2	A Barty	6	6
		L Tsurenko	3	3					J Brady	3	1
		D Vekić	3	4				2	A Barty	6	6
	2	A Barty	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Iga Świątek	6	6
		Martina Trevisan	3	4
								1	Iga Świątek	65	6	6
								Alt	Destanee Aiava	77	3	3
	Alt	Destanee Aiava	6	6
	WC	Freya Christie	2	3
															1	Iga Świątek	2	78	6
															5	Bernarda Pera	6	66	4
		Jessika Ponchet	3	1
		Magdalena Fręch	6	6
									Magdalena Fręch	5	6	5
								5	Bernarda Pera	7	3	7
	WC	Eden Silva	4	3
	5	Bernarda Pera	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anastasia Potapova	5	2
	Alt	Gabriela Dabrowski	7	6
								Alt	Gabriela Dabrowski	6	2	4
									Anna Kalinskaya	3	6	6
		Dalila Jakupović	63	1
		Anna Kalinskaya	77	6
																Anna Kalinskaya	4	2
																Viktoriya Tomova	6	6
		Caty McNally	6	2	6
	WC	Tara Moore	2	6	2
									Caty McNally	4	63
									Viktoriya Tomova	6	77
		Viktoriya Tomova	7	2	6
	8	Misaki Doi	5	6	3

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Jessica Pegula	6	6
		Ankita Raina	1	0
								3	Jessica Pegula	3	4
									Kristýna Plíšková	6	6
		Kristýna Plíšková	6	7
		Sofya Zhuk	1	5
																Kristýna Plíšková	4	6	6
																Marie Bouzková	6	4	2
		Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
		Mariam Bolkvadze	4	3
									Liudmila Samsonova	3	1
									Marie Bouzková	6	6
		Marie Bouzková	6	63	6
	Alt	Lizette Cabrera	3	77	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Astra Sharma	7	6
	WC	Sarah Beth Grey	5	1
								4	Astra Sharma	6	65	6
									Danielle Lao	3	77	1
		Tamara Korpatsch	1	2
		Danielle Lao	6	6
															4	Astra Sharma	2	1
															6	Lauren Davis	6	6
	Alt	Naiktha Bains	6	3	710
		Claire Liu	1	6	68
								Alt	Naiktha Bains	3	2
								6	Lauren Davis	6	6
	Alt	Mayo Hibi	6	63	1
	6	Lauren Davis	4	77	6

References

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw