2019 Birmingham Classic
| 2019 Birmingham Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 – 23 June |
| Edition | 38th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $1,006,263 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| 2018 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Petra Kvitová | |
| Doubles | |
 Tímea Babos /  Kristina Mladenovic | |
The 2019 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming women's tennis tournament to be played on outdoor grass courts. It will be the 38th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2019 WTA Tour. It will take place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England, on 17–23 June 2019.[1]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $163,085 | $86,840 | $46,345 | $24,880 | $13,311 | $6,398 | $3,791 | $2,021 | $1,122 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 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
Seeds
| 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
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- 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
Seeds
| 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
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
Doubles
References
- ^ "Nature Valley Open Overview". www.wtatennis.com. WTA Tour.