The 2019 Bronx Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Bronx Open, and first edition as part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cary Leeds Center in Crotona Park in The Bronx, New York City, United States from 18 to 24 August 2019.[1]

2019 Bronx Open
Date18 – 24 August
Edition18th
CategoryWTA International
Draw30S / 16D
Prize money$250,000
SurfaceHard court
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueCary Leeds Center
Champions
Singles
Poland Magda Linette
Doubles
Croatia Darija Jurak / Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
← 2012 · Bronx Open · 2022 →

This tournament replaced the Tournoi de Québec on the WTA Tour. The Connecticut Open, which was a WTA Premier event formerly scheduled for the week before the US Open, was replaced by the Zhengzhou Open.[2]

Points and prize money

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Point distribution

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 280 180 110 60 30 1 18 14 10 1
Doubles 1

Prize money

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Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles $43,000 $21,400 $11,300 $5,900 $3,310 $1,925 $1,005 $730 $530
Doubles $12,300 $6,400 $3,435 $1,820 $960

Singles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  CHN Wang Qiang 17 1
  ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 29 2
  CZE Barbora Strýcová 31 3
  CHN Zhang Shuai 34 4
  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 38 5
  CHN Zheng Saisai 39 6
  KAZ Yulia Putintseva 42 7
  AUS Ajla Tomljanović 46 8
  BLR Aliaksandra Sasnovich 47 9
  CZE Karolína Muchová 48 10
  • Rankings as of August 12, 2019.

Other entrants

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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

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Retirements

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Doubles main draw entrants

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Seeds

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Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
  AUS Samantha Stosur   CHN Zhang Shuai 23 1
  TPE Chan Hao-ching   TPE Latisha Chan 31 2
  CRO Darija Jurak   ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 69 3
  USA Desirae Krawczyk   POL Alicja Rosolska 70 4
  • 1 Rankings as of August 12, 2019

Other entrants

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The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

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Singles

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Doubles

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References

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  1. ^ "NYJTL Bronx Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
  2. ^ "Women's professional tennis to return to the Bronx in New York City". wtatennis.com.
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