The 2019 Baltic Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the Baltic Open as part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the National Tennis Centre Lielupe in Jūrmala, Latvia, from 22 to 28 July 2019.[1]
| 2019 Baltic Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 22 – 28 July |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Clay court |
| Location | Jūrmala, Latvia |
| Venue | National Tennis Centre Lielupe |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Anastasija Sevastova | |
| Doubles | |
 Sharon Fichman /  Nina Stojanović | |
This tournament replaced the Moscow River Cup on the WTA Tour.[2]
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $43,000 | $21,400 | $11,500 | $6,175 | $3,400 | $2,100 | $1,020 | $600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $12,300 | $6,400 | $3,435 | $1,820 | $960 | — | — | — |
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 11 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 22 | 2 |
 CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 40 | 3 |
 BLR
|
Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 42 | 4 |
 RUS
|
Margarita Gasparyan | 59 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Potapova | 69 | 6 |
 GER
|
Tatjana Maria | 70 | 7 |
| LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 79 | 8 |
- Rankings as of July 15, 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Vitalia Diatchenko → replaced by 
Chloé Paquet
Ivana Jorović → replaced by 
Han Xinyun
Kaia Kanepi → replaced by 
Anhelina Kalinina- Daria Kasatkina → replaced by Varvara Flink
- Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by
Kristína Kučová - Kateryna Kozlova → replaced by
Patricia Maria Țig 
Vera Lapko → replaced by 
Elena Rybakina- Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Ana Bogdan
- Evgeniya Rodina → replaced by
Kristýna Plíšková 
Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure
Retirements
editDoubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko |  KAZ
|
Galina Voskoboeva | 72 | 1 |
 AUS
|
Monique Adamczak |  CHN
|
Han Xinyun | 117 | 2 |
 ROU
|
Irina Bara |  SLO
|
Dalila Jakupović | 156 | 3 |
 GEO
|
Oksana Kalashnikova |  JPN
|
Ena Shibahara | 165 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of July 15, 2019
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
editSingles
edit
Anastasija Sevastova def. 
Katarzyna Kawa, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
edit
Sharon Fichman / Nina Stojanović def. Jeļena Ostapenko / Galina Voskoboeva, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), [10–6]
References
edit- ^ "Baltic Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "ABOUT : Baltic Open". wtatennis.com.