2019 Simona Halep tennis season

The 2019 Simona Halep tennis season officially began on 8 January 2019 at the Sydney International. Simona Halep entered the season as the No. 1 ranked player in the world.[2]

2019 Simona Halep tennis season
Full nameSimona Halep
Country Romania
Calendar prize money$5,083,227
Singles
Season record40–13 (75.5%)
Calendar titles1
Current rankingNo. 6[1]
Ranking change from previous year 5
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open4R
French OpenQF
WimbledonW
US Open2R
Doubles
Season record4–4 (50.0%)
Calendar titles0
Current ranking169
Year-end ranking165
Ranking change from previous year 4
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenA
French OpenA
WimbledonA
US OpenA
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenA
French OpenA
WimbledonA
US OpenA
Last updated on: 13 July 2019.
Main article: Simona Halep

Year in detail

Early hard court season and Australian Open

Sydney International

Halep started season playing at Sydney International as the top seed. She lost to No. 15 in the world at the time Ashleigh Barty in two straight sets, extending her losing streak at five.[3]

Australian Open

Halep's next tournament was Australian Open. In the first round she beat Kaia Kanepi in three sets.[4] . This match marked her first win since 2018 Western & Southern Open. In the second round, she faced Sofia Kenin, also winning in three sets. In the next rounds, she would play the Williams sisters. She won against Venus Williams in straight sets [5], but then, she lost to Serena Williams in three tight sets. In the end of the tournament, Naomi Osaka replaced her at rankings and peaked at No. 3, after Petra Kvitova.[6]

Fed Cup World Group Quarterfinal

After win in World Group Play-offs vs Switzerland last year, team Romania came back on World Group, since 2016. In quarterfinals, they met team Czech Republic, in Ostrava. She led 2–0 in singles rubbers, defeating Katerina Siniakova and Karolina Pliskova[7]. With these wins and the doubles rubber win by Monica Niculescu and Irina-Camelia Begu, they qualified for the first time, since 1973, in the semifinals of Fed Cup.[8]

Qatar Ladies Open

Next tournament for Halep was Qatar Ladies Open, where she was the top seed and she had first round bye. En-route to the final, she defeated Lesia Tsurenko, Julia Gorges, and Elina Svitolina, where she trailed in the third set and, then, won five games in a row.[9] In the final, she faced Elise Mertens. She lost in three sets, giving Mertens her first Premier title. This was the first final of the season for Halep.

Dubai Tennis Championships

Next tournament was Dubai Tennis Championships. She was no.3 seed and defeated Eugenie Bouchard [10] and Lesia Tsurenko [11], both in two straight sets. In quarterfinal she was defeated by eventual champion, Belinda Bencic. In a conclusion of this tournament, Halep remains at no.2, after Kvitova lost in the final.[12]

March sunshine events

Indian Wells Open

In the Indian Wells, Halep was seeded no.2. She defeated Barbora Strycova[13] and Kateryna Kozlova in two straight sets.[14] Halep lost in the fourth round against Marketa Vondrousova in three sets. After this tournament, she remains no.2 in the world.

Miami Open

After the run of Indian Wells, her next tournament was Miami Open. In the second round, she crushed Taylor Townsend in straight sets. In the third round, she defeated Polona Hercog in three tough sets. Halep won against Venus Williams and Qiang Wang, in fourth round and quarterfinal, respectively. She was in contention of regaining the no.1 spot by reaching the finals, after Osaka's defeat in the third round. In the semifinal, she faced Karolina Pliskova, losing in straight sets. After this tournament, she remained no.2.

European clay court season

Fed Cup World Group Semifinal

Her first clay-court event of the season was Fed Cup Semifinal. There, Romanian Fed Cup Team faced France in Rouen. In the singles rubber, Halep defeated Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia. At the doubles rubber, she played instead of Irina-Camelia Begu, withdrawing due to ankle injury, with Monica Niculescu. Anyway, after taking the first set, they lost, giving to France a ticket to the Fed Cup final.

Madrid Open

Italian Open

French Open

English grass court season

Eastbourne International

Wimbledon

Halep won the 2019 Wimbledon Championships defeating Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2.

