Luxembourg - WTA International

The next week - five tournaments will be contested across the ATP and WTA Tours. The big one is the 2019 WTA Premier tournament in Moscow, which is running in conjunction with an ATP 250 event.

BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open - a WTA International tournament, on Hard Decoturf on Wood, in Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 14-20 October 2019.

Defending champion:

Julia Goerges (1) who defeated qualifier Belinda Bencic 6-4 7-5

The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:

- Marie Bouzkova replaced by Misaki Doi

- Madison Brengle replaced by Laura Siegemund 

- Danielle Collins replaced by Caty McNally 

- Alizé Cornet replaced by Tamara Korpatsch 

- Angie Kerber replaced by Aliona Bolsova 

- Rebecca Peterson replaced by Tatjana Maria 

- Lesia Tsurenko replaced by Sorana Cîrstea 

Kateryna Kozlova was a late withdrawal after the main draw was published, due to a leg injury.

She was replaced by lucky loser Stefanie Voegele 

Elise Mertens, world number 19, is top seed.

Six of the other seven seeds are all in the top 66 

There are no byes

First round results

- Margarita Gasparyan defeated Jil Teichmann 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3

- Tatjana Maria defeated Shelby Rogers 6-3 1-6 6-4

- Viktoria Kuzmova (5) defeated wildcard Katie Volynets 6-7(4) 7-6(1) 6-1

- Denise Allertova defeated wildcard Mandy Minella 6-7(7) 7-6(5) 7-6(6)

- Kristyna Pliskova defeated Aliona Bolsova 6-2 7-6(4)