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2019 WTA Shenzhen Open
Date	31 December 2018 – 5 January 2019
Edition	7th
Category	WTA International
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$750,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Shenzhen, China
Venue	Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center
Champions
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Peng Shuai / Yang Zhaoxuan
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The 2019 Shenzhen Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 31 December 2018 to 5 January 2019.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
BLR	Aryna Sabalenka	13	1
FRA	Caroline Garcia	19	2
CHN	Wang Qiang	20	3
LAT	Jeļena Ostapenko	22	4
RUS	Maria Sharapova	29	5
CHN	Zheng Saisai	39	6
CHN	Zhang Shuai	40	7
RUS	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	42	8

• Rankings as of December 24, 2018.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Peng Shuai
• Wang Xinyu
• Vera Zvonareva

The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:

• Timea Bacsinszky

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ivana Jorović
• Veronika Kudermetova
• Monica Niculescu
• Xun Fangying

Retirements

• Peng Shuai (right thigh injury)
• Maria Sharapova (left thigh injury)
• Wang Xinyu (cramping)
• Vera Zvonareva (left hip injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
JPN	Shuko Aoyama	BLR	Lidziya Marozava	83	1
CHN	Peng Shuai	CHN	Yang Zhaoxuan	88	2
SLO	Dalila Jakupović	RUS	Irina Khromacheva	100	3
CHN	Wang Yafan	CHN	Zhang Shuai	125	4

• Rankings as of December 24, 2018

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Chen Jiahui / Wang Danni
• Wang Xinyu / Xun Fangying

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Natalia Vikhlyantseva

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Wang Yafan (left adductor strain)
• Saisai Zheng (viral illness)

During the tournament

• Natalia Vikhlyantseva (right forearm injury)

Champions

Singles

• Aryna Sabalenka def. Alison Riske, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

Doubles

• Peng Shuai / Yang Zhaoxuan def. Duan Yingying / Renata Voráčová, 6–4, 6–3

References

1. "Shenzhen Open Overview". wtatennis.com.

External links

• Official website Archived 2017-12-03 at the Wayback Machine

• 2019 in Chinese tennis
• 2019 WTA Tour
• January 2019 sports events in China
• WTA Shenzhen Open