Cristian Garín defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3, to win the singles tennis title at the 2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. The win earned Garín his first career Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles title and made him the first Chilean ATP title holder in ten years. Ruud was also in contention to win his first ATP Tour title after reaching his first final, joining father Christian Ruud as the only two Norwegian players to reach a final at this level.[1]
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships | |
| Champion |  Cristian Garín |
| Runner-up |  Casper Ruud |
| Score | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 28 (4 Q / 3 WC ) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Steve Johnson was the two-time defending champion,[2] but he lost in the second round to Daniel Elahi Galán.[3]
Seeds edit
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Steve Johnson (second round)
Jérémy Chardy (second round)
Cameron Norrie (second round)- Reilly Opelka (second round)
- Taylor Fritz (first round)
- Mackenzie McDonald (first round)
Jordan Thompson (quarterfinals)- Sam Querrey (semifinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Q |  Daniel Elahi Galán
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Casper Ruud
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Casper Ruud
| 64 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Cristian Garín
| 77 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  Sam Querrey
| 62 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Cristian Garín
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||
Top half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S Johnson
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | DE Galán
| 77 | 6 | Q | DE Galán
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 P Lorenzi
| 65 | 4 | Q | DE Galán
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Giraldo
| 6 | 6 | 7 |  J Thompson
| 1 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B Klahn
| 4 | 4 | Q | S Giraldo
| 6 | 61 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  P Krstin
| 5 | 2 | 7 | J Thompson
| 4 | 77 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | J Thompson
| 7 | 6 | Q | DE Galán
| 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Ruud
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R Opelka
| 6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Ruud
| 79 | 6 | C Ruud
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 H Dellien
| 67 | 4 | C Ruud
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Tomic
| 710 | 7 |  M Granollers
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Kudla
| 68 | 5 | B Tomic
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Granollers
| 6 | 4 | 6 | M Granollers
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T Fritz
| 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Querrey
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Fratangelo
| 3 | 4 | 8 | S Querrey
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G García López
| 65 | 6 | 6 | G García López
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Rubin
| 77 | 3 | 3 | 8 | S Querrey
| 78 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Tipsarević
| 6 | 77 | WC | J Tipsarević
| 66 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Sandgren
| 1 | 64 | WC | J Tipsarević
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  C Norrie
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | S Querrey
| 62 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | M McDonald
| 3 | 4 | C Garín
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  H Laaksonen
| 6 | 6 | Q | H Laaksonen
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Harrison
| 6 | 6 | R Harrison
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 I Karlović
| 3 | 4 | Q | H Laaksonen
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Garín
| 4 | 6 | 6 | C Garín
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Cuevas
| 6 | 4 | 2 | C Garín
| 3 | 77 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  J Chardy
| 6 | 64 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying edit
Seeds edit
Henri Laaksonen (qualified)
Peter Polansky (first round)- Christopher Eubanks (qualifying competition)
Sebastian Ofner (first round)- Mitchell Krueger (qualifying competition)
Roberto Quiroz (qualifying competition)- Marcos Giron (first round)
- James Ward (first round)
Qualifiers edit
Qualifying draw edit
First qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Henri Laaksonen
| 6 | 68 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tommy Paul
| 4 | 710 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Henri Laaksonen
| 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Mitchell Krueger
| 3 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
 Dominik Köpfer
| 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Mitchell Krueger
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Second qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Peter Polansky
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Darian King
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Darian King
| 64 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Peđa Krstin
| 77 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Peđa Krstin
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Marcos Giron
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
Third qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Christopher Eubanks
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Jay Clarke
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Christopher Eubanks
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Alt | Santiago Giraldo
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Alt | Santiago Giraldo
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 | James Ward
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
Fourth qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Sebastian Ofner
| 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| WC | Daniel Elahi Galán
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Daniel Elahi Galán
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 |  Roberto Quiroz
| 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| WC | JC Aragone
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Roberto Quiroz
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Garin Lifts First ATP Tour Title In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "Watch: Emotional Johnson Repeats In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifier Galan Takes Out Top Seed Johnson In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.