_(48199405532).jpg) Ashleigh Barty finished the year asworld No. 1 for the first time in her career. She won four tournaments during the season, including amajor at theFrench Open, as well as theWTA Finals. She also won aPremier Mandatory event. | |
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| Duration | 29 December 2018 – 3 November 2019 |
| Edition | 49th |
| Tournaments | 58 |
| Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Finals WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (31) WTA Elite Trophy |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Ashleigh Barty Karolína Plíšková (4) |
| Most finals | Ashleigh Barty (6) |
| Prize money leader | Ashleigh Barty ($11,307,587) |
| Points leader | Ashleigh Barty (7,851) |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Ashleigh Barty |
| Doubles team of the year |  Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic |
| Most improved player of the year |  Sofia Kenin |
| Newcomer of the year |  Bianca Andreescu |
| Comeback player of the year |  Belinda Bencic |
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The2019 WTA Tour was the elite professionaltennis circuit organised by theWomen's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2019 tennis season. The 2019 WTA Tour calendar was composed of theGrand Slam tournaments (supervised by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF), theWTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), theWTA International tournaments, theFed Cup (organized by the ITF), and the year-end championships (theWTA Tour Championships and theWTA Elite Trophy). TheHopman Cup, organized by the ITF,[1] also is included but did not distribute ranking points.[2]
Prior to the season, the WTA announced usage of a shot clock at all Premier events. Players had have a minute to get on court, five minutes to warm up, and one minute to start the match. The time allotted to players in between points has been increased from 20 to 25 seconds. Finally, players were allowed only onetoilet break in a match.[3]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2019 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 11 Mar | Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $9,035,428 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles –Doubles | Bianca Andreescu 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |  Angelique Kerber | Belinda Bencic Elina Svitolina | Karolína PlíškováVenus Williams Garbiñe MuguruzaMarkéta Vondroušová |
 Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka6–3, 6–2 | Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková | ||||
| 18 Mar 25 Mar | Miami Open Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $9,035,428 – 96S/48Q/32D Singles –Doubles | Ashleigh Barty 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | Karolína Plíšková |  Anett Kontaveit Simona Halep |  Hsieh Su-weiPetra KvitováMarkéta Vondroušová Wang Qiang |
| Elise MertensAryna Sabalenka 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | Samantha StosurZhang Shuai |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov | Fed Cup Final Perth, Australia – hard | France 3–2 | Australia | Romania Belarus | Czech Republic Belgium Germany United States |
| Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct | Hong Kong Open Hong Kong WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/24Q/16D Singles – Doubles | Cancelled due toongoing political unrest.[4] | ||||
These tables present the number ofsingles (S),doubles (D), andmixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2019 WTA Tour: theGrand Slam tournaments, the year-end championships (theWTA Tour Championships and theWTA Elite Trophy), theWTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and theWTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by:
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
| 21 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 20 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| 9 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Latvia (LAT) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Sofia Kenin –Hobart (draw)Wang Yafan –Acapulco (draw)Bianca Andreescu –Indian Wells (draw)Amanda Anisimova –Bogotá (draw)Petra Martić –İstanbul (draw)Jil Teichmann –Prague (draw)Maria Sakkari –Rabat (draw)Yulia Putintseva –Nuremberg (draw)Fiona Ferro –Lausanne (draw)Elena Rybakina –Bucharest (draw)Jessica Pegula –Washington, D.C. (draw)Zheng Saisai –San Jose (draw)Magda Linette –The Bronx (draw)Rebecca Peterson –Nanchang (draw)Karolína Muchová –Seoul (draw)Coco Gauff –Linz (draw)Eugenie Bouchard –Auckland (draw)Sofia Kenin –Auckland (draw)Ekaterina Alexandrova –Budapest (draw)Aryna Sabalenka –Indian Wells (draw)Zoe Hives –Bogotá (draw)Astra Sharma –Bogotá (draw)Anna-Lena Friedsam –Stuttgart (draw)Anna Kalinskaya –Prague (draw)Viktória Kužmová –Prague (draw)Ellen Perez –Strasbourg (draw)Giuliana Olmos –Nottingham (draw)Yana Sizikova –Lausanne (draw)Cornelia Lister –Palermo (draw)Nina Stojanović –Jūrmala (draw)Coco Gauff –Washington (draw)Caty McNally –Washington (draw)Wang Xinyu –Nanchang (draw)Zhu Lin –Nanchang (draw)Veronika Kudermetova –Wuhan (draw)Hayley Carter –Tashkent (draw)Luisa Stefani –Tashkent (draw)Ena Shibahara –Tianjin (draw)The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Julia Görges –Auckland (draw)Alison Van Uytvanck –Budapest (draw)Garbiñe Muguruza –Monterrey (draw)Aryna Sabalenka –Wuhan (draw)Ashleigh Barty –Rome (draw)Květa Peschke –San Jose (draw)Lucie Hradecká –Cincinnati (draw)Lyudmyla Kichenok –WTA Elite Trophy (draw)Tímea Babos –WTA Finals (draw)Kristina Mladenovic –WTA Finals (draw)The following players achieved their career high ranking in this season inside top 50 (inbold the players who entered the top 10 for the first time):