All matches
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches
Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Sydney International
Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
6 – 12 January 2019		 – 1R Bye
1 2R Ashleigh Barty 15 Loss 4–6, 4–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
14 – 27 January 2019		 2 1R Kaia Kanepi 71 Win 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–2
3 2R Sofia Kenin 37 Win 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
4 3R Venus Williams 36 Win 6–2, 6–3
5 4R Serena Williams (16) 16 Loss 1–6, 6–4, 4–6
Fed Cup World Group
 Czech Republic vs.  Romania
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Fed Cup
Hard, indoor
9 – 10 February 2019		 6 QF Kateřina Siniaková 44 Win 6–4, 6–0
7 QF Karolína Plíšková 5 Win 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
11 – 16 February 2019		 – 1R Bye
8 2R Lesia Tsurenko 24 Win 6–2, 6–3
9 QF Julia Görges (9) 16 Win 7–6(7–1), 7–6(8–6)
10 SF Elina Svitolina (4/WC) 7 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
11 F Elise Mertens 21 Loss (1) 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
17 – 23 February 2019[15]		 – 1R Bye
12 2R Eugenie Bouchard (WC) 79 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–4
13 3R Lesia Tsurenko 23 Win 6–3, 7–5
14 QF Belinda Bencic 45 Loss 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Indian Wells Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
4 – 17 March 2019		 – 1R Bye
15 2R Barbora Strýcová 50 Win 6–2, 6–4
16 3R Kateryna Kozlova (Q) 114 Win 7–6(7–3), 7–5
17 4R Markéta Vondroušová 61 Loss 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Miami Open
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
18 – 31 March 2019		 – 1R Bye
18 2R Taylor Townsend (Q) 96 Win 6–1, 6–3
19 3R Polona Hercog (LL) 93 Win 5–7, 7–6(7–1), 6–2
20 4R Venus Williams 43 Win 6–3, 6–3
21 QF Wang Qiang (18) 18 Win 6–4, 7–5
22 SF Karolína Plíšková (5) 7 Loss 5–7, 1–6
Fed Cup World Group
 France vs.  Romania
Rouen, France
Fed Cup
Clay, indoor
20 – 21 April 2019		 23 SF Kristina Mladenovic 66 Win 6–3, 6–1
24 SF Caroline Garcia 21 Win 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–4
Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
3 – 12 May 2019		 25 1R Margarita Gasparyan (Q) 64 Win 6–0, 6–4
26 2R Johanna Konta 41 Win 7–5, 6–1
27 3R Viktória Kužmová 46 Win 6–0, 6–0
28 QF Ashleigh Barty (9) 9 Win 7–5, 7–5
29 SF Belinda Bencic 18 Win 6–2, 6–7(2–7), 6–0
30 F Kiki Bertens (7) 7 Loss (2) 4–6, 4–6
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
13 – 19 May 2019		 – 1R Bye
31 2R Markéta Vondroušová 44 Loss 6–2, 5–7, 3–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
26 May – 9 June 2019		 32 1R Ajla Tomljanović 47 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
33 2R Magda Linette 87 Win 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
34 3R Lesia Tsurenko (27) 27 Win 6–2, 6–1
35 4R Iga Świątek 104 Win 6–1, 6–0
36 QF Amanda Anisimova 51 Loss 2–6, 4–6
Eastbourne International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
Grass, outdoor
23 – 29 June 2019		 – 1R Bye
37 2R Hsieh Su-wei 29 Win 6–2, 6–0
38 3R Polona Hercog (Q) 60 Win 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
39 QF Angelique Kerber (4/WC) 5 Loss 4–6, 3–6
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
1 – 14 July 2019		 40 1R Aliaksandra Sasnovich 36 Win 6–4, 7–5
41 2R Mihaela Buzărnescu 53 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
42 3R Victoria Azarenka 40 Win 6–3, 6–1
43 4R Cori Gauff (Q) 313 Win 6–3, 6–3
44 QF Zhang Shuai 50 Win 7–6(7–4), 6–1
45 SF Elina Svitolina (8) 8 Win 6–1, 6–3
46 W Serena Williams (11) 10 Win (1) 6–2, 6–2
Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
5 – 11 August 2019		 – 1R Bye
47 2R Jennifer Brady (Q) 76 Win 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
48 3R Svetlana Kuznetsova (WC) 198 Win 6–2, 6–1
49 QF Marie Bouzková (Q) 91 Loss 4–6, retired
Cincinnati Open
Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
12 – 18 August 2019
– 1R Bye
50 2R Ekaterina Alexandrova 43 Win 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
51 3R Madison Keys (16) 18 Loss 1–6, 6–3, 5–7
U.S. Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
26 August – 8 September 2019
52 1R Nicole Gibbs (LL) 135 Win 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
53 2R Taylor Townsend (Q) 116 Loss 6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
22 – 28 September 2019
– 1R Bye
54 2R Barbora Strýcová 34 Win 6–3, 6–2
55 3R Elena Rybakina (WC) 50 Loss 4–5, retired
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
30 September – 6 October 2019
56 1R Rebecca Peterson (Q) 57 Win 6–1, 6–1
57 2R Ekaterina Alexandrova 38 Loss 2–6, 3–6

