2019 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

{{Infobox tennis tournament event|2019|Guangzhou International Women's Open|

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Kenin

| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

| score = 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2

| draw = 32

| seeds = 8

| type = singles doubles

| after_year = 2023

| after_name = Guangzhou Open

}}

{{main article|2019 Guangzhou International Women's Open}}

Wang Qiang was the defending champion,{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-guangzhou-women/chinas-wang-wins-second-wta-title-with-guangzhou-triumph-idUSKCN1M20FN|title=China's Wang wins second WTA title with Guangzhou triumph|agency=Reuters|date=22 September 2018}} but lost in the first round to Peng Shuai.

Sofia Kenin won the title, defeating Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2. This marked Stosur's last appearance in a WTA singles final before her retirement in 2022.

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina (second round, retired)
  2. {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Qiang (first round)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Kenin (champion)
  4. {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Shuai (quarterfinals)
  5. {{flagicon|CZE}} Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
  6. {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Saisai (second round)
  7. {{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandra Sasnovich (first round)
  8. {{flagicon|TUN}} Ons Jabeur (first round)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

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|RD2=Final

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|RD1-team1={{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Blinkova

|RD1-score1-1=62

|RD1-score1-2=6

|RD1-score1-3=1

|RD1-seed2=3

|RD1-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Kenin

|RD1-score2-1=77

|RD1-score2-2=4

|RD1-score2-3=6

|RD1-seed3= 

|RD1-team3={{flagicon|SUI}} Viktorija Golubic

|RD1-score3-1=6

|RD1-score3-2=64

|RD1-score3-3=1

|RD1-seed4=WC

|RD1-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

|RD1-score4-1=2

|RD1-score4-2=77

|RD1-score4-3=6

|RD2-seed1=3

|RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Sofia Kenin

|RD2-score1-1=64

|RD2-score1-2=6

|RD2-score1-3=6

|RD2-seed2=WC

|RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Samantha Stosur

|RD2-score2-1=77

|RD2-score2-2=4

|RD2-score2-3=2

}}

=Top half=

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|UKR}} E Svitolina

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-seed02=LL

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|SLO}} D Jakupović

| RD1-score02-1=3

| RD1-score02-2=3

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|CZE}} M Bouzková

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=2

| RD1-score03-3=78

| RD1-seed04=Q

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} F Xun

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=6

| RD1-score04-3=66

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|RUS}} A Blinkova

| RD1-score05-1=2

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=4

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ESP}} S Sorribes Tormo

| RD1-score06-1=6

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-3=1r

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SRB}} A Krunić

| RD1-score07-1=6

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=7

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|BLR}} A Sasnovich

| RD1-score08-1=4

| RD1-score08-2=2

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=3

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|USA}} S Kenin

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|GER}} L Siegemund

| RD1-score10-1=4

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=Q

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|UKR}} K Zavatska

| RD1-score11-1=5

| RD1-score11-2=78

| RD1-score11-3=6

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|FRA}} F Ferro

| RD1-score12-1=7

| RD1-score12-2=66

| RD1-score12-3=4

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SLO}} T Zidanšek

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=3

| RD1-score13-3=3

| RD1-seed14=Q

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|ITA}} J Paolini

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=6

| RD1-seed15=WC

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CHN}} Y Duan

| RD1-score15-1=77

| RD1-score15-2=63

| RD1-score15-3=1

| RD1-seed16=6

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CHN}} S Zheng

| RD1-score16-1=65

| RD1-score16-2=77

| RD1-score16-3=6

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|UKR}} E Svitolina

| RD2-score01-1=4

| RD2-score01-2=3r

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|CZE}} M Bouzková

| RD2-score02-1=6

| RD2-score02-2=4

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|RUS}} A Blinkova

| RD2-score03-1=6

| RD2-score03-2=7

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SRB}} A Krunić

| RD2-score04-1=2

| RD2-score04-2=5

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=3

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} S Kenin

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=Q

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|UKR}} K Zavatska

| RD2-score06-1=4

| RD2-score06-2=2

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=Q

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ITA}} J Paolini

| RD2-score07-1=7

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score07-3=7

| RD2-seed08=6

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CHN}} S Zheng

| RD2-score08-1=5

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=5

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|CZE}} M Bouzková

| RD3-score01-1=3

| RD3-score01-2=1

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} A Blinkova

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|USA}} S Kenin

| RD3-score03-1=7

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=Q

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ITA}} J Paolini

| RD3-score04-1=5

| RD3-score04-2=1

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|RUS}} A Blinkova

| RD4-score01-1=62

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=1

| RD4-seed02=3

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|USA}} S Kenin

| RD4-score02-1=77

| RD4-score02-2=4

| RD4-score02-3=6

}}

=Bottom half=

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=5

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|CZE}} K Siniaková

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=3

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|KAZ}} E Rybakina

| RD1-score02-1=1

| RD1-score02-2=1r

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SUI}} V Golubic

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=LL

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} X Wang

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=3

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GER}} A Petkovic

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score05-2=64

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-seed06=Q

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|NED}} L Pattinama Kerkhove

| RD1-score06-1=5

| RD1-score06-2=77

| RD1-score06-3=3

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|UKR}} K Kozlova

| RD1-score07-1=2

| RD1-score07-2=4

| RD1-score07-3=

| RD1-seed08=4

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|CHN}} S Zhang

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=8

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|TUN}} O Jabeur

| RD1-score09-1=4

| RD1-score09-2=3

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} B Pera

| RD1-score10-1=6

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=WC

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} S Stosur

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=6

| RD1-score11-3=

| RD1-seed12=Q

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|CZE}} T Martincová

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=4

| RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|POL}} M Fręch

| RD1-score13-1=5

| RD1-score13-2=64

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=SE

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SRB}} N Stojanović

| RD1-score14-1=7

| RD1-score14-2=77

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=WC

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|CHN}} S Peng

| RD1-score15-1=7

| RD1-score15-2=6

| RD1-score15-3=

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CHN}} Q Wang

| RD1-score16-1=5

| RD1-score16-2=2

| RD1-score16-3=

| RD2-seed01=5

