The 2019 Volvo Car Open was a women's tennis event on the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place between April 1 – 7, 2019 and was the 47th edition of the Charleston Open tournament and a Premier level tournament. The event took place at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States. It was the only event of the clay court season played on green clay.[1]
| 2019 Volvo Car Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 1 – 7 |
| Edition | 47th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 56S / 16D |
| Prize money | $823,000 |
| Surface | Green clay |
| Location | Charleston, United States |
| Venue | Family Circle Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Madison Keys | |
| Doubles | |
 Anna-Lena Grönefeld /  Alicja Rosolska | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $141,420 | $75,120 | $37,020 | $19,031 | $9,860 | $5,050 | $2,595 | $1,180 | $710 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $44,200 | $23,615 | $12,905 | $6,565 | $3,570 | — | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 6 | 1 |
 NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 8 | 2 |
 BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 9 | 3 |
 LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 12 | 4 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 13 | 5 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 14 | 6 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | 15 | 7 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 16 | 8 |
 SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 20 | 9 |
| LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 23 | 10 |
| USA
|
Danielle Collins | 26 | 11 |
 ROU
|
Mihaela Buzărnescu | 32 | 12 |
| USA
|
Sofia Kenin | 34 | 13 |
 AUS
|
Ajla Tomljanović | 40 | 14 |
 GRE
|
Maria Sakkari | 49 | 15 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 52 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 18, 2019.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Destanee Aiava
Lauren Davis- Francesca Di Lorenzo
Magdalena Fręch
Nadiia Kichenok- Kateryna Kozlova
- Astra Sharma
Martina Trevisan
The following player received entry as a Lucky Loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
Irina Khromacheva- Ashleigh Barty → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by Jessica Pegula
Alizé Cornet → replaced by 
Conny Perrin- Daria Gavrilova → replaced by Veronika Kudermetova
- Camila Giorgi → replaced by Taylor Townsend
Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by 
Fanny Stollár
Ons Jabeur → replaced by Madison Brengle
Aleksandra Krunić → replaced by 
Laura Siegemund- Bernarda Pera → replaced by Natalia Vikhlyantseva
- Anastasia Potapova → replaced by
Kristýna Plíšková 
Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Sara Errani- Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by
Ysaline Bonaventure 
Zheng Saisai → replaced by 
Mandy Minella
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar |  CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 23 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká |  SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | 41 | 2 |
| USA
|
Raquel Atawo | SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 51 | 3 |
| GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | 56 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of March 18, 2019.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions edit
Singles edit
- Madison Keys def.
Caroline Wozniacki, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Doubles edit
- Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Alicja Rosolska def. Irina Khromacheva / Veronika Kudermetova, 7–6(9–7), 6–2
References edit
- ^ "Volvo Car Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ James Beck. "It's a long road from Universal Tennis Rating event to Volvo Car Open main draw". www.postandcourier.com.