The 2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 42nd edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and part of the Premier tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 22 April until 28 April 2019. Third-seeded Petra Kvitová won the singles title.[1]
2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
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Date | 22–28 April |
Edition | 42nd |
Category | Premier |
Draw | 28S / 16D |
Prize money | $886,077 |
Surface | Clay (indoor) |
Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
Venue | Porsche-Arena |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Petra Kvitová | |
Doubles | |
Mona Barthel / Anna-Lena Friedsam |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
editEvent | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
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Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
editEvent | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | €107,036 | €57,157 | €30,536 | €16,411 | €8,798 | €5,585 | €2,508 | €1,333 | €742 |
Doubles * | €33,482 | €17,885 | €9,774 | €4,974 | €2,702 | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
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JPN | Naomi Osaka | 1 | 1 |
CZE | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 |
CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 4 | 4 |
GER | Angelique Kerber | 5 | 5 |
NED | Kiki Bertens | 7 | 6 |
LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 13 | 7 |
EST | Anett Kontaveit | 15 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 15 April 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Danielle Collins → replaced by Hsieh Su-wei
- Simona Halep → replaced by Giulia Gatto-Monticone
- Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Vera Zvonareva
- Sloane Stephens → replaced by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Elina Svitolina → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
- During the tournament
- Naomi Osaka (abdominal injury)
Retirements
edit- Victoria Azarenka (right shoulder injury)
- Julia Görges (neck injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
editCountry | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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USA | Nicole Melichar | CZE | Květa Peschke | 25 | 1 |
GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | NED | Demi Schuurs | 33 | 2 |
JPN | Makoto Ninomiya | USA | Abigail Spears | 57 | 3 |
USA | Raquel Atawo | SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 60 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of April 15, 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the main draw:
Finals
editSingles
editPetra Kvitová defeated Anett Kontaveit, 6–3, 7–6(7–2).
- It was Kvitova's 2nd title of the season and the 27th of her career.
Doubles
editMona Barthel / Anna-Lena Friedsam defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Lucie Šafářová, 2–6, 6–3, [10–6].
References
edit- ^ "Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Overview". wtatennis.com.