WTA Hiroshima

While the ATP Tour is resting after the US Open, and concentration is on Davis Cup, three WTA tournaments are being played in Asia.

Japan Women’s Open - a WTA International category tournament, on Hard Deco Turf, in Hiroshima, Japan, 8-15 September 2019.

Defending champion:

Hsieh Su-Wei (2) who defeated qualifier Amanda Anisimova 6-2 6-2

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

- Daria Gavrilova replaced by Priscilla Hon 

- Barbora Krejcikova replaced by Nao Hibino 

- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova replaced by Katarzyna Kawa 

Hsieh Su-Wei, world number 29, is top seed.

The other seeds are all in the top 86

There are no byes.

First round results

- Priscilla Hon defeated Katarzyna Kawa 6-0 1-6 6-4

- Zarina Diyas (6) defeated Danka Kovinic 6-2 6-2

- Alison Van Uytvanck (3) defeated Ysaline Bonaventure 6-4 6-2

- Kirsten Flipkens defeated Liudmila Samsonova 7-6(2) 6-4

- Veronika Kudermetova (2) defeated Varvara Lepchenko 6-4 6-2

- Hsieh Su-Wei (1) defeated wildcard Risa Ozaki 6-1 3-6 6-3

- Nao Hibino defeated qualifier Leylah Fernández 6-7(2) 7-6(5) 7-5

- Mihaela Buzărnescu defeated qualifier Viktoriya Tomova 6-1 6-4

- Wildcard Kurumi Nara defeated Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-4

- Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) defeated Sorana Cîrstea 6-2 3-6 6-2

- Varvara Flink defeated Kristina Kucova 6-3 6-2

- Misaki Doi defeated qualifier Junri Namigata 4-6 7-5 6-2

- Qualifier Zoe Hives defeated Anastasia Potapova (4) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4

- Laura Siegemund (8) defeated qualifier Valeria Savinykh 6-4 6-1

- Qualifier Patricia Maria Tig defeated wildcard Ayano Shimizu 6-4 6-2

- Christina McHale defeated Greet Minnen 6-2 6-4

Second round results 

- Hsieh Su-Wei (1) defeated Priscilla Hon 1-6 7-6(2) 7-5

- Nao Hibino defeated Zarina Diyas (6) 6-1 3-2 (retired)

- Laura Siegemund (8) defeated qualifier Patricia Maria Tig 6-2 5-7 7-5

- Veronika Kudermetova (2) defeated Christina McHale 7-6(7) 6-2