WTA Guangzhou

This week five tournaments are contested across the ATP and WTA Tours. Some of the top ten players have elected to participate.

Guangzhou International Women’s Open - a WTA International category tournament, on Hard Ecoplas, in Guangzhou, China, 16-21 September 2019.

Defending champion:

Wang Qiang (3) who defeated Yulia Putintseva (5) 6-1 6-2

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

- Jennifer Brady replaced by Aleksandra Krunic 

- Sorana Cîrstea replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo 

The following players withdrew after the main draw was published:

- Sveta Kuznetsova replaced by lucky loser Wang Xiyu 

- Rebecca Peterson replaced by lucky loser Dalila Jakupovic 

Elina Svitolina, world number 3, is top seed.

The other seeds are all in the top 55

There are no byes.

First round results

- Marie Bouzkova defeated qualifier Xun Fang Ying 6-3 2-6 7-6(6)

- Aleksandra Krunic defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich (7) 6-4 6-2

- Viktorija Golubic defeated lucky loser Wang Xiyu 6-3 6-3

- Bernarda Pera defeated Ons Jabeur (8) 6-4 6-3

- Wildcard Samantha Stosur defeated qualifier Tereza Martincova 6-2 6-4