2019 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Simona Halep defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second major title. The final lasted only 56 minutes, and Halep committed a major-final record of just three unforced errors.[1][2] She lost only one set during the tournament, to Mihaela Buzărnescu in the second round. Halep became the first Romanian to win a Wimbledon senior singles title. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles. At 37 years and 291 days, Williams became the oldest major women's singles finalist in the Open Era (a record she herself would pass two months later at the US Open).

Women's singles
2019 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionRomania Simona Halep
Runner-upUnited States Serena Williams
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Lauren Davis. This was the first time in the Open Era that a defending major champion lost to a lucky loser.[3]

This was the first major in which Ashleigh Barty competed as the world No. 1. She retained the top ranking following the tournament despite losing to Alison Riske in the fourth round. Naomi Osaka, Karolína Plíšková, Kiki Bertens and Petra Kvitová were also in contention for the top ranking.[4]

This marked the major main draw debut of future US Open champion Coco Gauff, who at 15 years old became the youngest player to win a main draw Wimbledon singles match since Jennifer Capriati in 1991. In that match, she defeated the oldest player in the draw, five-time Wimbledon champion and 39-year-old Venus Williams. Gauff was also the youngest qualifier in Wimbledon history.[5] She was defeated by Halep in the fourth round.

Karolína Muchová became the first player to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon on debut since Li Na in 2006.

This was the first Wimbledon where a final-set tie break rule was introduced. Upon reaching 12–12 in the third set, a classic tie break would be played. No women's singles match required the use of the final-set tie break.

Seeds edit

Seeding per WTA rankings.[6]

01.     Ashleigh Barty (fourth round)
02.     Naomi Osaka (first round)
03.     Karolína Plíšková (fourth round)
04.     Kiki Bertens (third round)
05.     Angelique Kerber (second round)
06.     Petra Kvitová (fourth round)
07.     Simona Halep (champion)
08.     Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
09.     Sloane Stephens (third round)
10.     Aryna Sabalenka (first round)
11.     Serena Williams (final)
12.     Anastasija Sevastova (second round)
13.     Belinda Bencic (third round)
14.     Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
15.     Wang Qiang (third round)
16.     Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
17.     Madison Keys (second round)
18.     Julia Görges (third round)
19.     Johanna Konta (quarterfinals)
20.     Anett Kontaveit (third round)
21.     Elise Mertens (fourth round)
22.     Donna Vekić (first round)
23.     Caroline Garcia (first round)
24.     Petra Martić (fourth round)
25.     Amanda Anisimova (second round)
26.     Garbiñe Muguruza (first round)
27.     Sofia Kenin (second round)
28.     Hsieh Su-wei (third round)
29.     Daria Kasatkina (first round)
30.     Carla Suárez Navarro (fourth round)
31.     Maria Sakkari (third round)
32.     Lesia Tsurenko (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Alison Riske 4 6 3
11   Serena Williams 6 4 6
11   Serena Williams 6 6
  Barbora Strýcová 1 2
  Barbora Strýcová 77 6
19   Johanna Konta 651
11   Serena Williams 2 2
7   Simona Halep 6 6
8   Elina Svitolina 7 6
  Karolína Muchová 5 4
8   Elina Svitolina 1 3
7   Simona Halep 6 6
7   Simona Halep 77 6
  Zhang Shuai 641

