2019_Western_&_Southern_Open
2019 Western & Southern Open
Tennis tournament
The 2019 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts from August 12–18, 2019. It was a Masters 1000 tournament on the 2019 ATP Tour and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2019 WTA Tour.[1][2] The tournament was one of two headline events in the 2019 US Open Series. The 2019 tournament was the 118th men's edition and the 91st women's edition of the Cincinnati Open and took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States.
| 2019 Western & Southern Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | August 12–18 | |||
| Edition | 118th (men) / 91st (women) | |||
| Category | ATP Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Mason, Ohio, United States | |||
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Daniil Medvedev | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Madison Keys | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Ivan Dodig /  Filip Polášek | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Lucie Hradecká /  Andreja Klepač | ||||
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Point distribution
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[5] | $1,114,225 | $564,005 | $289,290 | $149,100 | $74,695 | $39,120 | $22,045 | $8,435 | $4,220 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | $544,500 | $269,576 | $122,850 | $62,660 | $30,330 | $15,600 | $8,300 | $5,100 | $3,090 |
| Men's doubles[5] | $331,300 | $161,680 | $81,040 | $41,280 | $21,780 | $11,660 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | $143,600 | $72,534 | $35,910 | $18,075 | $9,170 | $4,530 | — | — | — |
Seeds
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 5, 2019. Rankings and points before are as of August 12, 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Novak Djokovic |
12,325 | 1,000 | 360 | 11,685 | Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [9] |
 Rafael Nadal |
7,945 | 0 | 0 | 7,945 | Withdrew due to fatigue | ||
| 3 | 3 |  Roger Federer |
7,460 | 600 | 90 | 6,950 | Third round lost to Andrey Rublev [Q] |
 Dominic Thiem |
4,925 | 0 | 0 | 4,925 | Withdrew due to illness | ||
| 5 | 7 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas |
3,455 | 10 | 10 | 3,455 | Second round lost to  Jan-Lennard Struff |
| 6 | 5 |  Kei Nishikori |
4,040 | 45 | 10 | 4,005 | Second round lost to Yoshihito Nishioka [Q] |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Zverev |
4,005 | 10 | 10 | 4,005 | Second round lost to Miomir Kecmanović [Q] |
| 8 | 9 | Karen Khachanov |
2,890 | 90 | 90 | 2,890 | Third round lost to  Lucas Pouille |
| 9 | 8 | Daniil Medvedev |
3,230 | 35 | 1,000 | 4,195 | Champion, defeated  David Goffin [16] |
 |
2,555 | (45)† | 0 | 2,510 | Withdrew due to ankle Injury | ||
| 11 | 11 | Roberto Bautista Agut |
2,395 | 0 | 180 | 2,575 | Quarterfinals lost to Richard Gasquet [PR] |
| 12 | 13 | Borna Ćorić |
2,195 | 45 | 10 | 2,160 | First round lost to Reilly Opelka [WC] |
| 13 | 16 | John Isner |
2,040 | 10 | 45 | 2,075 | Second round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta [Q] |
| 14 | 18 | Marin Čilić |
1,940 | 360 | 10 | 1,590 | First round lost to  Radu Albot |
| 15 | 17 |  Nikoloz Basilashvili |
2,020 | (45)‡ | 10 | 1,985 | First round lost to Andrey Rublev [Q] |
| 16 | 19 | David Goffin |
1,815 | 360 | 600 | 2,055 | Runner-up, lost to Daniil Medvedev [9] |
† The player used an exemption to skip the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
Withdrawals
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Juan Martín del Potro |
2,230 | 180 | 2,050 | Knee Injury |
| 14 |  Kevin Anderson |
2,140 | 90 | 2,050 | Knee injury |
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Pablo Carreño Busta
Ivo Karlović
Miomir Kecmanović
Denis Kudla
Yoshihito Nishioka
Andrey Rublev
Casper Ruud
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Kevin Anderson → replaced by 
Lorenzo Sonego
Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by 
Jordan Thompson- Fabio Fognini → replaced by
João Sousa - Rafael Nadal → replaced by
Mikhail Kukushkin 
Milos Raonic → replaced by 
Grigor Dimitrov
Dominic Thiem → replaced by Federico Delbonis
- During the tournament
- Yoshihito Nishioka (illness)
Retirements
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 COL |
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL |
Robert Farah | 2 | 1 |
 POL |
Łukasz Kubot |  BRA |
Marcelo Melo | 9 | 2 |
| RSA |
Raven Klaasen |  NZL |
Michael Venus | 15 | 3 |
 NED |
Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU |
Horia Tecău | 23 | 4 |
| FRA |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA |
Nicolas Mahut | 27 | 5 |
| CRO |
Mate Pavić | BRA |
Bruno Soares | 28 | 6 |
 FIN |
Henri Kontinen |  AUS |
John Peers | 29 | 7 |
| USA |
Mike Bryan | USA |
Bob Bryan | 34 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 5, 2019
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
| JPN |
Naomi Osaka | 2 | 2 |
| CZE |
Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 3 |
| ROU |
Simona Halep | 4 | 4 |
| NED |
Kiki Bertens | 5 | 5 |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
 UKR |
Elina Svitolina | 7 | 7 |
| USA |
Sloane Stephens | 8 | 8 |
 BLR |
Aryna Sabalenka | 9 | 9 |
| USA |
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 LAT |
Anastasija Sevastova | 11 | 11 |
| SUI |
Belinda Bencic | 12 | 12 |
| GER |
Angelique Kerber | 13 | 13 |
 GBR |
Johanna Konta | 14 | 14 |
 CHN |
Wang Qiang | 16 | 15 |
| USA |
Madison Keys | 17 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 5, 2019
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Jennifer Brady
- Lauren Davis
- Zarina Diyas
Ons Jabeur- Veronika Kudermetova
Rebecca Peterson- Astra Sharma
Iga Świątek
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Bianca Andreescu → replaced by
Monica Puig - Amanda Anisimova → replaced by
Barbora Strýcová - Catherine Bellis → replaced by Venus Williams
- Danielle Collins → replaced by
Viktória Kužmová 
Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by 
Wang Yafan- Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Serena Williams → replaced by Jessica Pegula
Retirements
Belinda Bencic (left foot injury)- Naomi Osaka (left knee injury)
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE |
Hsieh Su-wei | CZE |
Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 1 |
| BEL |
Elise Mertens | BLR |
Aryna Sabalenka | 19 | 2 |
| CZE |
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE |
Kateřina Siniaková | 20 | 3 |
 CAN |
Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN |
Xu Yifan | 20 | 4 |
| GER |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld | NED |
Demi Schuurs | 28 | 5 |
| TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | TPE |
Latisha Chan | 30 | 6 |
| USA |
Nicole Melichar | CZE |
Květa Peschke | 37 | 7 |
| CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | SLO |
Andreja Klepač | 49 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 5, 2019
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Jennifer Brady / Jessica Pegula
- Caty McNally / Alison Riske
- Karolína Plíšková / Kristýna Plíšková
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
Hsieh Su-wei (low back injury)- Donna Vekić (low back injury)
Men's singles
- Daniil Medvedev def.
David Goffin, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Women's singles
- Madison Keys def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Men's doubles
- Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek def.
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Women's doubles
- Lucie Hradecká /
Andreja Klepač def. 
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / 
Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 6–1
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