2019 Wimbledon Championships
The 2019 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main tournament began on Monday 1 July 2019 and finished on Sunday 14 July 2019.[1]
The defending Gentlemen's singles champion Novak Djokovic retained his title, while the defending Ladies' singles champion Angelique Kerber lost in the second round to Lauren Davis. Simona Halep won the Ladies' Singles title. This was the first Grand Slam tournament where both singles titles were won by players born in the Balkans.[2]
This was the first edition of the tournament to feature a standard tie break in the final set when the score in the set was 12 games all. The winner was the first player or pair to reach seven points whilst leading by two or more points or, in the case of a 6-6 point score, to establish a subsequent lead of two points. Henri Kontinen and John Peers won the first such tie break played in Wimbledon history, defeating Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in a third-round men's doubles match.[3] In men's singles, the only such match was the final in which Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer, in what was also the longest final in tournament history lasting for 4 hours and 58 minutes.[4]
In the Women's Singles, there are 16 qualifiers from 128 entrants, an increase from 12 qualifiers from 96 entrants. Doubles qualifying has been eliminated as a result. The change brings the qualification for the Women's Singles into line with that for the Men's Singles, which remains unchanged.[5]
Tournament
The 2019 Wimbledon Championships was the 133rd edition of the tournament and was held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was included in the 2019 ATP Tour and the 2019 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of men's (singles and doubles), women's (singles and doubles), mixed doubles, boys (under 18 – singles and doubles) and girls (under 18 – singles and doubles), which was also a part of the Grade A category of tournaments for under 18, and singles & doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO Tour under the Grand Slam category, also hosting singles and doubles events for wheelchair quad tennis for the first time.[6]
The tournament was played only on grass courts; main draw matches were played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Qualifying matches were played, from Monday 24 June to Thursday 27 June 2019, at the Bank of England Sports Ground, Roehampton. The Tennis Sub-Committee met to decide wild card entries on 17 June.
Point distribution and prize money
Point distribution
Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.
Senior points
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Doubles | 0 | — | — | 0 | ||||||||
| Women's Singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's Doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair points
Junior points
|
Prize money
The total prize money on offer has increased for the eighth year in a row. Winners of the tournament will get the largest share of the £38m pot, up from £34m last year (+11.8%).
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 (R4) | Round of 32 (R3) | Round of 64 (R2) | Round of 128 (R1) | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | £2,350,000 | £1,175,000 | £588,000 | £294,000 | £176,000 | £111,000 | £72,000 | £45,000 | £22,500 | £13,250 | £7,000 |
| Doubles* | £540,000 | £270,000 | £135,000 | £67,000 | £32,000 | £19,000 | £12,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed Doubles* | £116,000 | £58,000 | £29,000 | £14,500 | £7,000 | £3,500 | £1,750 | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair Singles | £46,000 | £23,000 | £15,000 | £10,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheelchair Doubles* | £18,000 | £9,000 | £5,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Invitation Doubles | £27,000 | £23,000 | £20,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
* per team
Singles players
Gentlemen's Singles
Ladies' Singles
Day-by-day summaries
Singles seeds
Seeds are adjusted on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula, which applies to the top 32 players according to the ATP Rankings on 24 June 2019:
- Take Entry System Position points at 24 June 2019.
- Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months (25 June 2018 – 23 June 2019).
- Add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that (26 June 2017 – 24 June 2018).
