On Monday 1 April, the main draw matches in two WTA tournaments began, continuing the North American swing.
Abierto GNP Seguros (Monterrey Open) - a WTA International category tournament, on Hard Decoturf, at Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Mexico, 1-7 April 2019.
Defending champion:
Garbiñe Muguruza (1) who defeated Tímea Babos (4) 3-6 6-4 6-3
The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:
- Eugenie Bouchard replaced by Harriet Dart
- Katie Boulter replaced by Gréta Arn
- Donna Vekic replaced by Olga Danilovic
- Wang Yafan replaced by Ivana Jorovic
- Dayana Yastremska replaced by Misaki Doi
- Vera Zvonareva replaced by Nao Hibino
- Heather Watson replaced by Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Angie Kerber, world number 5, is top seed.
The other 7 seeds are all in the top 75
There are no byes.
Volvo Car Open (Charleston Open) - a WTA Premier category tournament, on Green Clay, in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 1-7 April 2019.
Defending champion:
Kiki Bertens (12) who defeated Julia Goerges (5) 6-2 6-1
The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:
- Bianca Andreescu replaced by Irina Khromacheva
- Ash Barty replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
- Irina-Camelia Begu replaced by Jessica Pegula
- Alizé Cornet replaced by Conny Perrin
- Dasha Gavrilova replaced by Veronika Kudermetova
- Camila Giorgi replaced by Taylor Townsend
- Hsieh Su-Wei replaced by Fanny Stollár
- Ons Jabeur replaced by Madison Brengle
- Aleksandra Krunic replaced by Laura Siegemund
- Bernarda Pera replaced by Natalia Vikhlyantseva
- Anastasia Potapova replaced by Kristyna Pliskova
- Yulia Putintseva replaced by Sara Errani
- Lesia Tsurenko replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure
- Zheng Saisai replaced by Mandy Minella
Sloane Stephens, world number 8, is top seed. (although second seed Kiki Bertens is ranked higher at world number 6)
The other 14 seeds are all in the top 53
The top 8 seeds have first round byes.
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