2019 Japan Women's Open
Tennis tournament
| 2019 Japan Women's Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | September 9–15 | |||
| Edition | 11th | |||
| Category | WTA International | |||
| Draw | 32S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $250,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Hiroshima, Japan | |||
| Venue | Regional Park Tennis Stadium | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Nao Hibino | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
| Misaki Doi / Nao Hibino | ||||
| ||||
The 2019 Japan Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eleventh edition of the Japan Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It was held at the Regional Park Tennis Stadium in Hiroshima, Japan, from September 9 through September 15, 2019.[1]
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,300 | $5,900 | $3,310 | $1,925 | $1,005 | $730 | $530 |
| Doubles2 | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
2 Per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | 28 | 1 |
 RUS | Veronika Kudermetova | 51 | 2 |
 BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 68 | 3 |
| RUS | Anastasia Potapova | 72 | 4 |
 GER | Tatjana Maria | 79 | 5 |
 KAZ | Zarina Diyas | 80 | 6 |
 ESP | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 83 | 7 |
| GER | Laura Siegemund | 90 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 26, 2019
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Zoe Hives
Junri Namigata
Valeria Savinykh
Patricia Maria Țig
Viktoriya Tomova
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Daria Gavrilova → replaced by Priscilla Hon
Barbora Krejčíková → replaced by Nao Hibino
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by 
Katarzyna Kawa
Retirements
- During the tournament
Zarina Diyas (low back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | Eri Hozumi | JPN | Makoto Ninomiya | 122 | 1 |
| BEL | Kirsten Flipkens | BEL | Alison Van Uytvanck | 126 | 2 |
 ROU | Mihaela Buzărnescu |  SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 142 | 3 |
| ESP | Georgina García Pérez | ESP | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 177 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 26, 2019
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
Greet Minnen (right shoulder injury)
Champions
Singles
- Nao Hibino def. Misaki Doi, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
- Misaki Doi / Nao Hibino def.
Christina McHale / Valeria Savinykh, 3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
References
- ^ "Hana Cupid Japan Women's Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
- Official website