Rank and points before are as of 1 July 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Novak Djokovic
|
12,415 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 12,415 | Champion, defeated  Roger Federer [2]
|
| 2 | 3 | Roger Federer
|
6,620 | 360 | 1,200 | 7,460 | Runner-up, lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
|
| 3 | 2 |  Rafael Nadal
|
7,945 | 720 | 720 | 7,945 | Semifinals lost to Roger Federer [2]
|
| 4 | 8 |  Kevin Anderson
|
3,610 | 1,200 | 90 | 2,500 | Third round lost to  Guido Pella [26]
|
| 5 | 4 |  Dominic Thiem
|
4,595 | 10 | 10 | 4,595 | First round lost to  Sam Querrey
|
| 6 | 5 |  Alexander Zverev
|
4,405 | 90 | 10 | 4,325 | First round lost to  Jiří Veselý [Q]
|
| 7 | 6 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
4,215 | 180 | 10 | 4,045 | First round lost to  Thomas Fabbiano
|
| 8 | 7 |  Kei Nishikori
|
4,040 | 360 | 360 | 4,040 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [2]
|
| 9 | 12 | John Isner
|
2,715 | 720 | 45 | 2,040 | Second round lost to  Mikhail Kukushkin
|
| 10 | 9 |  Karen Khachanov
|
2,980 | 180 | 90 | 2,890 | Third round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut [23]
|
| 11 | 13 | Daniil Medvedev
|
2,625 | 90 | 90 | 2,625 | Third round lost to  David Goffin [21]
|
| 12 | 10 | Fabio Fognini
|
2,785 | 90 | 90 | 2,785 | Third round lost to Tennys Sandgren
|
| 13 | 18 |  Marin Čilić
|
1,940 | 45 | 45 | 1,940 | Second round lost to  João Sousa
|
| Borna Ćorić |
2,205 | 10 | 0 | 2,195 | Withdrew due to a back injury | ||
| 15 | 17 |  Milos Raonic
|
1,945 | 360 | 180 | 1,765 | Fourth round lost to Guido Pella [26]
|
| 16 | 15 |  Gaël Monfils
|
1,985 | 180 | 10 | 1,815 | First round, retired against Ugo Humbert
|
| 17 | 20 | Matteo Berrettini
|
1,665 | 45 | 180 | 1,800 | Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [2]
|
| 18 | 16 |  Nikoloz Basilashvili
|
1,960 | 10 | 45 | 1,995 | Second round lost to  Dan Evans
|
| 19 | 21 | Félix Auger-Aliassime
|
1,654 | (29)† | 90 | 1,715 | Third round lost to Ugo Humbert
|
| 20 | 25 | Gilles Simon
|
1,445 | 180 | 45 | 1,310 | Second round lost to Tennys Sandgren
|
| 21 | 23 | David Goffin
|
1,510 | 10 | 360 | 1,860 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
|
| 22 | 19 | Stan Wawrinka
|
1,715 | 45 | 45 | 1,715 | Second round lost to Reilly Opelka
|
| 23 | 22 | Roberto Bautista Agut
|
1,600 | 0 | 720 | 2,320 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
|
| 24 | 24 | Diego Schwartzman
|
1,485 | 45 | 90 | 1,530 | Third round lost to Matteo Berrettini [17]
|
| 25 | 29 |  Alex de Minaur
|
1,330 | 90 | 45 | 1,285 | Second round lost to Steve Johnson
|
| 26 | 26 | Guido Pella
|
1,430 | 90 | 360 | 1,700 | Quarterfinals lost to Roberto Bautista Agut [23]
|
| 27 | 28 | Lucas Pouille
|
1,340 | 45 | 90 | 1,385 | Third round lost to Roger Federer [2]
|
| 28 | 32 | Benoît Paire
|
1,278 | 90 | 180 | 1,368 | Fourth round lost to Roberto Bautista Agut [23]
|
| 29 | 27 | Denis Shapovalov
|
1,390 | 45 | 10 | 1,355 | First round lost to  Ričardas Berankis
|
| 30 | 30 | Kyle Edmund
|
1,325 | 90 | 45 | 1,280 | Second round lost to Fernando Verdasco
|
| 31 | 35 | Laslo Đere
|
1,255 | 10 | 45 | 1,290 | Second round lost to John Millman
|
| 32 | 36 | Dušan Lajović
|
1,251 | 10 | 10 | 1,251 | First round lost to  Hubert Hurkacz
|
| 33 | 33 | Jan-Lennard Struff
|
1,265 | 90 | 90 | 1,265 | Third round lost to Mikhail Kukushkin
|
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018, but is defending points from an ATP Challenger Tour tournament.
