| 2019 Western & Southern Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | August 12–18 | |||
| Edition | 118th (men) / 91st (women) | |||
| Category | ATP Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Mason, Ohio, United States | |||
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Daniil Medvedev | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Madison Keys | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Lucie Hradecká / Andreja Klepač | ||||
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The2019 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women'stennis tournament played on outdoorhard courts from August 12–18, 2019. It was aMasters 1000 tournament on the2019 ATP Tour and aWTA Premier 5 tournament on the2019 WTA Tour.[1][2] The tournament was one of two headline events in the2019 US Open Series. The 2019 tournament was the 118th men's edition and the 91st women's edition of theCincinnati Open and took place at theLindner Family Tennis Center inMason, Ohio, a northern suburb ofCincinnati, in the United States.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[3] | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles[3] | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Women's singles[4] | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
| Women's doubles[4] | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles[5] | $1,114,225 | $564,005 | $289,290 | $149,100 | $74,695 | $39,120 | $22,045 | $8,435 | $4,220 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | $544,500 | $269,576 | $122,850 | $62,660 | $30,330 | $15,600 | $8,300 | $5,100 | $3,090 |
| Men's doubles[5] | $331,300 | $161,680 | $81,040 | $41,280 | $21,780 | $11,660 | — | — | — |
| Women's doubles | $143,600 | $72,534 | $35,910 | $18,075 | $9,170 | $4,530 | — | — | — |
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 5, 2019. Rankings and points before are as of August 12, 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Novak Djokovic | 12,325 | 1,000 | 360 | 11,685 | Semifinals lost toDaniil Medvedev [9] |
 Rafael Nadal | 7,945 | 0 | 0 | 7,945 | Withdrew due to fatigue | ||
| 3 | 3 |  Roger Federer | 7,460 | 600 | 90 | 6,950 | Third round lost toAndrey Rublev [Q] |
 Dominic Thiem | 4,925 | 0 | 0 | 4,925 | Withdrew due to illness | ||
| 5 | 7 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3,455 | 10 | 10 | 3,455 | Second round lost to Jan-Lennard Struff |
| 6 | 5 |  Kei Nishikori | 4,040 | 45 | 10 | 4,005 | Second round lost toYoshihito Nishioka [Q] |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Zverev | 4,005 | 10 | 10 | 4,005 | Second round lost toMiomir Kecmanović [Q] |
| 8 | 9 | Karen Khachanov | 2,890 | 90 | 90 | 2,890 | Third round lost to Lucas Pouille |
| 9 | 8 | Daniil Medvedev | 3,230 | 35 | 1,000 | 4,195 | Champion, defeated David Goffin [16] |
 | 2,555 | (45)† | 0 | 2,510 | Withdrew due to ankle Injury | ||
| 11 | 11 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2,395 | 0 | 180 | 2,575 | Quarterfinals lost toRichard Gasquet [PR] |
| 12 | 13 | Borna Ćorić | 2,195 | 45 | 10 | 2,160 | First round lost toReilly Opelka [WC] |
| 13 | 16 | John Isner | 2,040 | 10 | 45 | 2,075 | Second round lost toPablo Carreño Busta [Q] |
| 14 | 18 | Marin Čilić | 1,940 | 360 | 10 | 1,590 | First round lost to Radu Albot |
| 15 | 17 |  Nikoloz Basilashvili | 2,020 | (45)‡ | 10 | 1,985 | First round lost toAndrey Rublev [Q] |
| 16 | 19 | David Goffin | 1,815 | 360 | 600 | 2,055 | Runner-up, lost toDaniil Medvedev [9] |
† The player used an exemption to skip the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for his 18th best result are deducted instead.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 2,230 | 180 | 2,050 | Knee Injury |
| 14 |  Kevin Anderson | 2,140 | 90 | 2,050 | Knee injury |
The following players receivedwild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the singlesqualifying draw:
Pablo Carreño BustaIvo KarlovićMiomir KecmanovićDenis KudlaYoshihito NishiokaAndrey Rublev
Casper RuudThe following players received entry as lucky losers:
Kevin Anderson → replaced byLorenzo SonegoJuan Martín del Potro → replaced by
Jordan ThompsonFabio Fognini → replaced by
João SousaRafael Nadal → replaced by
Mikhail Kukushkin
Milos Raonic → replaced by
Grigor DimitrovDominic Thiem → replaced byFederico DelbonisYoshihito Nishioka (illness)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 2 | 1 |
 POL | Łukasz Kubot |  BRA | Marcelo Melo | 9 | 2 |
| RSA | Raven Klaasen |  NZL | Michael Venus | 15 | 3 |
 NED | Jean-Julien Rojer |  ROU | Horia Tecău | 23 | 4 |
| FRA | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | FRA | Nicolas Mahut | 27 | 5 |
| CRO | Mate Pavić | BRA | Bruno Soares | 28 | 6 |
 FIN | Henri Kontinen | AUS | John Peers | 29 | 7 |
| USA | Mike Bryan | USA | Bob Bryan | 34 | 8 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 1 |
| JPN | Naomi Osaka | 2 | 2 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 3 |
| ROU | Simona Halep | 4 | 4 |
| NED | Kiki Bertens | 5 | 5 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 6 |
 UKR | Elina Svitolina | 7 | 7 |
| USA | Sloane Stephens | 8 | 8 |
 BLR | Aryna Sabalenka | 9 | 9 |
| USA | |||
 LAT | Anastasija Sevastova | 11 | 11 |
| SUI | Belinda Bencic | 12 | 12 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 13 | 13 |
 GBR | Johanna Konta | 14 | 14 |
 CHN | Wang Qiang | 16 | 15 |
| USA | Madison Keys | 17 | 16 |
The following players receivedwild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singlesqualifying draw:
Jennifer BradyLauren DavisZarina Diyas
Ons JabeurVeronika Kudermetova
Rebecca PetersonAstra SharmaIga ŚwiątekThe following players received entry as lucky losers:
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by
Monica PuigAmanda Anisimova → replaced byBarbora StrýcováCatherine Bellis → replaced byVenus WilliamsDanielle Collins → replaced byViktória KužmováLesia Tsurenko → replaced byWang YafanMarkéta Vondroušová → replaced byEkaterina AlexandrovaSerena Williams → replaced byJessica PegulaBelinda Bencic (left foot injury)Naomi Osaka (left knee injury)The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Hsieh Su-wei (low back injury)Donna Vekić (low back injury)Daniil Medvedev def.David Goffin, 7–6(7–3), 6–4Madison Keys def.Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)Ivan Dodig /Filip Polášek def.Juan Sebastián Cabal /Robert Farah, 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]Lucie Hradecká /Andreja Klepač def.Anna-Lena Grönefeld /Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 6–1