2019 WTA Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2019 WTA Finals | |
| 2018 Champion |  Elina Svitolina |
Elina Svitolina is the defending champion.
Ashleigh Barty, Bianca Andreescu and Belinda Bencic are making their debuts in the event.
Barty secured the year-end WTA no.1 singles ranking. Karolína Plíšková and Naomi Osaka were also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.
Seeds
Ashleigh Barty
Karolína Plíšková
Naomi Osaka (Round robin, withdrew due to a shoulder injury)
Bianca Andreescu (Round robin, withdrew due to a knee injury)[citation needed]
Simona Halep- Petra Kvitová
Belinda Bencic- Elina Svitolina
Alternates
Kiki Bertens (Replaced Osaka)
Sofia Kenin (Replaced Andreescu)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| R1 | |||||||||||||
| P2 | |||||||||||||
| R2 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Elina Svitolina
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Red Group
| Barty
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Osaka Bertens
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Kvitová
|
Bencic
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Ashleigh Barty
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(w/ Bertens) 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 (50%) | 30–25 (55%) | 1 | ||
| 3 9 |
Naomi Osaka Kiki Bertens
|
(w/ Bertens) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–4 (w/ Osaka) |
(w/ Bertens) |
1–0 1–0 |
2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) |
17–16 (52%) 15–13 (54%) |
X 3 | |
| 6 | Petra Kvitová
|
6–7(1–7), 6–4, 4–6 (w/ Osaka) |
3–6, 6–1, 4–6 (w/ Bencic) | 0–2 | 2–4 (33%) | 29–30 (49%) | 4 | ||
| 7 | Belinda Bencic
|
7–5, 1–6, 2–6 | (w/ Bertens) |
6–3, 1–6, 6–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 (50%) | 23–30 (43%) | 2 |
Purple Group
| Plíšková
|
Andreescu
|
Halep
|
Svitolina
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RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Karolína Plíšková
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6–3, ret. | 6–7(12–14), 4–6 | 1–1 | 2–2 (50%) | 16–16 (50%) | 2 | ||
| 4 | Bianca Andreescu
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3–6, ret. | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 3–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 (20%) | 18–22 (45%) | 4 | ||
| 5 | Simona Halep
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3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | 5–7, 3–6 | 1–1 | 2–3 (40%) | 24–28 (46%) | 3 | ||
| 8 | Elina Svitolina
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7–6(14–12), 6–4 | 7–5, 6–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 (100%) | 26–18 (59%) | 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