Naomi Osaka (reached placeNo. 1 on January 28)Danielle Collins (reached place No. 23 on January 28)Aryna Sabalenka (reached placeNo. 9 on February 4)Lesia Tsurenko (reached place No. 23 on February 18)Viktória Kužmová (reached place No. 43 on March 4)Anett Kontaveit (reached place No. 14 on April 1)Ajla Tomljanović (reached place No. 39 on April 1)Kiki Bertens (reached placeNo. 4 on May 13)Ashleigh Barty (reached placeNo. 1 on June 24)Markéta Vondroušová (reached place No. 14 on July 1)Zheng Saisai (reached place No. 37 on August 19)Iga Świątek (reached place No. 49 on August 19)Wang Qiang (reached place No. 12 on September 9)Magda Linette (reached place No. 41 on September 30)Ekaterina Alexandrova (reached place No. 35 on October 7)Wang Yafan (reached place No. 47 on October 7)Bianca Andreescu (reached placeNo. 4 on October 21)Sofia Kenin (reached place No. 12 on October 21)Petra Martić (reached place No. 15 on October 21)Donna Vekić (reached place No. 20 on October 21)Amanda Anisimova (reached place No. 21 on October 21)Maria Sakkari (reached place No. 22 on October 21)Elena Rybakina (reached place No. 37 on October 21)Veronika Kudermetova (reached place No. 41 on October 21)Rebecca Peterson (reached place No. 43 on October 21)Alison Riske (reached place No. 18 on November 4)Karolína Muchová (reached place No. 21 on November 4)Dayana Yastremska (reached place No. 22 on November 4)Nicole Melichar (reached place No. 12 on February 18)Kaitlyn Christian (reached place No. 38 on February 25)
Heather Watson (reached place No. 39 on February 25)Irina Khromacheva (reached place No. 41 on April 8)Zhang Shuai (reached placeNo. 9 on May 20)Eri Hozumi (reached place No. 28 on May 27)Kristina Mladenovic (reached placeNo. 1 on June 10)Alicja Rosolska (reached place No. 23 on June 10)Kirsten Flipkens (reached place No. 23 on July 1)Barbora Strýcová (reached placeNo. 1 on July 15)Han Xinyun (reached place No. 50 on July 29)Asia Muhammad (reached place No. 37 on August 5)Jennifer Brady (reached place No. 44 on August 19)Elise Mertens (reached placeNo. 2 on September 9)Xu Yifan (reached placeNo. 8 on September 9)Anna-Lena Friedsam (reached place No. 45 on September 9)Viktória Kužmová (reached place No. 29 on September 16)Alison Riske (reached place No. 43 on September 16)Aleksandra Krunić (reached place No. 35 on September 30)Jeļena Ostapenko (reached place No. 22 on October 7)Veronika Kudermetova (reached place No. 23 on October 14)Aryna Sabalenka (reached placeNo. 2 on October 21)Duan Yingying (reached place No. 17 on October 21)Shuko Aoyama (reached place No. 26 on October 21)Ena Shibahara (reached place No. 31 on October 21)Desirae Krawczyk (reached place No. 36 on October 21)Sofia Kenin (reached place No. 39 on October 21)Aliaksandra Sasnovich (reached place No. 46 on October 21)These are theWTA rankings and yearly WTA Race rankings of the top 20 singles and doubles players at the current date of the 2019 season.[5]
| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
|---|---|---|
| Simona Halep (ROU) | Year end 2018 | 27 January 2019 |
| Naomi Osaka (JPN) | 28 January 2019 | 23 June 2019 |
| Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | 24 June 2019 | 11 August 2019 |
| Naomi Osaka (JPN) | 12 August 2019 | 8 September 2019 |
| Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | 9 September 2019 | Year end 2019 |
Team competed at the2019 WTA Finals |
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| Holder | Date gained | Date forfeited |
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| Barbora Krejčíková (CZE) Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | Year end 2018 | 13 January 2019 |
| Kateřina Siniaková (CZE) | 14 January 2019 | 9 June 2019 |
| Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | 10 June 2019 | 14 July 2019 |
| Barbora Strýcová (CZE) | 15 July 2019 | 6 October 2019 |
| Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | 7 October 2019 | 20 October 2019 |
| Barbora Strýcová (CZE) | 21 October 2019 | Year end 2019 |
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 |
| Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 10 | – | 40 | – | – | – |
| WTA Finals (S) | 1500* | 1080* | 750* | (+125 per round robin match; +125 per round robin win) | ||||||||
| WTA Finals (D) | 1500 | 1080 | 750 | 375 | – | |||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 35 | 10 | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (64/60S) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 65 | 10 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 2 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 650 | 390 | 215 | 120 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S, 64Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | 22 | 15 | 1 |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S, 48/32Q) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier 5 (16D) | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 30 | 1 | – | 25 | – | 13 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (32/30/28S) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Elite Trophy (S) | 700* | 440* | 240* | (+40 per round robin match; +80 per round robin win) | ||||||||
| WTA International (32S, 32Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| WTA International (32S, 24/16Q) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 18 | - | 12 | 1 |
| WTA International (16D) | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
S = singles players, D = doubles teams, Q = qualification players.
