2019 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2019 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Serena Williams
Score	6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Simona Halep defeated Serena Williams in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second and last major title, having won the 2018 French Open. The final lasted only 56 minutes, and Halep committed a major-final record of just three unforced errors.^[1]^[2] Halep was the first Romanian to win a Wimbledon senior singles title. At 37 years and 291 days, Williams became the oldest major women's singles finalist in the Open Era (a record she herself would surpass two months later at the US Open).

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Lauren Davis. This was the first time in the Open Era that a defending major champion lost to a lucky loser.^[3]

Ashleigh Barty retained the world No. 1 singles ranking following the tournament, despite losing to Alison Riske in the fourth round. Naomi Osaka, Karolína Plíšková, Kiki Bertens and Petra Kvitová were also in contention for the top ranking.^[4]

This tournament marked the major main draw debut of future US Open and French Open champion Coco Gauff, who at 15 years old became the youngest player to win a main draw Wimbledon singles match since Jennifer Capriati in 1991. In that match, Gauff defeated the oldest player in the draw, five-time Wimbledon champion and 39-year-old Venus Williams. Gauff was the youngest qualifier in Wimbledon history.^[5] She was defeated by Halep in the fourth round.

Karolína Muchová was the first player to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon on debut since Li Na in 2006.

This was the first Wimbledon where a final-set tie break rule was introduced. Upon reaching 12–12 in the third set, a classic tie break would be played. No women's singles match required the use of the final-set tie break.

Seeds

Seeding per WTA rankings.^[6]

1.

Ashleigh Barty (fourth round)

2.

Naomi Osaka (first round)

3.

Karolína Plíšková (fourth round)

4.

Kiki Bertens (third round)

5.

Angelique Kerber (second round)

6.

Petra Kvitová (fourth round)

7. Simona Halep (champion)

8.

Elina Svitolina (semifinals)

9.

Sloane Stephens (third round)

10.

Aryna Sabalenka (first round)

11.

Serena Williams (final)

12.

Anastasija Sevastova (second round)

13.

Belinda Bencic (third round)

14.

Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

15.

Wang Qiang (third round)

16.

Markéta Vondroušová (first round)

17.

Madison Keys (second round)

18.

Julia Görges (third round)

19.

Johanna Konta (quarterfinals)

20.

Anett Kontaveit (third round)

21.

Elise Mertens (fourth round)

22.

Donna Vekić (first round)

23.

Caroline Garcia (first round)

24.

Petra Martić (fourth round)

25.

Amanda Anisimova (second round)

26.

Garbiñe Muguruza (first round)

27.

Sofia Kenin (second round)

28.

Hsieh Su-wei (third round)

29.

Daria Kasatkina (first round)

30.

Carla Suárez Navarro (fourth round)

31.

Maria Sakkari (third round)

32.

Lesia Tsurenko (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

	Alison Riske	4	6	3

11	Serena Williams	6	4	6
					11	Serena Williams	6	6

						Barbora Strýcová	1	2
	Barbora Strýcová	7⁷	6

19	Johanna Konta	6⁵	1
									11	Serena Williams	2	2

									7	Simona Halep	6	6
8	Elina Svitolina	7	6

	Karolína Muchová	5	4
					8	Elina Svitolina	1	3

					7	Simona Halep	6	6
7	Simona Halep	7⁷	6

	Zhang Shuai	6⁴	1

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	A Barty	6	6
	S Zheng	4	2		1	A Barty	6	6
	S Kuznetsova	4	6	2		A Van Uytvanck	1	3
	A Van Uytvanck	6	4	6						1	A Barty	6	6
WC	H Dart	4	6	6						WC	H Dart	1	1
LL	C McHale	6	4	4	WC	H Dart	7⁷	3	6
Q	B Haddad Maia	6	6		Q	B Haddad Maia	6⁴	6	1
26	G Muguruza	4	4												1	A Barty	6	2	3
22	D Vekić	6	3	5												A Riske	3	6	6
	A Riske	3	6	7		A Riske	6	6³	9
Q	L Kerkhove	6⁵	4			I Jorović	2	7⁷	7
	I Jorović	7⁷	6								A Riske	4	6	6
	S Vögele	7	5	4						13	B Bencic	6	4	4
	K Kanepi	5	7	6		K Kanepi	3	1
	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	3		13	B Bencic	6	6
13	B Bencic	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	S Williams	6	7
Q	G Gatto-Monticone	2	5		11	S Williams	2	6	6
Q	K Juvan	6	2	6	Q	K Juvan	6	2	4
	Kr Plíšková	4	6	4						11	S Williams	6	6
Q	P Badosa	4	2							18	J Görges	3	4
Q	V Flink	6	6		Q	V Flink	1	4
Q	E-G Ruse	5	1		18	J Görges	6	6
18	J Görges	7	6											11	S Williams	6	6
30	C Suárez Navarro	6	7											30	C Suárez Navarro	2	2
	S Stosur	2	5		30	C Suárez Navarro	7⁷	7⁷
	M Sharapova	6	6⁴	0^r		P Parmentier	6²	6⁴
	P Parmentier	4	7⁷	5						30	C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	K Kozlova	3	2							LL	L Davis	3	3
LL	L Davis	6	6		LL	L Davis	2	6	6
	T Maria	4	3		5	A Kerber	6	2	1
5	A Kerber	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	K Bertens	6	6
	M Minella	3	2		4	K Bertens	3	7⁷	6
Q	Ar Rodionova	2	3			T Townsend	6	6⁵	2
	T Townsend	6	6							4	K Bertens	5	1
	L Siegemund	6	6								B Strýcová	7	6
WC	K Swan	2	4			L Siegemund	3	5
	B Strýcová	6	6			B Strýcová	6	7
32	L Tsurenko	3	2													B Strýcová	4	7	6
21	E Mertens	6	6												21	E Mertens	6	5	2
	F Ferro	2	0		21	E Mertens	7	6
	A Petkovic	6	2	5	WC	M Niculescu	5	0
WC	M Niculescu	2	6	7						21	E Mertens	6	6⁹	6
	T Zidanšek	6	5	8						15	Q Wang	2	7¹¹	4
	E Bouchard	3	7	6		T Zidanšek	1	2
	V Lapko	2	2		15	Q Wang	6	6
15	Q Wang	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

9	S Stephens	6	6
	T Bacsinszky	2	4		9	S Stephens	6	6
	Y Wang	6	7			Y Wang	0	2
Q	T Martincová	2	5						9	S Stephens	6	4	1
	E Alexandrova	6	1	1					19	J Konta	3	6	6
	K Siniaková	2	6	6		K Siniaková	3	4
Q	A Bogdan	5	2		19	J Konta	6	6
19	J Konta	7	6											19	J Konta	4	6	6
25	A Anisimova	6	6											6	P Kvitová	6	2	4
	S Cîrstea	3	3		25	A Anisimova	4	5
	M Linette	6	7¹¹			M Linette	6	7
Q	A Kalinskaya	0	6⁹							M Linette	3	2
	V Diatchenko	5	7⁷	2					6	P Kvitová	6	6
	K Mladenovic	7	6⁴	6		K Mladenovic	5	2
	O Jabeur	4	2		6	P Kvitová	7	6
6	P Kvitová	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

8	E Svitolina	7	6
	D Gavrilova	5	0		8	E Svitolina	5	6
	M Gasparyan	6	6			M Gasparyan	7	5^r
PR	A-L Friedsam	4	4							8	E Svitolina	6	6¹	6
LL	M Bouzková	6	6							31	M Sakkari	3	7⁷	2
	M Barthel	3	3		LL	M Bouzková	4	1
	B Pera	6⁴	3		31	M Sakkari	6	6
31	M Sakkari	7⁷	6												8	E Svitolina	6	6
24	P Martić	3	6	6											24	P Martić	4	2
	J Brady	6	3	4	24	P Martić	3	6	6
	A Potapova	2	6	6		A Potapova	6	3	4
	J Teichmann	6	4	1						24	P Martić	6	3	6
	D Collins	6	7								D Collins	4	6	4
	Z Diyas	3	5			D Collins	4	6	6
Q	K Ahn	3	4		12	A Sevastova	6	4	3
12	A Sevastova	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

