2019 Western & Southern Open
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 Masters and took place at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, a northern suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States.
| 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 | |
|  Daniil Medvedev | |
| Women's singles | |
|  Madison Keys | |
| Men's doubles | |
|  Ivan Dodig /  Filip Polášek | |
| Women's doubles | |
|  Lucie Hradecká /  Andreja Klepač | |
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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Women's singles[4] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 
| Women's doubles[4] | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
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 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
| Women's doubles | $143,600 | $72,534 | $35,910 | $18,075 | $9,170 | $4,530 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 
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 |  Novak Djokovic | 12,325 | 1,000 | 360 | 11,685 | Semifinals lost to  Daniil Medvedev [9] | 
|  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] | 
|  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 .svg.png.webp) David Goffin [16] | 
|   | 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 | .svg.png.webp) David Goffin | 1,815 | 360 | 600 | 2,055 | Runner-up, lost to  Daniil Medvedev [9] | 
† 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 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 2,230 | 180 | 2,050 | Knee Injury | 
| 14 |  Kevin Anderson | 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 Pablo Carreño Busta
 Ivo Karlović Ivo Karlović
 Miomir Kecmanović Miomir Kecmanović
 Denis Kudla Denis Kudla
 Yoshihito Nishioka Yoshihito Nishioka
 Andrey Rublev Andrey Rublev
 Casper Ruud Casper Ruud
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 Kevin Anderson → replaced by Kevin Anderson → replaced by Lorenzo Sonego Lorenzo Sonego
 Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by.svg.png.webp) Jordan Thompson Jordan Thompson
 Fabio Fognini → replaced by Fabio Fognini → replaced by João Sousa João Sousa
 Rafael Nadal → replaced by Rafael Nadal → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin Mikhail Kukushkin
.svg.png.webp) Milos Raonic → replaced by Milos Raonic → replaced by Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov
 Dominic Thiem → replaced by Dominic Thiem → replaced by Federico Delbonis Federico Delbonis
- During the tournament
 Yoshihito Nishioka (illness) Yoshihito Nishioka (illness)
Retirements
    
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal |  COL | Robert Farah | 2 | 1 | 
|  POL | Łukasz Kubot |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 9 | 2 | 
|  RSA | Raven Klaasen |  NZL | Michael Venus | 15 | 3 | 
|  NED | Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 23 | 4 | 
|  FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert |  FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 27 | 5 | 
|  CRO | Mate Pavić |  BRA | Bruno Soares | 28 | 6 | 
|  FIN | Henri Kontinen | .svg.png.webp) AUS | John Peers | 29 | 7 | 
|  USA | Mike Bryan |  USA | 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:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 | 
|  JPN | Naomi Osaka | 2 | 2 | 
|  CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 3 | 
|  ROU | Simona Halep | 4 | 4 | 
|  NED | Kiki Bertens | 5 | 5 | 
|  CZE | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 | 
|  UKR | Elina Svitolina | 7 | 7 | 
|  USA | Sloane Stephens | 8 | 8 | 
|  BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 9 | 9 | 
|  USA | |||
|  LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 11 | 11 | 
|  SUI | Belinda Bencic | 12 | 12 | 
|  GER | Angelique Kerber | 13 | 13 | 
|  GBR | Johanna Konta | 14 | 14 | 
|  CHN | Wang Qiang | 16 | 15 | 
|  USA | 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 Jennifer Brady
 Lauren Davis Lauren Davis
 Zarina Diyas Zarina Diyas
 Ons Jabeur Ons Jabeur
 Veronika Kudermetova Veronika Kudermetova
 Rebecca Peterson Rebecca Peterson
.svg.png.webp) Astra Sharma Astra Sharma
 Iga Świątek Iga Świątek
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
.svg.png.webp) Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Monica Puig Monica Puig
 Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Barbora Strýcová Barbora Strýcová
 Catherine Bellis → replaced by Catherine Bellis → replaced by Venus Williams Venus Williams
 Danielle Collins → replaced by Danielle Collins → replaced by Viktória Kužmová Viktória Kužmová
 Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Wang Yafan Wang Yafan
 Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova Ekaterina Alexandrova
 Serena Williams → replaced by Serena Williams → replaced by Jessica Pegula Jessica Pegula
Retirements
    
 Belinda Bencic (left foot injury) Belinda Bencic (left foot injury)
 Naomi Osaka (left knee injury) Naomi Osaka (left knee injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  TPE | Hsieh Su-wei |  CZE | Barbora Strýcová | 6 | 1 | 
| .svg.png.webp) BEL | Elise Mertens |  BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 19 | 2 | 
|  CZE | Barbora Krejčíková |  CZE | Kateřina Siniaková | 20 | 3 | 
| .svg.png.webp) CAN | Gabriela Dabrowski |  CHN | Xu Yifan | 20 | 4 | 
|  GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld |  NED | Demi Schuurs | 28 | 5 | 
|  TPE | Chan Hao-ching |  TPE | Latisha Chan | 30 | 6 | 
|  USA | Nicole Melichar |  CZE | Květa Peschke | 37 | 7 | 
|  CZE | Lucie Hradecká |  SLO | 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 / Jennifer Brady / Jessica Pegula Jessica Pegula
 Caty McNally / Caty McNally / Alison Riske Alison Riske
 Karolína Plíšková / Karolína Plíšková / Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková
Champions
    
    Men's singles
    
 Daniil Medvedev def. Daniil Medvedev def..svg.png.webp) David Goffin, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 David Goffin, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Women's singles
    
 Madison Keys def. Madison Keys def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Men's doubles
    
 Ivan Dodig / Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek def. Filip Polášek def. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Women's doubles
    
 Lucie Hradecká / Lucie Hradecká / Andreja Klepač def. Andreja Klepač def. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 6–1 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.
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- "Rankings explained". WTA. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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