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   A Barty 6 6
  S Zheng 4 2 1   A Barty 6 6
  S Kuznetsova 4 6 2   A Van Uytvanck 1 3
  A Van Uytvanck 6 4 6 1   A Barty 6 6
WC   H Dart 4 6 6 WC   H Dart 1 1
LL   C McHale 6 4 4 WC   H Dart 77 3 6
Q   B Haddad Maia 6 6 Q   B Haddad Maia 646 1
26   G Muguruza 4 4 1   A Barty 6 2 3
22   D Vekić 6 3 5   A Riske 3 6 6
  A Riske 3 6 7   A Riske 6 639
Q   L Kerkhove 654   I Jorović 2 77 7
  I Jorović 77 6   A Riske 4 6 6
  S Vögele 7 5 4 13   B Bencic 6 4 4
  K Kanepi 5 7 6   K Kanepi 3 1
  A Pavlyuchenkova 2 3 13   B Bencic 6 6
13   B Bencic 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   S Williams 6 7
Q   G Gatto-Monticone 2 5 11   S Williams 2 6 6
Q   K Juvan 6 2 6 Q   K Juvan 6 2 4
  Kr Plíšková 4 6 4 11   S Williams 6 6
Q   P Badosa 4 2 18   J Görges 3 4
Q   V Flink 6 6 Q   V Flink 1 4
Q   E-G Ruse 5 1 18   J Görges 6 6
18   J Görges 7 6 11   S Williams 6 6
30   C Suárez Navarro 6 7 30   C Suárez Navarro 2 2
  S Stosur 2 5 30   C Suárez Navarro 77 77
  M Sharapova 6 640r   P Parmentier 6264
  P Parmentier 4 77 5 30   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
  K Kozlova 3 2 LL   L Davis 3 3
LL   L Davis 6 6 LL   L Davis 2 6 6
  T Maria 4 3 5   A Kerber 6 2 1
5   A Kerber 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   K Bertens 6 6
  M Minella 3 2 4   K Bertens 3 77 6
Q   Ar Rodionova 2 3   T Townsend 6 652
  T Townsend 6 6 4   K Bertens 5 1
  L Siegemund 6 6   B Strýcová 7 6
WC   K Swan 2 4   L Siegemund 3 5
  B Strýcová 6 6   B Strýcová 6 7
32   L Tsurenko 3 2   B Strýcová 4 7 6
21   E Mertens 6 6 21   E Mertens 6 5 2
  F Ferro 2 0 21   E Mertens 7 6
  A Petkovic 6 2 5 WC   M Niculescu 5 0
WC   M Niculescu 2 6 7 21   E Mertens 6 696
  T Zidanšek 6 5 8 15   Q Wang 2 711 4
  E Bouchard 3 7 6   T Zidanšek 1 2
  V Lapko 2 2 15   Q Wang 6 6
15   Q Wang 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   S Stephens 6 6
  T Bacsinszky 2 4 9   S Stephens 6 6
  Y Wang 6 7   Y Wang 0 2
Q   T Martincová 2 5 9   S Stephens 6 4 1
  E Alexandrova 6 1 1 19   J Konta 3 6 6
  K Siniaková 2 6 6   K Siniaková 3 4
Q   A Bogdan 5 2 19   J Konta 6 6
19   J Konta 7 6 19   J Konta 4 6 6
25   A Anisimova 6 6 6   P Kvitová 6 2 4
  S Cîrstea 3 3 25   A Anisimova 4 5
  M Linette 6 711   M Linette 6 7
Q   A Kalinskaya 0 69   M Linette 3 2
  V Diatchenko 5 77 2 6   P Kvitová 6 6
  K Mladenovic 7 646   K Mladenovic 5 2
  O Jabeur 4 2 6   P Kvitová 7 6
6   P Kvitová 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   E Svitolina 7 6
  D Gavrilova 5 0 8   E Svitolina 5 6
  M Gasparyan 6 6   M Gasparyan 7 5r
PR   A-L Friedsam 4 4 8   E Svitolina 6 616
LL   M Bouzková 6 6 31   M Sakkari 3 77 2
  M Barthel 3 3 LL   M Bouzková 4 1
  B Pera 643 31   M Sakkari 6 6
31   M Sakkari 77 6 8   E Svitolina 6 6
24   P Martić 3 6 6 24   P Martić 4 2
  J Brady 6 3 4 24   P Martić 3 6 6
  A Potapova 2 6 6   A Potapova 6 3 4
  J Teichmann 6 4 1 24   P Martić 6 3 6
  D Collins 6 7   D Collins 4 6 4
  Z Diyas 3 5   D Collins 4 6 6
Q   K Ahn 3 4 12   A Sevastova 6 4 3
12   A Sevastova 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   M Vondroušová 4 4
  M Brengle 6 6   M Brengle 3 4
  K Muchová 7 6   K Muchová 6 6
  A Krunić 5 2   K Muchová 79 6
Q   C McNally 632 20   A Kontaveit 673
  H Watson 77 6   H Watson 5 1
PR   S Rogers 0 6 4 20   A Kontaveit 7 6
20   A Kontaveit 6 3 6   K Muchová 4 7 13
28   S-w Hsieh 6 6 3   Ka Plíšková 6 5 11
  J Ostapenko 2 2 28   S-w Hsieh 77 6
  D Jakupović 1 3   K Flipkens 633
  K Flipkens 6 6 28   S-w Hsieh 3 6 4
  AK Schmiedlová 7 4 5 3   Ka Plíšková 6 2 6
  M Puig 5 6 7   M Puig 0 4
  L Zhu 2 64 3   Ka Plíšková 6 6
3   Ka Plíšková 6 77