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Juan Martín del Potro
|
2,740 | 360 | 2,380 | Right knee injury |
The seeds for ladies' singles are based on the WTA rankings as of 24 June 2019. Rank and points before are as of 1 July 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty
|
6,495 | 130 | 240 | 6,605 | Fourth round lost to Alison Riske
|
| 2 | 2 | Naomi Osaka
|
6,377 | 130 | 10 | 6,257 | First round lost to Yulia Putintseva
|
| 3 | 3 | Karolína Plíšková
|
6,055 | 240 | 240 | 6,055 | Fourth round lost to Karolína Muchová
|
| 4 | 4 |  Kiki Bertens
|
5,430 | 430 | 130 | 5,130 | Third round lost to Barbora Strýcová
|
| 5 | 5 | Angelique Kerber
|
4,805 | 2,000 | 70 | 2,875 | Second round lost to Lauren Davis [LL]
|
| 6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová
|
4,555 | 10 | 240 | 4,785 | Fourth round lost to Johanna Konta [19]
|
| 7 | 7 |  Simona Halep
|
4,063 | 130 | 2,000 | 5,933 | Champion, defeated Serena Williams [11]
|
| 8 | 8 |  Elina Svitolina
|
3,868 | 10 | 780 | 4,638 | Semifinals lost to Simona Halep [7]
|
| 9 | 9 | Sloane Stephens
|
3,682 | 10 | 130 | 3,802 | Third round lost to Johanna Konta [19]
|
| 10 | 11 |  Aryna Sabalenka
|
3,365 | 10 | 10 | 3,365 | First round lost to  Magdaléna Rybáriková
|
| 11 | 10 | Serena Williams
|
3,411 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 3,411 | Runner-up, lost to Simona Halep [7]
|
| 12 | 12 |  Anastasija Sevastova
|
3,296 | 10 | 70 | 3,356 | Second round lost to Danielle Collins
|
| 13 | 13 | Belinda Bencic
|
3,073 | 240 | 130 | 2,963 | Third round lost to Alison Riske
|
| 14 | 19 |  Caroline Wozniacki
|
2,418 | 70 | 130 | 2,478 | Third round lost to  Zhang Shuai
|
| 15 | 15 | Wang Qiang
|
2,752 | 10 | 130 | 2,872 | Third round lost to Elise Mertens [21]
|
| 16 | 14 | Markéta Vondroušová
|
2,775 | 10+13 | 10+0 | 2,762 | First round lost to Madison Brengle
|
| 17 | 16 | Madison Keys
|
2,615 | 130 | 70 | 2,555 | Second round lost to  Polona Hercog
|
| 18 | 17 | Julia Görges
|
2,605 | 780 | 130 | 1,955 | Third round lost to Serena Williams [11]
|
| 19 | 18 | Johanna Konta
|
2,430 | 70 | 430 | 2,790 | Quarterfinals lost to Barbora Strýcová
|
| 20 | 20 |  Anett Kontaveit
|
2,335 | 130 | 130 | 2,335 | Third round lost to Karolína Muchová
|
| 21 | 21 | Elise Mertens
|
2,195 | 130 | 240 | 2,305 | Fourth round lost to Barbora Strýcová
|
| 22 | 22 | Donna Vekić
|
2,180 | 240 | 10 | 1,950 | First round lost to Alison Riske
|
| 23 | 23 | Caroline Garcia
|
2,105 | 10 | 10 | 2,105 | First round lost to Zhang Shuai
|
| 24 | 24 | Petra Martić
|
2,105 | 10 | 240 | 2,335 | Fourth round lost to Elina Svitolina [8]
|
| 25 | 26 | Amanda Anisimova
|
1,949 | (1)† | 70 | 2,018 | Second round lost to Magda Linette
|
| 26 | 27 | Garbiñe Muguruza
|
1,925 | 70 | 10 | 1,865 | First round lost to  Beatriz Haddad Maia [Q]
|
| 27 | 28 | Sofia Kenin
|
1,895 | 70 | 70 | 1,895 | Second round lost to Dayana Yastremska
|
| 28 | 29 |  Hsieh Su-wei
|
1,885 | 240 | 130 | 1,775 | Third round lost to Karolína Plíšková [3]
|
| 29 | 30 | Daria Kasatkina
|
1,745 | 430 | 10 | 1,325 | First round lost to Ajla Tomljanović
|
| 30 | 31 | Carla Suárez Navarro
|
1,732 | 130 | 240 | 1,842 | Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [11]
|
| 31 | 32 | Maria Sakkari
|
1,670 | 10 | 130 | 1,790 | Third round lost to Elina Svitolina [8]
|
| 32 | 33 | Lesia Tsurenko
|
1,616 | 70 | 10 | 1,556 | First round lost to Barbora Strýcová
|
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Bianca Andreescu
|
1,996 | 30 | 1,966 | Right shoulder injury |
Doubles seeds
| Team | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Soares
|
Nicole Melichar
|
22 | 1 |
| Jean-Julien Rojer
|
Demi Schuurs
|
22 | 2 |
| Mate Pavić
|
Gabriela Dabrowski
|
29 | 3 |
| John Peers
|
Zhang Shuai
|
31 | 4 |
| Wesley Koolhof
|
Květa Peschke
|
38 | 5 |
| Nikola Mektić
|
Alicja Rosolska
|
38 | 6 |
| Máximo González |
Xu Yifan |
||
| Ivan Dodig
|
Latisha Chan
|
49 | 8 |
| Neal Skupski
|
Chan Hao-ching
|
51 | 9 |
 Michael Venus
|
Katarina Srebotnik
|
55 | 10 |
| Édouard Roger-Vasselin
|
Andreja Klepač
|
55 | 11 |
| Franko Škugor
|
Raluca Olaru
|
59 | 12 |
 Rohan Bopanna
|
Aryna Sabalenka
|
67 | 13 |
| Fabrice Martin
|
Raquel Atawo
|
68 | 14 |
| Roman Jebavý |
Lucie Hradecká |
||
| Divij Sharan
|
Duan Yingying
|
72 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 1 July 2019.
