2019 WTA Finals – Singles
2019 tennis event results
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
Alternates
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Key
Finals
Red group
Barty
Osaka Bertens
Kvitová
Bencic
RRW–L
Set W–L
Game W–L
Standings
1
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
Naomi Osaka 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
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
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
Plíšková
Andreescu Kenin
Halep
Svitolina
RRW–L
Set W–L
Game W–L
Standings
2
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
Bianca Andreescu 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
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
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.
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