The 2019 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 38th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 17–23 June 2019.[1]
| 2019 Birmingham Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17–23 June |
| Edition | 38th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $1,006,263 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Ashleigh Barty | |
| Doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei /  Barbora Strýcová | |
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $163,085 | $86,840 | $46,345 | $24,880 | $13,311 | $6,398 | $3,791 | $2,021 | $1,122 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles * | $50,876 | $27,155 | $14,845 | $7,562 | $4,098 | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 JPN
|
Naomi Osaka | 1 | 1 |
| AUS
|
Ashleigh Barty | 2 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 3 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 7 | 4 |
 BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 10 | 5 |
 CHN
|
Wang Qiang | 15 | 6 |
 GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 18 | 7 |
 GER
|
Julia Görges | 19 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 10, 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
Yulia Putintseva
Danielle Collins → replaced by Jennifer Brady
Camila Giorgi → replaced by 
Evgeniya Rodina- Madison Keys → replaced by
Barbora Strýcová - Petra Kvitová → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova
Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by 
Johanna Konta- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan
- Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by
Kristina Mladenovic
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | CHN
|
Xu Yifan | 20 | 1 |
| TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 22 | 2 |
 USA
|
Nicole Melichar | CZE
|
Květa Peschke | 27 | 3 |
| GER
|
Anna-Lena Grönefeld |  NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 34 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 10, 2019.
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
edit- During the tournament
Ashleigh Barty (right arm injury)
Retirements
edit
Lyudmyla Kichenok (right shoulder injury)
Finals
editSingles
edit- Ashleigh Barty defrated
Julia Görges, 6–3, 7–5
Doubles
edit Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová defeated Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Demi Schuurs, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–
8]
References
edit- ^ "Nature Valley Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.