Champions
Seniors
Gentlemen's Singles
Novak Djokovic def. 
Roger Federer, 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 13–12(7–3)
Ladies' Singles
Simona Halep def. 
Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–2
Gentlemen's Doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah def. 
Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Ladies' Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei / 
Barbora Strýcová def. 
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Xu Yifan, 6–2, 6–4
Mixed Doubles
Ivan Dodig / Latisha Chan def. 
Robert Lindstedt / 
Jeļena Ostapenko, 6–2, 6–3
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Shintaro Mochizuki def. 
Carlos Gimeno Valero, 6–3, 6–2
Girls' Singles
Daria Snigur def. Alexa Noel, 6−4, 6−4
Boys' Doubles
- Jonáš Forejtek / Jiří Lehečka def. Liam Draxl / Govind Nanda, 7−5, 6−4
Girls' Doubles
- Savannah Broadus / Abigail Forbes def. Kamilla Bartone /
Oksana Selekhmeteva, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Invitation
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
- Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra def.
Xavier Malisse / 
Max Mirnyi, 6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Ladies' Invitation Doubles
Cara Black / Martina Navratilova def. Marion Bartoli / 
Daniela Hantuchová, 6–0, 3–6, [10–8]
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
- Jonas Björkman /
Todd Woodbridge def. 
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis, 4−6, 6−3, [10−6]
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair Gentlemen's Singles
Gustavo Fernández def. Shingo Kunieda, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Wheelchair Ladies' Singles
- Aniek van Koot def. Diede de Groot, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Wheelchair Quad Singles
- Dylan Alcott def.
Andrew Lapthorne, 6−0, 6−2
Wheelchair Gentlemen's Doubles
- Joachim Gérard / Stefan Olsson def. Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid, 6−4, 6−2
Wheelchair Ladies' Doubles
- Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def. Marjolein Buis /
Giulia Capocci, 6−1, 6−1
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
- Dylan Alcott / Andrew Lapthorne def. Koji Sugeno / David Wagner, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Main draw wildcard entries
The following players will receive wild cards into the main draw senior events.[7]
Gentlemen's Singles |
Ladies' Singles
|
Gentlemen's Doubles |
Ladies' Doubles
|
Mixed Doubles
- Jay Clarke / Coco Gauff
- Scott Clayton / Sarah Beth Grey
- Evan Hoyt / Eden Silva
- Jonny O'Mara / Naomi Broady
- Joe Salisbury / Katy Dunne
Main draw qualifier entries
Gentlemen's Singles
|
Ladies' Singles
|
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
|
|
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament but withdrew with injuries or other reasons:
|
|
References
- ^ a b "ATP Announces 2019 ATP World Tour Calendar". ATP World Tour. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Simona Halep za RTS: Bilo bi sjajno da ovaj deo Evrope ima dva šampiona Vimbldona". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "The Latest: Wimbledon doubles match sees 5th-set tiebreaker". AP NEWS. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Clarke, Liz; Wallace, Ava. "Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in marathon fifth set to win second straight Wimbledon title". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Wimbledon: Final set tie-breaks to be introduced in 2019". 19 October 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "From park courts to Slams: the wheelchair tennis revolution". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Wild Cards for The Championships 2019". Wimbledon. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.