| Singles | ||||
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| 2019 WTA Finals | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champion |  Ashleigh Barty | |||
| Runner-up |  Elina Svitolina | |||
| Score | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| Details | ||||
| Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) | |||
| Seeds | 8 | |||
| Events | ||||
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Ashleigh Barty defeated the defending championElina Svitolina in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2019 WTA Finals. With the win, Barty became the fifth woman (afterSerena Williams,Maria Sharapova,Petra Kvitová, andDominika Cibulková) to win the tournament on debut.
Barty won $4.42 million USD in prize money by claiming the title, the most prize money ever won by a player at a single tennis tournament, male or female.[citation needed] Barty secured the year-endworld No. 1 ranking after playing her second round-robin match.Karolína Plíšková andNaomi Osaka were also in contention for the top ranking.
Barty,Bianca Andreescu,Belinda Bencic andSofia Kenin (as an alternate replacing Andreescu) made their debuts in the event.[citation needed]
The tiebreak betweenElina Svitolina andKarolína Plíšková in the round-robin stage, which Svitolina won 14–12, was the longest ofthe season.[1]
Ashleigh Barty (champion)
Karolína Plíšková(semifinals)
Naomi Osaka(round robin, withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
Bianca Andreescu(round robin, withdrew due to a left knee injury)
Simona Halep(round robin)Petra Kvitová(round robin)
Belinda Bencic(semifinals, retired)Elina Svitolina(final)
Kiki Bertens(round robin, replaced Osaka, retired)
Sofia Kenin(round robin, replaced Andreescu)Key
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Elina Svitolina | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Elina Svitolina | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | Belinda Bencic | 7 | 3 | 1r | |||||||||
| Barty | OsakaBertens | Kvitová | Bencic | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 (w/Bertens) | 6–4, 6–2 | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 (63%) | 42–31 (58%) | 1 | |
| 3 Alt | Naomi OsakaKiki Bertens | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 (w/Bertens) | 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–4 (w/Osaka) | 5–7, 0–1 ret. (w/Bertens) | 1–0 1–1 | 2–1 (67%) 2–3† (40%) | 17–16 (52%) 15–13 (54%) | X 3 | |
| 6 | Petra Kvitová | 4–6, 2–6 | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 4–6 (w/Osaka) | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 (25%) | 35–42 (46%) | 4 | |
| 7 | Belinda Bencic | 7–5, 1–6, 2–6 | 7–5, 1–0 ret. (w/Bertens) | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–3 (63%) | 23–30 (43%) | 2 |
† Following WTA rules, Bertens' retirement against Bencic was counted as a straight-set loss in determining round robin standings.
| Plíšková | AndreescuKenin | Halep | Svitolina | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6–3, ret. (w/Andreescu) | 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 | 6–7(12–14), 4–6 | 2–1 | 4–3 (57%) | 24–23 (51%) | 2 | |
| 4 Alt | Bianca AndreescuSofia Kenin | 3–6, ret. (w/Andreescu) | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 3–6 (w/Andreescu) | 5–7, 6–7(10–12) (w/Kenin) | 0–2 0–1 | 1–4† (20%) 0–2 (0%) | 15–16 (48%) 11–14 (44%) | X 4 | |
| 5 | Simona Halep | 0–6, 6–2, 4–6 | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3 (w/Andreescu) | 5–7, 3–6 | 1–2 | 3–5 (38%) | 34–42 (45%) | 3 | |
| 8 | Elina Svitolina | 7–6(14–12), 6–4 | 7–5, 7–6(12–10) (w/Kenin) | 7–5, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 40–29 (58%) | 1 |
† Following WTA rules, Andreescu's retirement against Plíšková was counted as a straight-set loss in determining round robin standings.
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two players remain tied), then (c) WTA rankings.