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|CZE}} K Siniaková

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=5

| RD2-score01-3=0

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|SUI}} V Golubic

| RD2-score02-1=4

| RD2-score02-2=7

| RD2-score02-3=6

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GER}} A Petkovic

| RD2-score03-1=5

| RD2-score03-2=4

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=4

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} S Zhang

| RD2-score04-1=7

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} B Pera

| RD2-score05-1=4

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=65

| RD2-seed06=WC

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} S Stosur

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=1

| RD2-score06-3=77

| RD2-seed07=SE

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SRB}} N Stojanović

| RD2-score07-1=77

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score07-3=6

| RD2-seed08=WC

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CHN}} S Peng

| RD2-score08-1=64

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=0

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|SUI}} V Golubic

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=3

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-seed02=4

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CHN}} S Zhang

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3=4

| RD3-seed03=WC

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} S Stosur

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=77

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=SE

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SRB}} N Stojanović

| RD3-score04-1=2

| RD3-score04-2=61

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|SUI}} V Golubic

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=64

| RD4-score01-3=1

| RD4-seed02=WC

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} S Stosur

| RD4-score02-1=2

| RD4-score02-2=77

| RD4-score02-3=6

}}

Qualifying

=Seeds=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhu Lin (withdrew, still competing in Nanchang)
  2. {{flagicon|USA}} Varvara Lepchenko (first round, retired)
  3. {{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini (qualified)
  4. {{flagicon|CZE}} Tereza Martincová (qualified)
  5. {{flagicon|SRB}} Nina Stojanović (Received special exempt into main draw)
  6. {{flagicon|UKR}} Katarina Zavatska (qualified)
  7. {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. {{flagicon|SLO}} Dalila Jakupović (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  9. {{flagicon|NED}} Bibiane Schoofs (first round)
  10. {{flagicon|BEL}} Yanina Wickmayer (withdrew, still competing in Zhengzhou)
  11. {{flagicon|USA}} Sachia Vickery (first round)
  12. {{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualified)

}}

=Qualifiers=

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  1. {{flagicon|CHN}} Xun Fangying
  2. {{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Fręch
  3. {{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini
  4. {{flagicon|CZE}} Tereza Martincová
  5. {{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
  6. {{flagicon|UKR}} Katarina Zavatska

}}

=Lucky losers=

{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|

  1. {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu
  2. {{flagicon|SLO}} Dalila Jakupović

}}

=Draw=

==First qualifier==

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| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=Alt

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Kaylah McPhee

| RD1-score1-1=4

| RD1-score1-2=1

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=WC

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Xun Fangying

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Shilin

| RD1-score3-1=1

| RD1-score3-2=1

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=Alt

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Arina Rodionova

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=WC

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Xun Fangying

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=4

| RD2-score1-3=77

| RD2-seed2=Alt

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Arina Rodionova

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=61

}}

==Second qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Varvara Lepchenko

| RD1-score1-1=2

| RD1-score1-2=0r

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Fręch

| RD1-score2-1=6

| RD1-score2-2=3

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|IND}} Ankita Raina

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=11

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|USA}} Sachia Vickery

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1= 

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Fręch

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|IND}} Ankita Raina

| RD2-score2-1=1

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Third qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=3

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=5

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|TPE}} Liang En-shuo

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=7

| RD1-score2-3=4

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SRB}} Natalija Kostić

| RD1-score3-1=2

| RD1-score3-2=2

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=8

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|SLO}} Dalila Jakupović

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=3

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini

| RD2-score1-1=4

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-seed2=8

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|SLO}} Dalila Jakupović

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=4

}}

==Fourth qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|CZE}} Tereza Martincová

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=7

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2= 

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Lizette Cabrera

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=5

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3= 

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Jiajing

| RD1-score3-1=6

| RD1-score3-2=6

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=9

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|NED}} Bibiane Schoofs

| RD1-score4-1=3

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CZE}} Tereza Martincová

| RD2-score1-1=6

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2= 

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Jiajing

| RD2-score2-1=2

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Fifth qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=Alt

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ESP}} Georgina García Pérez

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=64

| RD1-seed2=WC

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Shuyue

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=6

| RD1-score2-3=77

| RD1-seed3=Alt

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|AUS}} Jaimee Fourlis

| RD1-score3-1=4

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=12

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=WC

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Shuyue

| RD2-score1-1=2

| RD2-score1-2=4

| RD2-score1-3=

| RD2-seed2=12

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|NED}} Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove

| RD2-score2-1=6

| RD2-score2-2=6

| RD2-score2-3=

}}

==Sixth qualifier==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3-v2

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Qualifying competition

|team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=6

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|UKR}} Katarina Zavatska

| RD1-score1-1=6

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=

| RD1-seed2=WC

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ITA}} Sara Errani

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-3=

| RD1-seed3=WC

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|CHN}} Wei Sijia

| RD1-score3-1=2

| RD1-score3-2=3

| RD1-score3-3=

| RD1-seed4=7

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu

| RD1-score4-1=6

| RD1-score4-2=6

| RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=6

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|UKR}} Katarina Zavatska

| RD2-score1-1=63

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=6

| RD2-seed2=7

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Xiyu

| RD2-score2-1=77

| RD2-score2-2=1

| RD2-score2-3=4

}}

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