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. 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 Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64Men's singles100060036018090451025160Men's doubles0Women's singles90058535019010560130201Women's doubles5
Prize money
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q2Q1Men's singles$1,114,225$564,005$289,290$149,100$74,695$39,120$22,045$8,435$4,220Women's singles$544,500$269,576$122,850$62,660$30,330$15,600$8,300$5,100$3,090Men's doubles$331,300$161,680$81,040$41,280$21,780$11,660Women'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.
SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus 1 1 Novak Djokovic 12,325 1,000 360 11,685 Semifinals lost to Daniil Medvedev 2 2 Rafael Nadal 7,945 0 0 7,945 Withdrew due to fatigue 3 3 Roger Federer 7,460 600 90 6,950 Third round lost to Andrey Rublev [Q] 4 4 Dominic Thiem 4,925 0 0 4,925 Withdrew due to illness 5 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,455 10 10 3,455 Second round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff 6 5 Kei Nishikori 4,040 45 10 4,005 Second round lost to Yoshihito Nishioka [Q] 7 6 Alexander Zverev 4,005 10 10 4,005 Second round lost to Miomir Kecmanović [Q] 8 9 Karen Khachanov 2,890 90 90 2,890 Third round lost to Lucas Pouille 9 8 Daniil Medvedev 3,230 35 1,000 4,195 Champion, defeated David Goffin 10 10 Fabio Fognini 2,555 (45)† 0 2,510 Withdrew due to ankle Injury 11 11 Roberto Bautista Agut 2,395 0 180 2,575 Quarterfinals lost to Richard Gasquet [PR] 12 13 Borna Ćorić 2,195 45 10 2,160 First round lost to Reilly Opelka [WC] 13 16 John Isner 2,040 10 45 2,075 Second round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta [Q] 14 18 Marin Čilić 1,940 360 10 1,590 First round lost to Radu Albot 15 17 Nikoloz Basilashvili 2,020 (45)‡ 10 1,985 First round lost to Andrey Rublev [Q] 16 19 David Goffin 1,815 360 600 2,055 Runner-up, lost to Daniil Medvedev
† 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. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterReason 12 Juan Martín del Potro 2,230 180 2,050Knee Injury 14 Kevin Anderson 2,140 90 2,050Knee injury
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Juan Ignacio Londero Andy Murray Reilly Opelka Sam Querrey
The following player received entry using a protected ranking: Richard Gasquet
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: Federico Delbonis Mikhail Kukushkin João Sousa
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 Fernando Verdasco
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedJuan Sebastián CabalRobert Farah21Łukasz KubotMarcelo Melo92Raven KlaasenMichael Venus153Jean-Julien RojerHoria Tecău234Pierre-Hugues HerbertNicolas Mahut275Mate PavićBruno Soares286Henri KontinenJohn Peers297Mike BryanBob Bryan348 Rankings are as of August 5, 2019
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Novak Djokovic / Janko Tipsarević Ryan Harrison / Jack Sock Nicholas Monroe / Tennys Sandgren
The following pairs received entry as alternates: Rohan Bopanna / Denis Shapovalov Adrian Mannarino / Lucas Pouille
Withdrawals Before the tournament Fabio Fognini Dominic Thiem
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Rank1 SeedAshleigh Barty11Naomi Osaka22Karolína Plíšková33Simona Halep44Kiki Bertens55Petra Kvitová66Elina Svitolina77Sloane Stephens88Aryna Sabalenka99Serena Williams1010Anastasija Sevastova1111Belinda Bencic1212Angelique Kerber1313Johanna Konta1414Wang Qiang1615Madison Keys1716 1 Rankings are as of August 5, 2019
Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: Svetlana Kuznetsova Caty McNally Bernarda Pera Alison Riske Maria Sharapova
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: Jessica Pegula Monica Puig Barbora Strýcová Wang Yafan
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 SeedHsieh Su-weiBarbora Strýcová61Elise MertensAryna Sabalenka192Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková203Gabriela DabrowskiXu Yifan204Anna-Lena GrönefeldDemi Schuurs285Chan Hao-chingLatisha Chan306Nicole MelicharKvěta Peschke377Lucie HradeckáAndreja Klepač498 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
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