* Assumes undefeated round robin match record.
| Month | Winner | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|
| January[8] | Naomi Osaka (JPN) | Petra Kvitová (CZE) Karolína Plíšková (CZE) |
| February[9] | Belinda Bencic (SUI) | Simona Halep (ROU) Elise Mertens (BEL) Petra Kvitová (CZE) |
| March[10] | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) Karolína Plíšková (CZE) Angelique Kerber (GER) |
| April[11] | Petra Kvitová (CZE) | Petra Martić (CRO) Madison Keys (USA) |
| May[12] | Kiki Bertens (NED) | Simona Halep (ROU) Karolína Plíšková (CZE) Johanna Konta (GBR) |
| June[13] | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | Karolína Plíšková (CZE) Caroline Garcia (FRA) Sofia Kenin (USA) |
| July[14] | Simona Halep (ROU) | Serena Williams (USA) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) Jil Teichmann (SUI) |
| August[15] | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) | Serena Williams (USA) Madison Keys (USA) |
| September[16] | Naomi Osaka (JPN) | Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) Karolína Plíšková (CZE) |
| October[17] | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) | Elina Svitolina (UKR) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) |
| Month | Winner | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|
| January[18] | Dayana Yastremska (UKR) | Danielle Collins (USA) Amanda Anisimova (USA) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) |
| February[19] | Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) Wang Yafan (CHN) Sofia Kenin (USA) |
| March[20] | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) | Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) Anett Kontaveit (EST) |
| April[21] | Maria Sakkari (GRE) | Jil Teichmann (SUI) Karolína Muchová (CZE) Amanda Anisimova (USA) |
| May[22] | Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) | Kiki Bertens (NED) Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) Chloé Paquet (FRA) |
| June[23] | Iga Świątek (POL) | Petra Martić (CRO) Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) Amanda Anisimova (USA) |
| July[24] | Barbora Strýcová (CZE) | Elena Rybakina (KAZ) Karolína Muchová (CZE) Fiona Ferro (FRA) |
| August[25] | Marie Bouzková (CZE) | Belinda Bencic (SUI) Coco Gauff (USA) Sofia Kenin (USA) |
| September[26] | Alison Riske (USA) | Karolína Muchová (CZE) Elena Rybakina (KAZ) Rebecca Peterson (SWE) |
| October[27] | Karolína Muchová (CZE) | Belinda Bencic (SUI) Sofia Kenin (USA) |
| Month | Winner | Other candidates |
|---|---|---|
| January[28] | Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) | Amanda Anisimova (USA) Bianca Andreescu (CAN) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (SVK) |
| February[29] | Simona Halep (ROU) | Elina Svitolina (UKR) Donna Vekić (CRO) Sofia Kenin (USA) Caroline Garcia (FRA) |
| March[30] | Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) | Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) Simona Halep (ROU) Karolína Plíšková (CZE) Serena Williams (USA) |
| April[31] | Iga Świątek (POL) | Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Andrea Petkovic (GER) Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) Angelique Kerber (GER) |
| May[32] | Simona Halep (ROU) | Markéta Vondroušová (CZE) Serena Williams (USA) Dayana Yastremska (UKR) |
| June[33] |  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) | Ashleigh Barty (AUS) Simona Halep (ROU) Maria Sharapova (RUS) Angelique Kerber (GER) |
| July[34] | Patricia Maria Țig (ROU) | Irina Bara (ROU) Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) Kiki Bertens (NED) Katarzyna Kawa (POL) |
| August[35] | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) / CoCo Vandeweghe (USA) | Bianca Andreescu (CAN) Simona Halep (ROU) Madison Keys (USA) |
| September[36] |  Monica Puig (PUR) | Naomi Osaka (JPN) Jana Fett (CRO) Petra Martić (CRO) |
| October[37] | Elina Svitolina (UKR) | Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) Dayana Yastremska (UKR) Ons Jabeur (TUN) |
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA rankings top 100 [singles] or top 100 [doubles] for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2019 season:
Raquel Atawo (born 8 December 1982 inFresno, California, United States)Julia Boserup (born 9 September 1991 inSanta Monica, United States) joined the professional tour in 2010 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 80 in singles and 277 in doubles. Boserup played the majority of her career on the ITF Women's Circuit, where she won 3 singles titles and 1 doubles title. Her greatest achievement at Grand Slam level came at Wimbledon in 2016 where she reached the third round as a qualifier. After having not played in over a year, Boserup decided to retire in May 2019, citing ongoing injury problems.Dominika Cibulková (born 6 May 1989 inBratislava,Czechoslovakia (present-daySlovakia)) joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 4 in singles and no. 59 in doubles. She won eight WTA singles titles, including her victory at the2016 WTA Finals. She reached six Grand Slam quarterfinals, including the final at the2014 Australian Open, which she lost toLi Na. Cibulková announced her retirement on 12 November 2019, citing injury problems.
