2019 WTA Shenzhen Open

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.

Prize money
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
 * per team

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: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * Timea Bacsinszky
 * 🇷🇸 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)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2018

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: The following pairs received entry as alternates:
 * 🇨🇳 Chen Jiahui / 🇨🇳 Wang Danni
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Xinyu / 🇨🇳 Xun Fangying
 * 🇷🇺 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)

Singles

 * 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka def. 🇺🇸 Alison Riske, 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3

Doubles

 * 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai / 🇨🇳 Yang Zhaoxuan def. 🇨🇳 Duan Yingying / 🇨🇿 Renata Voráčová, 6–4, 6–3