Tournament results and points comparison 2018 -2019

Halep's 2019 singles tournament results and points is as follows:

Date Championship Location Category Surface 2018
result		 2018
points		 2019
points		 Outcome 2019
30 December –
5 January		 Shenzhen Open Shenzhen International Hard W 280 0 Did not participate
6 January –
12 January		 Sydney International Sydney WTA Premier Hard DNP 0 1 Second round lost to Ashleigh Barty
4–6, 4–6
14 January –
27 January		 Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard F 1300 240 Fourth round lost to Serena Williams
1–6, 6–4, 4–6
11 February –
16 February		 Qatar Open Doha WTA Premier[lower-alpha 1] Hard SF 350 305 Final lost to Elise Mertens
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
17 February –
23 February		 Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai Premier 5 Hard DNP 0 190 Quarterfinals lost to Belinda Bencic
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
4 March –
17 March		 Indian Wells Open Indian Wells Premier Mandatory Hard SF 390 120 Fourth round lost to Markéta Vondroušová
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
18 March –
31 March		 Miami Open Miami Premier Mandatory Hard 3R 65 390 Semifinals lost to Karolína Plíšková
5–7, 1–6
22 April –
28 April		 Stuttgart Open Stuttgart Premier Clay (i) QF 100 0 Withdrew due to ankle injury
6 May –
12 May		 Madrid Open Madrid Premier Mandatory Clay QF 215 650 Final lost to Kiki Bertens
4–6, 4–6
13 May –
19 May		 Italian Open Rome Premier 5 Clay F 585 1 Second round lost to Markéta Vondroušová
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
26 May –
9 June		 French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay W 2000 430 Quarterfinals lost to Amanda Anisimova
2–6, 4–6
22 April –
28 April		 Eastbourne International Eastbourne Premier Grass DNP 0 100 Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber
4–6, 3–6
1 July –
14 July		 Wimbledon London Grand Slam Grass 3R 130 2000 Winner defeated Serena Williams
6–2, 6–2
5 August –
11 August		 Canadian Open Toronto Premier 5 Hard W 900 190 Quarterfinals lost to Marie Bouzková
4–6, retired
12 August –
18 August		 Cincinnati Open Cincinnati Premier 5 Hard F 585 105 Third round lost to Madison Keys
1–6, 6–3, 5–7
26 August –
8 September		 US Open New York Grand Slam Hard 1R 10 70 Second round lost to Taylor Townsend
6–2, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
9 September –
16 September		 Zhengzhou Open Zhengzhou Premier Hard DNP 0 0 Withdrew due to ankle injury
22 September –
28 September		 Wuhan Open Wuhan Premier 5 Hard 2R 1 105 Third round lost to E Rybakina
4r - 5, retired due to lower back injury [16]
30 September –
6 October		 China Open Beijing Premier Mandatory Hard 1R 10 65 Second round lost to E Alexandrova
6-2, 6-3
27 October –
3 November		 WTA Finals Shenzhen Year-end Championships Hard DNP 0 500 Roud robin 1W -2L
Total year-end points 6910 5642 -1268 difference

Finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–1)
Premier (0–1)
International (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (1–2)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2019 Qatar Total Open, Qatar Premier Hard Elise Mertens 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2019 Madrid Open, Spain Premier M Clay Kiki Bertens 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2019 Wimbledon, UK Grand Slam Grass Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2

Notes
  1. Qatar Total Open was a Premier 5 tournament in 2018.

References
  1. "Rankings | Singles | WTA Tour". 9 September 2019.
  2. "Simona Halep ranking".
  3. "Simona Halep: World number one loses to Ashleigh Barty at Sydney International".
  4. "Simona Halep fights back to beat Kaia Kanepi at Australian Open".
  5. "Australian Open 2019: Simona Halep beats Venus Williams to reach last 16".
  6. "Serena Williams through to Australian Open 2019 quarter-final after epic win over Simona Halep".
  7. "Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova set to headline the Fed Cup first round".
  8. "The national team of Romania defeated the Czech team in the quarterfinals of the "Federation Cup"".
  9. "Halep comeback snaps losing streak against Svitolina to make Doha final in thriller".
  10. "Halep too strong for Bouchard in Dubai".
  11. "Halep pulls off Tsurenko repeat to reach last eight".
  12. "Dubai Tennis 2019: Belinda Bencic 'didn't give up' in victory against Simona Halep".
  13. "Halep sweeps past Strycova into Indian Wells third round".
  14. "Halep counts Kozlova out after tough test in Indian Wells".
  15. "Dubai Championships: Simona Halep loses to Belinda Bencic".
  16. "Wuhan Open 2019: Simona Halep retires hurt from third-round match with lower back injury".
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