DATE: September 28-October 6, 2019
SURFACE: Hard
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: $8,285,274
FIELD SIZE: 64
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Caroline Wozniacki
Seeds:
1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Karolina Pliskova
3. Elina Svitolina
4. Naomi Osaka
5. Bianca Andreescu
6. Simona Halep
7. Petra Kvitova
8. Kiki Bertens
9. Belinda Bencic
10. Angelique Kerber
11. Madison Keys
12. Aryna Sabalenka
13. Sloane Stephens
14. Qiang Wang
15. Sofia Kenin
16. Caroline Wozniacki
The Tournament:
A combined ATP-WTA event, the China Open is the biggest tournament on the Asian leg of the WTA calendar and the fourth and last Premier Mandatory stop of the season.
The tournament, which launched as a Tier II event in 2004 and was upgraded to Premier status in 2009, is staged in Beijing Olympic Park at the China National Tennis Center. The facility - constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics - expanded to 11 courts featuring a new 15,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof in 2011. It utilizes space-age air-cooling technology. In 2006, the China Open became the first tournament outside the United States to implement Hawk-Eye electronic line calling.
About Beijing:
Beijing, China’s massive capital, has history stretching back three millennia. Yet it’s known as much for its modern architecture as its ancient sites such as the grand Forbidden City complex, the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Nearby, the massive Tiananmen Square pedestrian plaza is the site of Mao Zedong’s mausoleum and the National Museum of China, displaying a vast collection of cultural relics.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
TOTAL FINANCIAL COMMITMENT: $8,285,274
FIELD SIZE: 64
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Caroline Wozniacki
Seeds:
1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Karolina Pliskova
3. Elina Svitolina
4. Naomi Osaka
5. Bianca Andreescu
6. Simona Halep
7. Petra Kvitova
8. Kiki Bertens
9. Belinda Bencic
10. Angelique Kerber
11. Madison Keys
12. Aryna Sabalenka
13. Sloane Stephens
14. Qiang Wang
15. Sofia Kenin
16. Caroline Wozniacki
The Tournament:
A combined ATP-WTA event, the China Open is the biggest tournament on the Asian leg of the WTA calendar and the fourth and last Premier Mandatory stop of the season.
The tournament, which launched as a Tier II event in 2004 and was upgraded to Premier status in 2009, is staged in Beijing Olympic Park at the China National Tennis Center. The facility - constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics - expanded to 11 courts featuring a new 15,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof in 2011. It utilizes space-age air-cooling technology. In 2006, the China Open became the first tournament outside the United States to implement Hawk-Eye electronic line calling.
About Beijing:
Beijing, China’s massive capital, has history stretching back three millennia. Yet it’s known as much for its modern architecture as its ancient sites such as the grand Forbidden City complex, the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Nearby, the massive Tiananmen Square pedestrian plaza is the site of Mao Zedong’s mausoleum and the National Museum of China, displaying a vast collection of cultural relics.
Tourism Guide:
