The 2019 Ladies Open Lugano (also known as the 2019 Samsung Open presented by Cornèr for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on clay courts at TC Lido Lugano. It was the third edition of the tournament and part of the International category of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place between 8 April through 14 April 2019.[1]
| 2019 Ladies Open Lugano | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 – 14 April |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Lugano, Switzerland |
| Venue | Tennis Club Lido Lugano |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Polona Hercog | |
| Doubles | |
 Sorana Cîrstea / Andreea Mitu | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 21 | 1 |
 ESP
|
Carla Suárez Navarro | 27 | 2 |
 SVK
|
Viktória Kužmová | 44 | 3 |
 BEL
|
Alison Van Uytvanck | 52 | 4 |
 FRA
|
Pauline Parmentier | 54 | 5 |
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 56 | 6 |
 SWE
|
Rebecca Peterson | 60 | 7 |
 BLR
|
Vera Lapko | 65 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 1 April 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Magdalena Fręch
Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Réka Luca Jani
Antonia Lottner
Clara Tauson
Katarina Zavatska
Withdrawals
edit- Dominika Cibulková → replaced by
Kristýna Plíšková - Alizé Cornet → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
- Kirsten Flipkens → replaced by Timea Bacsinszky
- Anna-Lena Friedsam → replaced by Tamara Korpatsch
- Camila Giorgi → replaced by Tereza Smitková
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by 
Mandy Minella- Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by
Arantxa Rus - Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Sorana Cîrstea
Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Fiona Ferro- Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Mona Barthel
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | KAZ
|
Galina Voskoboeva | 114 | 1 |
| SWE
|
Cornelia Lister | CZE
|
Renata Voráčová | 171 | 2 |
| ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | ROU
|
Andreea Mitu | 216 | 3 |
| SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | SVK
|
Viktória Kužmová | 229 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 1 April 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Viktorija Golubic (left leg injury)
Champions
editSingles
edit- Polona Hercog def. Iga Świątek 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Doubles
edit- Sorana Cîrstea / Andreea Mitu def. Veronika Kudermetova / Galina Voskoboeva, 1–6, 6–2, [10–8]
References
edit- ^ "Ladies Open Lugano Overview". wtatennis.com.