The 2019 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2019 tennis season. The 2019 WTA Tour calendar was composed of the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). The Hopman Cup, organized by the ITF, also is included but did not distribute ranking points.
Prior to the season, the WTA announced usage of a shot clock at all Premier events. Players had a minute to get on court, five minutes to warm up, and one minute to start the match. The time allotted to players in between points was increased from 20 to 25 seconds. Finally, players were allowed only one toilet break in a match.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2019 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Key Grand Slam tournamentsYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA InternationalTeam events
January
WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists 31 Dec Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaITF Mixed Teams ChampionshipsHard (i) – 8 teams (RR) 2–1 Brisbane International Brisbane, AustraliaWTA Premier$1,000,000 – hard – 30S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Karolína Plíšková4–6, 7–5, 6–2 Lesia Tsurenko Donna Vekić Naomi Osaka Aliaksandra Sasnovich Ajla Tomljanović Anett Kontaveit Anastasija Sevastova Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke6–1, 6–1 Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan Shenzhen OpenShenzhen, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $750,000 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles – Doubles Aryna Sabalenka4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 Alison Riske Wang Yafan Vera Zvonareva Maria Sharapova Monica Niculescu Sorana Cîrstea Veronika Kudermetova Peng Shuai Yang Zhaoxuan6–4, 6–3 Duan Yingying Renata Voráčová Auckland OpenAuckland, New ZealandWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16D Singles – Doubles Julia Görges2–6, 7–5, 6–1 Bianca Andreescu Hsieh Su-wei Viktória Kužmová Venus Williams Sara Sorribes Tormo Amanda Anisimova Eugenie Bouchard Eugenie Bouchard Sofia Kenin1–6, 6–1, [10–7] Paige Hourigan Taylor Townsend 7 Jan Sydney InternationalSydney, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $823,000 – 30S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 1–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) Ashleigh Barty Kiki Bertens Aliaksandra Sasnovich Elise Mertens Yulia Putintseva Timea Bacsinszky Angelique Kerber Aleksandra Krunić Kateřina Siniaková6–1, 7–6(7–3) Eri Hozumi Alicja Rosolska Hobart InternationalHobart, AustraliaWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Sofia Kenin6–3, 6–0 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Alizé Cornet Belinda Bencic Kirsten Flipkens Greet Minnen Irina-Camelia Begu Dayana Yastremska Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan6–3, 3–6, [10–6] Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson 14 Jan 21 Jan Australian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard – A$28,814,100128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Naomi Osaka7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–4 Petra Kvitová Karolína Plíšková Danielle Collins Serena Williams Elina Svitolina Ashleigh Barty Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai6–3, 6–4 Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic Barbora Krejčíková Rajeev Ram7–6(7–3), 6–1 Astra Sharma John-Patrick Smith 28 Jan St. Petersburg Ladies TrophySaint Petersburg, RussiaWTA PremierHard (i) – $823,000 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Kiki Bertens7–6(7–2), 6–4 Donna Vekić Vera Zvonareva Aryna Sabalenka Petra Kvitová Daria Kasatkina Ekaterina Alexandrova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Margarita Gasparyan Ekaterina Makarova7–5, 7–5 Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová Thailand OpenHua Hin, ThailandWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Dayana Yastremska6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) Ajla Tomljanović Magda Linette Tamara Zidanšek Garbiñe Muguruza Wang Yafan Zheng Saisai Viktorija Golubic Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu2–6, 6–1, [12–10] Anna Blinkova Wang Yafan
February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Feb Fed Cup Quarterfinals Ostrava, Czech Republic – hard (i)Liège, Belgium – hard (i)Braunschweig, Germany – hard (i)Asheville, United States – hard (i) Quarterfinals winners Quarterfinals losers 11 Feb Qatar Open Doha, QatarWTA PremierHard – $916,131 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Elise Mertens 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Simona Halep Elina Svitolina Angelique Kerber Julia Görges Karolína Muchová Barbora Strýcová Kiki Bertens Chan Hao-ching Latisha Chan 6–1, 3–6, [10–6] Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs18 Feb Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier 5Hard – $2,828,000 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Belinda Bencic 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 Petra Kvitová Elina Svitolina Hsieh Su-wei Carla Suárez Navarro Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková Viktória Kužmová Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–4, 6–4 Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova Hungarian Ladies Open Budapest, HungaryWTA InternationalHard (i) – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Alison Van Uytvanck 1–6, 7–5, 6–2 Markéta Vondroušová Ekaterina Alexandrova Anastasia Potapova Kateryna Kozlova Pauline Parmentier Sorana Cîrstea Irina-Camelia Begu Ekaterina Alexandrova Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] Fanny Stollár Heather Watson25 Feb Mexican Open Acapulco, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Wang Yafan 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 Sofia Kenin Donna Vekić Bianca Andreescu Beatriz Haddad Maia Johanna Konta Zheng Saisai Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka Zheng Saisai6–1, 6–2 Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos
March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists4 Mar 11 Mar Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $9,035,428 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Bianca Andreescu 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Angelique Kerber Belinda Bencic Elina Svitolina Karolína Plíšková Venus Williams Garbiñe Muguruza Markéta Vondroušová Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 6–2 Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková18 Mar 25 Mar Miami Open Key Biscayne, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $9,035,428 – 96S/48Q/32DSingles – Doubles Ashleigh Barty 7–6(7–1), 6–3 Karolína Plíšková Anett Kontaveit Simona Halep Hsieh Su-wei Petra Kvitová Markéta Vondroušová Wang Qiang Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka 7–6(7–5), 6–2 Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai
April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 Apr Charleston Open Charleston, United StatesWTA PremierClay – $823,000 (Green) – 56S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Madison Keys 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Caroline Wozniacki Monica Puig Petra Martić Sloane Stephens Danielle Collins Belinda Bencic Maria Sakkari Anna-Lena Grönefeld Alicja Rosolska 7–6(9–7), 6–2 Irina Khromacheva Veronika Kudermetova Monterrey Open Monterrey, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $250,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Garbiñe Muguruza 6–1, 3–1 ret. Victoria Azarenka Angelique Kerber Magdaléna Rybáriková Kirsten Flipkens Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Sachia Vickery Kristina Mladenovic Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez 7–6(7–2), 6–4 Monique Adamczak Jessica Moore8 Apr Ladies Open Lugano Lugano, SwitzerlandWTA InternationalClay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Polona Hercog 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Iga Świątek Kristýna Plíšková Fiona Ferro Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Lapko Stefanie Vögele Veronika Kudermetova Sorana Cîrstea Andreea Mitu 1–6, 6–2, [10–8] Veronika Kudermetova Galina Voskoboeva Copa Colsanitas Bogotá, ColombiaWTA InternationalClay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Amanda Anisimova 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 Astra Sharma Beatriz Haddad Maia Lara Arruabarrena Camila Osorio Sara Sorribes Tormo Tamara Zidanšek Sara Errani Zoe Hives Astra Sharma 6–1, 6–2 Hayley Carter Ena Shibahara15 Apr Fed Cup Semifinals Rouen, France – clay (red) (i)Brisbane, Australia – hardSemifinals winnersSemifinals losers 22 Apr Stuttgart Open Stuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay (red) (i) – $886,077 – 28S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 6–3, 7–6(7–2) Anett Kontaveit Naomi Osaka Kiki Bertens Donna Vekić Victoria Azarenka Anastasija Sevastova Angelique Kerber Mona Barthel Anna-Lena Friedsam2–6, 6–3, [10–6] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová İstanbul Cup Istanbul, TurkeyWTA InternationalClay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Petra Martić 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 Markéta Vondroušová Barbora Strýcová Margarita Gasparyan Lara Arruabarrena Elena Rybakina Kristina Mladenovic Veronika Kudermetova Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic6–1, 6–0 Alexa Guarachi Sabrina Santamaria29 Apr Prague Open Prague, Czech RepublicWTA InternationalClay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Jil Teichmann 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4 Karolína Muchová Barbora Strýcová Bernarda Pera Kateřina Siniaková Tamara Korpatsch Wang Qiang Natalia Vikhlyantseva Anna Kalinskaya Viktória Kužmová 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke Rabat, MoroccoWTA InternationalClay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/32Q/16DSingles – Doubles Maria Sakkari 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 Johanna Konta Alison Van Uytvanck Ajla Tomljanović Elise Mertens Ysaline Bonaventure Rebecca Peterson Hsieh Su-wei María José Martínez Sánchez Sara Sorribes Tormo 7–5, 6–1 Georgina García Pérez Oksana Kalashnikova
May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 May Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (red) – $7,021,128 – 64S/32Q/28D Singles – Doubles Kiki Bertens 6–4, 6–4 Simona Halep Belinda Bencic Sloane Stephens Naomi Osaka Ashleigh Barty Petra Martić Petra Kvitová Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová 6–3, 6–1 Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan13 May Italian Open Rome, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay (red) – $3,452,538 – 56S/32Q/28DSingles – Doubles Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–4 Johanna Konta Kiki Bertens Maria Sakkari Naomi Osaka Markéta Vondroušová Victoria Azarenka Kristina Mladenovic Victoria Azarenka Ashleigh Barty 4–6, 6–0, [10–3] Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs20 May Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, FranceWTA InternationalClay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Dayana Yastremska 6–4, 5–7, 7–6(7–3) Caroline Garcia Chloé Paquet Aryna Sabalenka Daria Gavrilova Marta Kostyuk Fiona Ferro Monica Puig Daria Gavrilova Ellen Perez 6–4, 6–3 Duan Yingying Han Xinyun Nuremberg Cup Nürnberg, GermanyWTA InternationalClay – $250,000 (red) – 32S/24Q/16DSingles – Doubles Yulia Putintseva 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Tamara Zidanšek Sorana Cîrstea Kateřina Siniaková Anna-Lena Friedsam Nina Stojanović Veronika Kudermetova Madison Brengle Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] Sharon Fichman Nicole Melichar27 May3 Jun French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay (red) – €19,991,500128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Ashleigh Barty 6–1, 6–3 Markéta Vondroušová Amanda Anisimova Johanna Konta Madison Keys Simona Halep Sloane Stephens Petra Martić Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic 6–2, 6–3 Duan Yingying Zheng Saisai Latisha Chan Ivan Dodig 6–1, 7–6(7–5) Gabriela Dabrowski Mate Pavić
June