The 2019 Shenzhen Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the seventh edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 31 December 2018 to 5 January 2019.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
1 Rankings as of December 24, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Peng Shuai Wang Xinyu Vera Zvonareva
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: Timea Bacsinszky
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Ivana Jorović Veronika Kudermetova Monica Niculescu Xun Fangying
Retirements
Peng Shuai (right thigh injury) Maria Sharapova (left thigh injury) Wang Xinyu (cramping) Vera Zvonareva (left hip injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
1 Rankings as of December 24, 2018
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Chen Jiahui / Wang Danni Wang Xinyu / Xun Fangying The following pairs received entry as alternates: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Natalia Vikhlyantseva
Withdrawals
Before the tournament
Wang Yafan (left adductor strain) Saisai Zheng (viral illness)
During the tournament
Natalia Vikhlyantseva (right forearm injury)