PREVIEW NOTES: WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN CINCINNATI, OH, USA | AUGUST 12 - 18, 2019 | USD $2,944,486 WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.wsopen.com | @CincyTennis | www.facebook.com/cincytennis WTA Communications: Adam Lincoln (
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[email protected] to request your individual login to grant access to SAP Tennis Analytics for Media. WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN – QUICK FACTS Main draw dates: Monday, August 12 - Sunday, August 18, 2019 Singles Final: Sunday, August 18, 2pm Doubles Final: Saturday, August 17, following 6pm match Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center Status: WTA Premier 5 event Draw sizes: 56 singles / 28 doubles teams / 32 singles qualifying Surface: Hard (outdoors) Tennis Ball: Penn Championship Regular Duty 2018 Singles Final: Kiki Bertens (NED) d. [1] Simona Halep (ROU) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 2018 Doubles Final: [7] L.Hradecka/E.Makarova (CZE/RUS) d. [6] E.Mertens/D.Schuurs (BEL/NED) 6-2 7-5 SINGLES USD $ RANK POINTS Winner 544,500 900 Runner-Up 269,576 585 Semifinalist 133,850 350 Quarterfinalist 62,660 190 Round of 16 30,330 105 Round of 32 15,600 60 Round of 56 8,300 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Singles wildcards: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS), Catherine McNally (USA), Bernada Pera (USA), Alison Riske (USA), Maria Sharapova (RUS)