16	M Vondroušová	4	4
	M Brengle	6	6			M Brengle	3	4
	K Muchová	7	6			K Muchová	6	6
	A Krunić	5	2							K Muchová	7⁹	6
Q	C McNally	6³	2						20	A Kontaveit	6⁷	3
	H Watson	7⁷	6			H Watson	5	1
PR	S Rogers	0	6	4	20	A Kontaveit	7	6
20	A Kontaveit	6	3	6											K Muchová	4	7	13
28	S-w Hsieh	6	6											3	Ka Plíšková	6	5	11
	J Ostapenko	2	2		28	S-w Hsieh	7⁷	6
	D Jakupović	1	3			K Flipkens	6³	3
	K Flipkens	6	6						28	S-w Hsieh	3	6	4
	AK Schmiedlová	7	4	5					3	Ka Plíšková	6	2	6
	M Puig	5	6	7		M Puig	0	4
	L Zhu	2	6⁴		3	Ka Plíšková	6	6
3	Ka Plíšková	6	7⁷

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	S Halep	6	7
	A Sasnovich	4	5		7	S Halep	6	4	6
	M Buzărnescu	6	6			M Buzărnescu	3	6	2
	J Pegula	4	4							7	S Halep	6	6
	A Cornet	4	4								V Azarenka	3	1
	V Azarenka	6	6			V Azarenka	6	6
	A Tomljanović	6	6			A Tomljanović	2	0
29	D Kasatkina	3	1												7	S Halep	6	6
17	M Keys	6	6												Q	C Gauff	3	3
	L Kumkhum	3	2		17	M Keys	2	4
	P Hercog	4	7⁷	7		P Hercog	6	6
	V Kužmová	6	6⁵	5							P Hercog	6	6⁷	5
	V Williams	4	4							Q	C Gauff	3	7⁹	7
Q	C Gauff	6	6		Q	C Gauff	6	6
	M Rybáriková	6	6			M Rybáriková	3	3
10	A Sabalenka	2	4

Section 8

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

14	C Wozniacki	5
	S Sorribes Tormo	4^r		14	C Wozniacki	7⁷	6
	V Kudermetova	6	6		V Kudermetova	6⁵	3
Q	Y Bonaventure	2	4						14	C Wozniacki	4	2
	R Peterson	4	3							S Zhang	6	6
Q	Y Wickmayer	6	6	Q	Y Wickmayer	3	2
	S Zhang	6	6		S Zhang	6	6
23	C Garcia	4	0											S Zhang	6	1	6
27	S Kenin	6	6											D Yastremska	4	6	2
	A Sharma	4	2	27	S Kenin	5	6	3
	D Yastremska	6	6		D Yastremska	7	4	6
	C Giorgi	3	3							D Yastremska	7	6
	I Świątek	2	6³							V Golubic	5	3
	V Golubic	6	7⁷		V Golubic	6	7⁷
	Y Putintseva	7⁷	6		Y Putintseva	4	6³
2	N Osaka	6⁴	2

Championship match ratings

1.197 million on ESPN, in the USA^[7]

Championship match statistics

Category	Halep	S. Williams
1st serve %	35/46 (76%)	32/47 (68%)
1st serve points won	29 of 35 = 83%	19 of 32 = 59%
2nd serve points won	5 of 11 = 45%	7 of 15 = 47%
Total service points won	34 of 46 = 73.91%	26 of 47 = 55.32%
Aces	1	2
Double faults	0	1
Winners	13	17
Unforced errors	3	26
Net points won	2 of 2 = 100%	4 of 11 = 36%
Break points converted	4 of 5 = 80%	0 of 1 = 0%
Return points won	21 of 47 = 45%	12 of 46 = 26%
Total points won	55	38
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