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2019 WTA Finals – Singles

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Singles
2019 WTA Finals
Final
ChampionAustralia Ashleigh Barty
Runner-upUkraine Elina Svitolina
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Ashleigh Barty defeated the defending champion Elina Svitolina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2019 WTA Finals. With the win, Barty became the fifth woman (after Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitová, and Dominika Cibulková) to win the tournament on debut.

Barty won $4.42 million USD in prize money by claiming the title, the most prize money ever won by a player at a single tennis tournament, male or female.[citation needed] Barty secured the year-end world No. 1 ranking after playing her second round-robin match. Karolína Plíšková and Naomi Osaka were also in contention for the top ranking.

Barty, Bianca Andreescu, Belinda Bencic and Sofia Kenin (as an alternate replacing Andreescu) made their debuts in the event.[citation needed]

The tiebreak between Elina Svitolina and Karolína Plíšková in the round-robin stage, which Svitolina won 14–12, was the longest of the season.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Australia Ashleigh Barty (champion)
  2. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
  3. Japan Naomi Osaka (round robin, withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
  4. Canada Bianca Andreescu (round robin, withdrew due to a left knee injury)
  5. Romania Simona Halep (round robin)
  6. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (round robin)
  7. Switzerland Belinda Bencic (semifinals, retired)
  8. Ukraine Elina Svitolina (final)

Alternates

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  1. Netherlands Kiki Bertens (round robin, replaced Osaka, retired)
  2. United States Sofia Kenin (round robin, replaced Andreescu)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 4 6 6
2 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 2 3
1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 6 6
8 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 4 3
7 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 7 3 1r
8 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 5 6 4

Red group

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Australia Barty Japan Osaka
Netherlands Bertens
Czech Republic Kvitová Switzerland Bencic RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1 Australia Ashleigh Barty 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
(w/ Bertens)  
6–4, 6–2     5–7, 6–1, 6–2 2–1 5–3 (63%) 42–31 (58%) 1
3
Alt
Japan Naomi Osaka
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
(w/ Bertens)
7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–4
(w/ Osaka)
   
5–7, 0–1 ret.
(w/ Bertens)
1–0
1–1
2–1 (67%)
2–3 (40%)
17–16 (52%)
15–13 (54%)
X
3
6 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4–6, 2–6 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 4–6
(w/ Osaka)
3–6, 6–1, 4–6 0–3 2–6 (25%) 35–42 (46%) 4
7 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 7–5, 1–0 ret.
(w/ Bertens)
6–3, 1–6, 6–4 2–1 5–3 (63%) 23–30 (43%) 2

† Following WTA rules, Bertens' retirement against Bencic was counted as a straight-set loss in determining round robin standings.

Purple group

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Czech Republic Plíšková Canada Andreescu
United States Kenin
Romania Halep Ukraine Svitolina RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–3, ret.
(w/ Andreescu)
6–0, 2–6, 6–4 6–7(12–14), 4–6 2–1 4–3 (57%) 24–23 (51%) 2
4
Alt
Canada Bianca Andreescu
United States Sofia Kenin
3–6, ret.
(w/ Andreescu)
6–3, 6–7(6–8), 3–6
(w/ Andreescu)
5–7, 6–7(10–12)
(w/ Kenin)
0–2
0–1
1–4 (20%)
0–2 (0%)
15–16 (48%)
11–14 (44%)
X
4
5 Romania Simona Halep 0–6, 6–2, 4–6 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
(w/ Andreescu)
5–7, 3–6 1–2 3–5 (38%) 34–42 (45%) 3
8 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 7–6(14–12), 6–4 7–5, 7–6(12–10)
(w/ Kenin)
7–5, 6–3 3–0 6–0 (100%) 40–29 (58%) 1

† Following WTA rules, Andreescu's retirement against Plíšková was counted as a straight-set loss in determining round robin standings.

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.

References

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  1. ^ Nguyen, Courtney (28 October 2019). "As it happened: Elina Svitolina wins longest tiebreak of 2019 to stun No.2 Plíšková". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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