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   S Halep 6 7
  A Sasnovich 4 5 7   S Halep 6 4 6
  M Buzărnescu 6 6   M Buzărnescu 3 6 2
  J Pegula 4 4 7   S Halep 6 6
  A Cornet 4 4   V Azarenka 3 1
  V Azarenka 6 6   V Azarenka 6 6
  A Tomljanović 6 6   A Tomljanović 2 0
29   D Kasatkina 3 1 7   S Halep 6 6
17   M Keys 6 6 Q   C Gauff 3 3
  L Kumkhum 3 2 17   M Keys 2 4
  P Hercog 4 77 7   P Hercog 6 6
  V Kužmová 6 655   P Hercog 6 675
  V Williams 4 4 Q   C Gauff 3 79 7
Q   C Gauff 6 6 Q   C Gauff 6 6
  M Rybáriková 6 6   M Rybáriková 3 3
10   A Sabalenka 2 4

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   C Wozniacki 5
  S Sorribes Tormo 4r 14   C Wozniacki 77 6
  V Kudermetova 6 6   V Kudermetova 653
Q   Y Bonaventure 2 4 14   C Wozniacki 4 2
  R Peterson 4 3   S Zhang 6 6
Q   Y Wickmayer 6 6 Q   Y Wickmayer 3 2
  S Zhang 6 6   S Zhang 6 6
23   C Garcia 4 0   S Zhang 6 1 6
27   S Kenin 6 6   D Yastremska 4 6 2
  A Sharma 4 2 27   S Kenin 5 6 3
  D Yastremska 6 6   D Yastremska 7 4 6
  C Giorgi 3 3   D Yastremska 7 6
  I Świątek 2 63   V Golubic 5 3
  V Golubic 6 77   V Golubic 6 77
  Y Putintseva 77 6   Y Putintseva 4 63
2   N Osaka 642

Championship match ratings edit

1.197 million on ESPN, in the USA[7]

Championship match statistics edit

Category   Halep   S. Williams
1st serve % 35/46 (76%) 32/47 (68%)
1st serve points won 29 of 35 = 83% 19 of 32 = 59%
2nd serve points won 5 of 11 = 45% 7 of 15 = 47%
Total service points won 34 of 46 = 73.91% 26 of 47 = 55.32%
Aces 1 2
Double faults 0 1
Winners 13 17
Unforced errors 3 26
Net points won 2 of 2 = 100% 4 of 11 = 36%
Break points converted 4 of 5 = 80% 0 of 1 = 0%
Return points won 21 of 47 = 45% 12 of 46 = 26%
Total points won 55 38
Source

References edit

  1. ^ "Flawless Simona Halep beats Serena Williams to win first Wimbledon". CNN. 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon 2019: Simona Halep creates all-time Grand Slam record for lowest unforced errors". Fox Sports Asia. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ "WTA rankings update 2019: Halep returns to Top 5, Gauff soars". Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ Courtney Nguyen (30 June 2019). "Wimbledon 2019: Who's chasing Ashleigh Barty for World No.1?". WTA. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. ^ Scott Gleeson (1 July 2019). "Who is the 15-year-old who beat 39-year-old Venus Williams at Wimbledon?". USA Today. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Seeding per WTA rulebook" (PDF). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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