The 2019 Sydney International was a tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour and 2019 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
| 2019 Sydney International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–12 January 2019 |
| Edition | 127th |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 series / WTA Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 16D (ATP) 30S / 16D (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Venue | NSW Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Alex de Minaur | |
| Women's singles | |
 Petra Kvitová | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Jamie Murray /  Bruno Soares | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Aleksandra Krunić / Kateřina Siniaková | |
It was the 127th edition of the tournament and took place at the NSW Tennis Centre. It was held from 6 to 12 January 2019 as part of the Australian Open Series in preparation for the first Grand Slam of the year.[1][2]
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | $90,990 | $49,205 | $27,175 | $15,435 | $8,880 | $5,320 | $2,575 | $1,285 |
| Men's doubles * | $29,860 | $15,300 | $8,290 | $4,740 | $2,780 | — | — | — |
| Women's singles | $141,875 | $75,570 | $40,322 | $21,660 | $11,620 | $6,345 | $3,500 | $1,828 |
| Women's doubles * | $44,200 | $23,615 | $12,905 | $6,565 | $3,570 | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
ATP singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GRE
|
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 15 | 1 |
 RUS |
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 ARG
|
Diego Schwartzman | 17 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 30 | 4 |
| AUS
|
Alex de Minaur | 31 | 5 |
| FRA
|
Lucas Pouille | 32 | 6 |
 HUN
|
Márton Fucsovics | 36 | 7 |
 ITA
|
Andreas Seppi | 37 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 December 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Kyle Edmund → replaced by 
Sam Querrey
Nicolás Jarry → replaced by 
Guido Andreozzi
Daniil Medvedev → replaced by 
Taro Daniel
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by Denis Kudla
Retirements edit
ATP doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 10 | 1 |
| GBR
|
Jamie Murray | BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 14 | 2 |
 CRO
|
Nikola Mektić |  AUT
|
Alexander Peya | 30 | 3 |
 USA
|
Rajeev Ram | GBR
|
Joe Salisbury | 51 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 December 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
WTA singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 1 | 1 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 2 | 2 |
 JPN |
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| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 6 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 7 | 5 |
| CZE |
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 NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 9 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Daria Kasatkina | 10 | 8 |
 LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 11 | 9 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 12 | 10 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 December 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Danielle Collins
Priscilla Hon
Yulia Putintseva
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Kateřina Siniaková
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
- Naomi Osaka → replaced by
Monica Puig - Karolína Plíšková → replaced by
Tatjana Maria 
Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Bernarda Pera
- During the tournament
Garbiñe Muguruza (GI Illness) [4]
WTA doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 22 | 1 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 28 | 2 |
 SLO
|
Andreja Klepač |  ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 34 | 3 |
 UKR
|
Nadiia Kichenok | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 42 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 31 December 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions edit
Men's singles edit
- Alex de Minaur def.
Andreas Seppi, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Women's singles edit
- Petra Kvitová def. Ashleigh Barty 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–6)
Men's doubles edit
- Jamie Murray /
Bruno Soares def. 
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles edit
Aleksandra Krunić / Kateřina Siniaková def. Eri Hozumi / 
Alicja Rosolska, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
References edit
- ^ "US Open champion Naomi Osaka to headline Sydney International". Sydney International. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ "World No.8 Sloane Stephens confirms Sydney International return". Sydney International. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ a b c "Australians Daria Gavrilova, Jordan Thompson get Sydney wildcards". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (2019-01-08). "Muguruza withdraws from Sydney, Bertens moves into quarterfinals". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-01-08.