2019 Simona Halep tennis season

The 2019 Simona Halep tennis season officially began on 8 January 2019 at the Sydney International. Simona Halep entered the season as the No. 1 ranked player in the world.[2]

2019 Simona Halep tennis season
Full nameSimona Halep
Country Romania
Calendar prize money$5,083,227
Singles
Season record40–13
Calendar titles1
Current rankingNo. 6[1]
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 5
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open4R
French OpenQF
WimbledonW
US Open2R
Doubles
Season record4–4
Calendar titles0
Current ranking169
Year-end ranking165
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease 4
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenA
French OpenA
WimbledonA
US OpenA
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenA
French OpenA
WimbledonA
US OpenA
Last updated on: 13 July 2019.

Year in detail

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Early hard court season and Australian Open

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Sydney International

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Halep started season playing at Sydney International as the top seed. She lost to No. 15 in the world at the time Ashleigh Barty in two straight sets, extending her losing streak at five.[3]

Australian Open

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Halep's next tournament was Australian Open. In the first round she beat Kaia Kanepi in three sets.[4] . This match marked her first win since 2018 Western & Southern Open. In the second round, she faced Sofia Kenin, also winning in three sets. In the next rounds, she would play the Williams sisters. She won against Venus Williams in straight sets,[5] but then, she lost to Serena Williams in three tight sets. In the end of the tournament, Naomi Osaka replaced her at rankings and peaked at No. 3, after Petra Kvitová.[6]

Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal

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After win in World Group play-offs vs Switzerland last year, team Romania came back on World Group, since 2016. In quarterfinals, they met team Czech Republic, in Ostrava. She led 2–0 in singles rubbers, defeating Kateřina Siniaková and Karolína Plíšková.[7] With these wins and the doubles rubber win by Monica Niculescu and Irina-Camelia Begu, they qualified for the first time, since 1973, in the semifinals of Fed Cup.[8]

Qatar Ladies Open

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Next tournament for Halep was Qatar Ladies Open, where she was the top seed and she had first round bye. En route to the final, she defeated Lesia Tsurenko, Julia Görges, and Elina Svitolina, where she trailed in the third set and, then, won five games in a row.[9] In the final, she faced Elise Mertens. She lost in three sets, giving Mertens her first Premier title. This was the first final of the season for Halep.

Dubai Tennis Championships

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Next tournament was Dubai Tennis Championships. She was no.3 seed and defeated Eugenie Bouchard[10] and Lesia Tsurenko,[11] both in two straight sets. In quarterfinal she was defeated by eventual champion, Belinda Bencic. In a conclusion of this tournament, Halep remains at no.2, after Kvitová lost in the final.[12]

March sunshine events

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Indian Wells Open

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In the Indian Wells, Halep was seeded no.2. She defeated Barbora Strýcová[13] and Kateryna Kozlova in two straight sets.[14] Halep lost in the fourth round against Markéta Vondroušová in three sets. After this tournament, she remains no.2 in the world.

Miami Open

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After the run of Indian Wells, her next tournament was Miami Open. In the second round, she crushed Taylor Townsend in straight sets. In the third round, she defeated Polona Hercog in three tough sets. Halep won against Venus Williams and Qiang Wang, in fourth round and quarterfinal, respectively. She was in contention of regaining the no.1 spot by reaching the finals, after Osaka's defeat in the third round. In the semifinal, she faced Karolína Plíšková, losing in straight sets. After this tournament, she remained no.2.

European clay court season

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Fed Cup World Group Semifinal

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Her first clay-court event of the season was Fed Cup Semifinal. There, Romanian Fed Cup Team faced France in Rouen. In the singles rubber, Halep defeated Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia. At the doubles rubber, she played instead of Irina-Camelia Begu, withdrawing due to ankle injury, with Monica Niculescu. Anyway, after taking the first set, they lost, giving to France a ticket to the Fed Cup final.

Madrid Open

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Italian Open

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French Open

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English grass court season

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Eastbourne International

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Wimbledon

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Halep won the 2019 Wimbledon Championships defeating Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2.

