| 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 | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
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.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles[3] | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[3] | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles[4] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 
| Women's doubles[4] | 5 | — | — | — | — | 
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 | — | — | — | 
ATP singles main-draw entrants
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 | 12,325 | 1,000 | 360 | 11,685 | Semifinals lost to  | |
| 7,945 | 0 | 0 | 7,945 | Withdrew due to fatigue | |||
| 3 | 3 | 7,460 | 600 | 90 | 6,950 | Third round lost to  | |
| 4,925 | 0 | 0 | 4,925 | Withdrew due to illness | |||
| 5 | 7 | 3,455 | 10 | 10 | 3,455 | Second round lost to  | |
| 6 | 5 | 4,040 | 45 | 10 | 4,005 | Second round lost to  | |
| 7 | 6 | 4,005 | 10 | 10 | 4,005 | Second round lost to  | |
| 8 | 9 | 2,890 | 90 | 90 | 2,890 | Third round lost to  | |
| 9 | 8 | 3,230 | 35 | 1,000 | 4,195 | Champion, defeated  | |
| 2,555 | (45)† | 0 | 2,510 | Withdrew due to ankle Injury | |||
| 11 | 11 | 2,395 | 0 | 180 | 2,575 | Quarterfinals lost to  | |
| 12 | 13 | 2,195 | 45 | 10 | 2,160 | First round lost to  | |
| 13 | 16 | 2,040 | 10 | 45 | 2,075 | Second round lost to  | |
| 14 | 18 | 1,940 | 360 | 10 | 1,590 | First round lost to  | |
| 15 | 17 | 2,020 | (45)‡ | 10 | 1,985 | First round lost to  | |
| 16 | 19 | 1,815 | 360 | 600 | 2,055 | Runner-up, lost to  | 
† 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 | 2,230 | 180 | 2,050 | Knee Injury | |
| 14 | 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
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Sebastián Cabal | Robert Farah | 2 | 1 | ||
| Łukasz Kubot | Marcelo Melo | 9 | 2 | ||
| Raven Klaasen | Michael Venus | 15 | 3 | ||
| Jean-Julien Rojer | Horia Tecău | 23 | 4 | ||
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Nicolas Mahut | 27 | 5 | ||
| Mate Pavić | Bruno Soares | 28 | 6 | ||
| Henri Kontinen | John Peers | 29 | 7 | ||
| Mike Bryan | 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
 
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 | |
| Naomi Osaka | 2 | 2 | |
| Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 3 | |
| Simona Halep | 4 | 4 | |
| Kiki Bertens | 5 | 5 | |
| Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | |
| Elina Svitolina | 7 | 7 | |
| Sloane Stephens | 8 | 8 | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 9 | 9 | |
| Anastasija Sevastova | 11 | 11 | |
| Belinda Bencic | 12 | 12 | |
| Angelique Kerber | 13 | 13 | |
| Johanna Konta | 14 | 14 | |
| Wang Qiang | 16 | 15 | |
| 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)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsieh Su-wei | Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 1 | ||
| Elise Mertens | Aryna Sabalenka | 19 | 2 | ||
| Barbora Krejčíková | Kateřina Siniaková | 20 | 3 | ||
| Gabriela Dabrowski | Xu Yifan | 20 | 4 | ||
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Demi Schuurs | 28 | 5 | ||
| Chan Hao-ching | Latisha Chan | 30 | 6 | ||
| Nicole Melichar | Květa Peschke | 37 | 7 | ||
| Lucie Hradecká | 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)
Champions
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
References
- ↑ "Masters 1000 Cincinnati - Overview". atworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
 - ↑ "Western & Southern Open". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original on July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
 - 1 2 "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
 - 1 2 "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
 - 1 2 "Western & Southern Open 2019".