2019 Wuhan Open

The 2019 Wuhan Open (also known as the 2019 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts between September 22–28, 2019. It was the 6th edition of the Wuhan Open, and part of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center in Wuhan, China.

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of September 16, 2019

Other entrants
The following players received wild cards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai
 * 🇰🇿 Elena Rybakina
 * 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur
 * 🇨🇳 Wang Xiyu
 * 🇺🇸 Venus Williams

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 * 🇺🇸 Jennifer Brady
 * 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis
 * 🇺🇦 Kateryna Kozlova
 * 🇷🇺 Veronika Kudermetova
 * 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova
 * 🇺🇸 Christina McHale
 * 🇺🇸 Bernarda Pera
 * 🇨🇳 Zhu Lin

The following players received entry as lucky losers:
 * 🇹🇳 Ons Jabeur
 * 🇸🇪 Rebecca Peterson
 * Tamara Zidanšek

Withdrawals

 * Before the tournament
 * 🇨🇦 Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek
 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka → replaced by 🇹🇳 Ons Jabeur
 * 🇩🇪 Julia Görges → replaced by 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic
 * 🇺🇸 Madison Keys → replaced by 🇸🇪 Rebecca Peterson
 * 🇪🇪 Anett Kontaveit → replaced by 🇮🇹 Camila Giorgi
 * Maria Sakkari → replaced by 🇨🇿 Marie Bouzková
 * 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by 🇧🇾 Aliaksandra Sasnovich
 * 🇺🇦 Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by 🇺🇸 Jessica Pegula
 * 🇨🇿 Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by 🇨🇳 Wang Yafan
 * 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai → replaced by Polona Hercog

Retirements

 * 🇺🇸 Lauren Davis (lower back injury)
 * 🇮🇹 Camila Giorgi (right wrist injury)
 * 🇷🇴 Simona Halep (lower back injury)
 * 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva (left ankle injury)

Seeds

 * Rankings are as of September 16, 2019

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * Kiki Bertens / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
 * 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia / 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
 * 🇨🇳 Tang Qianhui / 🇨🇳 Wang Xinyu

Withdrawals

 * During the tournament
 * 🇷🇴 Simona Halep (lower back injury)

Singles

 * 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka def. 🇺🇸 Alison Riske, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles

 * 🇨🇳 Duan Yingying / 🇷🇺 Veronika Kudermetova def. 🇧🇪 Elise Mertens / 🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka, 7–6(7–3), 6–2