Mariana Duque Mariño (born 12 August 1989 inBogotá,Colombia) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 66 in singles and no. 96 in doubles. She won one WTA singles title at her home tournament in Bogotá in 2010, as well as 1 WTA doubles title and 19 singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Julia Glushko (born 1 January 1990 inDonetsk,Ukraine)Anna-Lena Grönefeld (born 4 June 1985 inNordhorn,West Germany) joined the professional tour in 2003 and reached a career-high ranking of number 14 in singles and number 7 in doubles (both in 2006). She has won 1 WTA singles title and 17 WTA doubles titles including 2 Grand Slam titles at the2014 French Open Mixed doubles and2009 Wimbledon Mixed doubles events. Additionally she won one doubles title at the WTA 125K level, 6 ITF doubles titles and 11 ITF singles titles. She announced her retirement from the tour in December 2019 citing that she wishes to start a family.
María Irigoyen (born 24 June 1987 inTandil,Argentina) joined the professional tour in 2005 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 147 in singles and no. 47 in doubles. Irigoyen was primarily a doubles specialist, winning two titles at theRio Open in 2014 and 2016, as well as two golds and one bronze medal representing Argentina in thePan American Games.
Emma Laine (born 26 March 1986 inKarlstad, Sweden) joined the professional tour in 2004 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 50 in singles and no. 64 in doubles. She won 11 singles titles and 44 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Laine announced her last tournament would be the2019 Fed Cup.An-Sophie Mestach (born 7 March 1994 inGhent, Belgium) joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 98 in singles and no. 64 in doubles. She won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Mestach was also the junior no. 1 in 2011 and she was the winner of the2011 Australian Open girls' singles event. Mestach announced her retirement in January 2019 to pursue a career as a policewoman.[38]Arantxa Parra Santonja (born 9 November 1982 inValencia, Spain) joined the professional tour in 2000 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 46 in singles and no. 22 in doubles. Parra Santonja won 11 WTA doubles titles, as well as 11 singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.Lucie Šafářová (born 4 February 1987 inBrno,Czechoslovakia (present-dayCzech Republic)) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 5 in singles and no. 1 in doubles. She won seven singles titles and fifteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She reached one Grand Slam singles final at theFrench Open in 2015, and claimed 5 Grand Slam doubles titles alongsideBethanie Mattek-Sands. Šafářová originally announced that the2019 Australian Open would be her final tournament, but it would be delayed for further recovery on wrist tendinitis. She played her final competitive match alongsideDominika Cibulková in the first round of the women's doubles at theFrench Open.Barbora Štefková (born 4 April 1995 inOlomouc,Czech Republic)Following are notable players who will come back after retirements during the 2019 WTA Tour season:
Tatiana Golovin (born 25 January 1988 in Moscow, Russia) joined the professional tour in 2002 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 12 in singles and no. 91 in doubles. Golovin won two WTA singles titles and the2004 French Open mixed doubles with compatriotRichard Gasquet. She also made quarterfinal of2006 US Open in singles. Suffering from ankylosing spondylitis in 2008 season, she decided to walk away from the sport. Her last played tournament was theGerman Open in May 2008. She announced her comeback in September, 2019 and her first tournament back wasLuxembourg Open in October after receiving a wildcard to compete in the qualifying draw.Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994 inCaransebeș,Romania) joined the professional tour in 2009 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 83 in singles and no. 155 in doubles. Țig reached 1 WTA singles final and 2 doubles finals during her career, losing all 3 of them. She also made first round appearances in all four majors. After a period of struggling with her performances in the second half of 2017 season, she decided to focus on her health, citing back pain as the main source of discomfort. Her last played tournament was the (Guangzhou Open) in September 2017. Țig became an inactive player on 24 September 2018 after not playing for 52 consecutive weeks. She announced her comeback to the tour after giving birth to a baby girl. Her first event was an W15 ITF Tournament inCancún, Mexico, in April.[39][40]
