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]
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
Point distribution
| 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
| 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
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CHN
|
Wang Qiang | 17 | 1 |
 ESP |
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 CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 31 | 3 |
| CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 34 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 38 | 5 |
| CHN |
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 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 42 | 7 |
 AUS |
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 BLR
|
Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 47 | 9 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Muchová | 48 | 10 |
- Rankings as of August 12, 2019.
Other entrants
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
Danielle Collins → replaced by 
Veronika Kudermetova
Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by Wang Yafan
Johanna Konta → replaced by Karolína Muchová
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Kateryna Kozlova- Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by
Viktorija Golubic - Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Anna Blinkova
- Dayana Yastremska → replaced by
Alison Van Uytvanck - Zheng Saisai → replaced by Laura Siegemund
Retirements
- Anastasia Potapova (breathing difficulty)
- Zhu Lin (left leg injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
- Magda Linette def.
Camila Giorgi, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
- Darija Jurak / María José Martínez Sánchez def. Margarita Gasparyan /
Monica Niculescu, 7–5, 2–6, [10–7]
References
- ^ "NYJTL Bronx Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Women's professional tennis to return to the Bronx in New York City". wtatennis.com.
