The 2019 Thailand Open, sponsored by Toyota, was a

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tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 1st edition of the Hua Hin Championships as part of the

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. It took place at the True Arena Hua Hin in

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, from 28 January 2019 to 3 February 2019.WTA releases 2019 calendar with some significant changes
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Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of January 14, 2019.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

Caroline Garcia Caroline Garcia (, born 16 October 1993) is a French professional tennis player. She had a career-high WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 4 in singles and world No. 2 in doubles. Garcia was the 2022 WTA Finals – Singles, 2022 WTA Finals champi ...

Sabine Lisicki Sabine Katharina Lisicki (; born 22 September 1989) is a German inactive professional tennis player. Lisicki turned professional in 2006, and her breakthrough came in 2009 when she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships � ...

Peng Shuai Peng Shuai (; ; born 8 January 1986) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In February 2014, she was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 doubles player by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Jennifer Brady Jennifer Elizabeth Brady (born April 12, 1995) is an inactive American tennis player. She reached a career-high singles WTA ranking of No. 13 on 22 February 2021, and a career-high doubles ranking of 44 on 19 August 2019. Brady has won one WTA ...

Duan Yingying Duan Yingying (; born 3 July 1989) is a former Chinese tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, and two WTA Challenger doubles titles, as well as eleven singles and three doubles titl ...

Priscilla Hon Priscilla Hon (Chinese: 韓天遇; born 10 May 1998) is an Australian tennis player. She reached career-high WTA rankings in singles of No. 118 in October 2019, and No. 91 in doubles in April 2018. Personal life Hon was born in Brisbane in 19 ...

Chloé Paquet Chloé Paquet (; born 1 July 1994) is a French professional tennis player. She has achieved career-high WTA rankings of No. 96 in singles on 5 August 2024, and 247 in doubles on 12 June 2017. Career 2010–2013: Early career Paquet made her d ...

Conny Perrin Conny Perrin (born 25 December 1990) is a Swiss tennis player. On 22 October 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 134 and on 7 October 2024, she peaked at No. 99 in the WTA doubles rankings. Perrin owns one doubles title on t ...

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Withdrawals

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Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu (born 4 May 1988) is a Romanian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 20, achieved on 6 August 2018. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 24, she reached on 22 October 2018. She won one singles tit ...

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Zarina Diyas Zarina Diyas (; ; born 18 October 1993) is a Kazakh professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as No. 31 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Diyas has won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2017 Japan Women' ...

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Kateryna Kozlova Kateryna Baindl (, née Kozlova ; born 20 February 1994) is a Ukrainian inactive tennis player. On 19 February 2018, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 62. On 22 October 2012, she peaked at No. 139 in the doubles rankings. Ko ...

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Retirements

Tímea Babos Tímea Babos (; born 10 May 1993) is a Hungarian professional tennis player who is a former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles. She has won three WTA Tour titles in singles and 27 in doubles. Babos is a f ...

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Zhang Shuai Zhang Shuai ( zh , s = 张帅 , p = Zhāng Shuài ; ; born 21 January 1989) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has a career-high doubles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 2, achieved in July 2022 and a singles ranking of No. 22 re ...

(illness)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of January 14, 2019

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

Ajla Tomljanović Ajla Tomljanović ( ; ; born 7 May 1993) is an Australian professional tennis player. On 3 April 2023, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32. On 5 January 2015, she peaked at No. 47 in the doubles rankings. She has won four s ...

Nudnida Luangnam Nudnida "Chun" Luangnam (; born 27 February 1987) is a former tennis player from Thailand. She has career-high WTA rankings of 195 in singles, set on 13 May 2013, and 342 in doubles, achieved on 13 November 2017. Career overview She took part ...

Peangtarn Plipuech Peangtarn "Earth" Plipuech (; born 15 November 1992) is a Thai tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of world No. 175, achieved on 31 July 2017. On 9 September 2024, she peaked at No. 99 in doubles. Plipuech has won ...

Champions

Singles

Dayana Yastremska Dayana Oleksandrivna Yastremska (; born 15 May 2000) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 21 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, and No. 82 in doubles, both achieved in January 2020. ...

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Doubles

Irina-Camelia Begu Irina-Camelia Begu (born 26 August 1990) is a Romanian tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA ranking, WTA singles ranking of world No. 22 , in August 2016. Two years later, she reached her highest ranking in doubles, also No. 22. She is ...

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Wang Yafan Wang Yafan (; ; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese professional tennis player. On 7 October 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 47. She peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings on 15 February 2016. In her career, she has won ...

, 2–6, 6–1, 2–10

References

External links

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