2019 ASB Classic

Coordinates: 36°51′13″S 174°46′25″E / 36.853742°S 174.773507°E / -36.853742; 174.773507

2019 ASB Classic
Date	31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 (women) 7 – 12 January 2019 (men)
Edition	34th (women) 43rd (men)
Category	WTA International ATP 250
Draw	32S / 16D (women) 28S / 16D (men)
Prize money	$250,000 (women) $450,110 (men)
Surface	Hard
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Venue	ASB Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Tennys Sandgren
Women's singles
Julia Görges
Men's doubles
Ben McLachlan / Jan-Lennard Struff
Women's doubles
Eugenie Bouchard / Sofia Kenin
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The 2019 Auckland Open (sponsored by ASB Bank) was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 34th edition of the women's event,^[1] and the 43rd edition of the men's event.^[2] It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 31 December 2018 to 6 January 2019 for the women, and from 7 to 12 January 2019 for the men.

Points and prize money[]

Point distribution[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's Singles	250	150	90	45	20	0	12	6	0	N/A
Men's Doubles					0	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Women's Singles	280	180	110	60	30	1	18	14	10	1
Women's Doubles					1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Prize money[]

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 321	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's Singles	$89,435	$47,105	$25,515	$14,535	$8,565	$5,075	$2,285	$1,145	N/A
Men's Doubles *	$27,170	$14,280	$7,740	$4,430	$2,590	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Women's Singles	$43,000	$21,400	$11,300	$5,900	$3,310	$1,925	$1,005	$730	$530
Women's Doubles *	$12,300	$6,400	$3,435	$1,820	$960	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

<sub>¹ Qualifiers' prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team</sub>

ATP singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	John Isner	10	1
ITA	Fabio Fognini	13	2
ITA	Marco Cecchinato	20	3
ESP	Pablo Carreño Busta	23	4
ESP	Roberto Bautista Agut	24	5
KOR	Chung Hyeon	25	6
CAN	Denis Shapovalov	27	7
FRA	Gaël Monfils	29	8
USA	Steve Johnson	33	9

• ¹ Rankings as of December 31, 2018.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• David Ferrer
• Cameron Norrie
• Rubin Statham

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Ugo Humbert
• Bradley Klahn
• Maximilian Marterer
• Mackenzie McDonald

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

• Pablo Cuevas
• Laslo Đere

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Roberto Bautista Agut → replaced by Laslo Đere
• Pierre-Hugues Herbert → replaced by Tennys Sandgren
• Gaël Monfils → replaced by Pablo Cuevas

Retirements[]

• Laslo Đere
• David Ferrer

ATP doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
AUT	Oliver Marach	CRO	Mate Pavić	7	1
USA	Bob Bryan	USA	Mike Bryan	15	2
RSA	Raven Klaasen	NZL	Michael Venus	31	3
POL	Łukasz Kubot	ARG	Horacio Zeballos	38	4

• ¹ Rankings as of December 31, 2018.

Other entrants[]

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Cameron Norrie / Rubin Statham
• Ajeet Rai / George Stoupe

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Philipp Oswald / Tim Pütz

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Pablo Cuevas

WTA singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
DEN	Caroline Wozniacki	3	1
GER	Julia Görges	14	2
TPE	Hsieh Su-wei	28	3
CRO	Petra Martić	32	4
CZE	Barbora Strýcová	33	5
USA	Venus Williams	38	6
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	47	7
BEL	Alison Van Uytvanck	49	8

• ¹ Rankings as of December 24, 2018

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Amanda Anisimova
• Lauren Davis
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Bianca Andreescu
• Jana Čepelová
• Bibiane Schoofs
• Sílvia Soler Espinosa

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

• Laura Siegemund

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Rebecca Peterson → replaced by Taylor Townsend
• Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Laura Siegemund

Retirements[]

• Jana Čepelová (right thoracic injury)
• Alison Van Uytvanck (left ankle injury)

WTA doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ROU	Raluca Olaru	USA	Abigail Spears	73	1
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	SWE	Johanna Larsson	74	2
USA	Kaitlyn Christian	USA	Asia Muhammad	114	3
CHN	Han Xinyun	CRO	Darija Jurak	120	4

• ¹ Rankings as of December 24, 2018

Other entrants[]

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Paige Mary Hourigan / Taylor Townsend
• Valentina Ivanov / Elys Ventura

Withdrawals[]

During the tournament

• Laura Siegemund (lower leg soreness)

Champions[]

Men's singles[]

• Tennys Sandgren def. Cameron Norrie, 6–4, 6–2

Women's singles[]

• Julia Görges def. Bianca Andreescu 2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles[]

• Ben McLachlan / Jan-Lennard Struff def. Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles[]

• Eugenie Bouchard / Sofia Kenin def. Paige Mary Hourigan / Taylor Townsend, 1–6, 6–1, [10–7]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website