All matches

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
6–12 January 2019
1R Bye
1 2R   Ashleigh Barty 15 Loss 4–6, 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
14–27 January 2019
2 1R   Kaia Kanepi 71 Win 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–2
3 2R   Sofia Kenin 37 Win 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
4 3R   Venus Williams 36 Win 6–2, 6–3
5 4R   Serena Williams (16) 16 Loss 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Fed Cup World Group
  Czech Republic vs.   Romania
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Fed Cup
Hard, indoor
9–10 February 2019
6 QF   Kateřina Siniaková 44 Win 6–4, 6–0
7 QF   Karolína Plíšková 5 Win 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
11–16 February 2019
1R Bye
8 2R   Lesia Tsurenko 24 Win 6–2, 6–3
9 QF   Julia Görges (9) 16 Win 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
10 SF   Elina Svitolina (4/WC) 7 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
11 F   Elise Mertens 21 Loss (1) 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
17–23 February 2019[15]
1R Bye
12 2R   Eugenie Bouchard (WC) 79 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–4
13 3R   Lesia Tsurenko 23 Win 6–3, 7–5
14 QF   Belinda Bencic 45 Loss 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
4–17 March 2019
1R Bye
15 2R   Barbora Strýcová 50 Win 6–2, 6–4
16 3R   Kateryna Kozlova (Q) 114 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–5
17 4R   Markéta Vondroušová 61 Loss 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Miami Open
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
18–31 March 2019
1R Bye
18 2R   Taylor Townsend (Q) 96 Win 6–1, 6–3
19 3R   Polona Hercog (LL) 93 Win 5–7, 7–6(7–1), 6–2
20 4R   Venus Williams 43 Win 6–3, 6–3
21 QF   Wang Qiang (18) 18 Win 6–4, 7–5
22 SF   Karolína Plíšková (5) 7 Loss 5–7, 1–6
Fed Cup World Group
  France vs.   Romania
Rouen, France
Fed Cup
Clay, indoor
20–21 April 2019
23 SF   Kristina Mladenovic 66 Win 6–3, 6–1
24 SF   Caroline Garcia 21 Win 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
3–12 May 2019
25 1R   Margarita Gasparyan (Q) 64 Win 6–0, 6–4
26 2R   Johanna Konta 41 Win 7–5, 6–1
27 3R   Viktória Kužmová 46 Win 6–0, 6–0
28 QF   Ashleigh Barty (9) 9 Win 7–5, 7–5
29 SF   Belinda Bencic 18 Win 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–0
30 F   Kiki Bertens (7) 7 Loss (2) 4–6, 4–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
13–19 May 2019
1R Bye
31 2R   Markéta Vondroušová 44 Loss 6–2, 5–7, 3–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
26 May – 9 June 2019
32 1R   Ajla Tomljanović 47 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
33 2R   Magda Linette 87 Win 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
34 3R   Lesia Tsurenko (27) 27 Win 6–2, 6–1
35 4R   Iga Świątek 104 Win 6–1, 6–0
36 QF   Amanda Anisimova 51 Loss 2–6, 4–6
Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
Grass, outdoor
23–29 June 2019
1R Bye
37 2R   Hsieh Su-wei 29 Win 6–2, 6–0
38 3R   Polona Hercog (Q) 60 Win 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
39 QF   Angelique Kerber (4/WC) 5 Loss 4–6, 3–6
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
1–14 July 2019
40 1R   Aliaksandra Sasnovich 36 Win 6–4, 7–5
41 2R   Mihaela Buzărnescu 53 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
42 3R   Victoria Azarenka 40 Win 6–3, 6–1
43 4R   Cori Gauff (Q) 313 Win 6–3, 6–3
44 QF   Zhang Shuai 50 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–1
45 SF   Elina Svitolina (8) 8 Win 6–1, 6–3
46 W   Serena Williams (11) 10 Win (1) 6–2, 6–2
Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
5–11 August 2019
1R Bye
47 2R   Jennifer Brady (Q) 76 Win 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
48 3R   Svetlana Kuznetsova (WC) 198 Win 6–2, 6–1
49 QF   Marie Bouzková (Q) 91 Loss 4–6, retired
Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
12–18 August 2019
1R Bye
50 2R   Ekaterina Alexandrova 43 Win 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
51 3R   Madison Keys (16) 18 Loss 1–6, 6–3, 5–7
U.S. Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
26 August – 8 September 2019
52 1R   Nicole Gibbs (LL) 135 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
53 2R   Taylor Townsend (Q) 116 Loss 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
22–28 September 2019
1R Bye
54 2R   Barbora Strýcová 34 Win 6–3, 6–2
55 3R   Elena Rybakina (WC) 50 Loss 4–5, retired
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
30 September – 6 October 2019
56 1R   Rebecca Peterson (Q) 57 Win 6–1, 6–1
57 2R   Ekaterina Alexandrova 38 Loss 2–6, 3–6

Tournament results and points comparison 2018 -2019

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Halep's 2019 singles tournament results and points is as follows:

Date Championship Location Category Surface 2018
result
2018
points
2019
points
Outcome 2019
30 December –
5 January
Shenzhen Open Shenzhen International Hard W 280 0 Did not participate
6 January –
12 January
Sydney International Sydney WTA Premier Hard DNP 0 1 Second round lost to   Ashleigh Barty
4–6, 4–6
14 January –
27 January
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard F 1300 240 Fourth round lost to   Serena Williams
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
11 February –
16 February
Qatar Open Doha WTA Premier[a] Hard SF 350 305 Final lost to   Elise Mertens
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
17 February –
23 February
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai Premier 5 Hard DNP 0 190 Quarterfinals lost to   Belinda Bencic
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
4 March –
17 March
Indian Wells Open Indian Wells Premier Mandatory Hard SF 390 120 Fourth round lost to   Markéta Vondroušová
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
18 March –
31 March
Miami Open Miami Premier Mandatory Hard 3R 65 390 Semifinals lost to   Karolína Plíšková
5–7, 1–6
22 April –
28 April
Stuttgart Open Stuttgart Premier Clay (i) QF 100 0 Withdrew due to ankle injury[citation needed]
6 May –
12 May
Madrid Open Madrid Premier Mandatory Clay QF 215 650 Final lost to   Kiki Bertens
4–6, 4–6
13 May –
19 May
Italian Open Rome Premier 5 Clay F 585 1 Second round lost to   Markéta Vondroušová
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
26 May –
9 June
French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay W 2000 430 Quarterfinals lost to   Amanda Anisimova
2–6, 4–6
22 April –
28 April
Eastbourne International Eastbourne Premier Grass DNP 0 100 Quarterfinals lost to   Angelique Kerber
4–6, 3–6
1 July –
14 July
Wimbledon London Grand Slam Grass 3R 130 2000 Winner defeated   Serena Williams
6–2, 6–2
5 August –
11 August
Canadian Open Toronto Premier 5 Hard W 900 190 Quarterfinals lost to   Marie Bouzková
4–6, retired
12 August –
18 August
Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Premier 5 Hard F 585 105 Third round lost to   Madison Keys
1–6, 6–3, 5–7
26 August –
8 September
US Open New York City Grand Slam Hard 1R 10 70 Second round lost to   Taylor Townsend
6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
9 September –
16 September
Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou Premier Hard DNP 0 0 Withdrew due to ankle injury[citation needed]
22 September –
28 September
Wuhan Open Wuhan Premier 5 Hard 2R 1 105 Third round lost to   E Rybakina
4r – 5, retired due to lower back injury [16]
30 September –
6 October
China Open Beijing Premier Mandatory Hard 1R 10 65 Second round lost to   E Alexandrova
6–2, 6-3
27 October –
3 November
WTA Finals Shenzhen Year-end Championships Hard DNP 0 500 Roud robin 1W -2L
Total year-end points 6910 5642   -1268 difference

Finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–1)
Premier (0–1)
International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (1–2)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2019 Qatar Total Open, Qatar Premier Hard   Elise Mertens 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2019 Madrid Open, Spain Premier M Clay   Kiki Bertens 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2019 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass   Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Rankings | Singles | WTA Tour". 9 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Simona Halep ranking".
  3. ^ "Simona Halep: World number one loses to Ashleigh Barty at Sydney International".
  4. ^ "Simona Halep fights back to beat Kaia Kanepi at Australian Open".
  5. ^ "Australian Open 2019: Simona Halep beats Venus Williams to reach last 16".
  6. ^ "Serena Williams through to Australian Open 2019 quarter-final after epic win over Simona Halep".
  7. ^ "Simona Halep and Karolína Plíšková set to headline the Fed Cup first round".
  8. ^ "The national team of Romania defeated the Czech team in the quarterfinals of the "Federation Cup"".
  9. ^ "Halep comeback snaps losing streak against Svitolina to make Doha final in thriller".
  10. ^ "Halep too strong for Bouchard in Dubai".
  11. ^ "Halep pulls off Tsurenko repeat to reach last eight".
  12. ^ "Dubai Tennis 2019: Belinda Bencic 'didn't give up' in victory against Simona Halep".
  13. ^ "Halep sweeps past Strýcová into Indian Wells third round".
  14. ^ "Halep counts Kozlova out after tough test in Indian Wells".
  15. ^ "Dubai Championships: Simona Halep loses to Belinda Bencic".
  16. ^ "Wuhan Open 2019: Simona Halep retires hurt from third-round match with lower back injury".
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