2019 China Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
2019 China Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Sofia Kenin
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Runners-upLatvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Ukraine Dayana Yastremska
Score6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but Sestini Hlaváčková did not participate due to maternity leave. Strýcová played alongside Hsieh Su-wei, but lost in the second round to Jeļena Ostapenko and Dayana Yastremska.

Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the title, defeating Ostapenko and Yastremska in the final, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7].

Kristina Mladenovic regained the WTA no. 1 doubles ranking from Strýcova after the end of the tournament. Elise Mertens was also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.

Seeds

The top four

bye
into the second round.

  1. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (second round)
  2. Hungary Tímea Babos / France Kristina Mladenovic (quarterfinals)
  3. Belgium Elise Mertens / Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
  4. Canada Gabriela Dabrowski / China Xu Yifan (quarterfinals)
  5. Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Netherlands Demi Schuurs (quarterfinals)
  6. Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching / Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan (second round)
  7. Australia Samantha Stosur / China Zhang Shuai (second round)
  8. Nicole Melichar / Czech Republic Květa Peschke
    (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Ukraine Dayana Yastremska
4 6 [10]
  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
6 4 [6]
  Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Ukraine Dayana Yastremska
3 77 [7]
WC United States Sofia Kenin
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
6 65 [10]
WC United States Sofia Kenin
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
6 6
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
4 1

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh
Czech Republic B Strýcová
4 4
  Latvia J Ostapenko
Ukraine D Yastremska
6 2 [10]   Latvia J Ostapenko
Ukraine D Yastremska
6 6
United States V King
Romania M Niculescu
4 6 [4]   Latvia J Ostapenko
Ukraine D Yastremska
6 6
WC Japan M Ninomiya
China Z Yang
63 2 8
N Melichar
Czech Republic K Peschke
2 2
  Germany J Görges
Latvia A Sevastova
77 6   Germany J Görges
Latvia A Sevastova
3 66
  United States J Brady
Slovenia K Srebotnik
2 64 8
N Melichar
Czech Republic K Peschke
6 78
8
N Melichar
Czech Republic K Peschke
6 77   Latvia J Ostapenko
Ukraine D Yastremska
4 6 [10]
  Czech Republic Ka Plíšková
Czech Republic Kr Plíšková
6 4 [6]
4 Canada G Dabrowski
China Y Xu
6 7
 
K Bondarenko
Serbia A Krunić
5 6 [8]   3 5
  7 3 [10] 4 Canada G Dabrowski
China Y Xu
5 3
  Czech Republic Ka Plíšková
Czech Republic Kr Plíšková
6 6   Czech Republic Ka Plíšková
Czech Republic Kr Plíšková
7 6
  Ukraine L Kichenok
United States D Krawczyk
4 2   Czech Republic Ka Plíšková
Czech Republic Kr Plíšková
6 7
 
S Sanders
6 3 [8] 7 Australia S Stosur
China S Zhang
1 5
7 Australia S Stosur
China S Zhang
4 6 [10]

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Germany A-L Grönefeld
Netherlands D Schuurs
6 6
  Ukraine N Kichenok
United States A Spears
1 4 5 Germany A-L Grönefeld
Netherlands D Schuurs
1 6 [10]
  Russia V Kudermetova
Belarus A Sasnovich
3 2 Russia E Alexandrova
Czech Republic K Siniaková
6 3 [6]
  Russia E Alexandrova
Czech Republic K Siniaková
6 6 5 Germany A-L Grönefeld
Netherlands D Schuurs
6 4 [8]
WC United States S Kenin
United States B Mattek-Sands
5 6 [10] WC United States S Kenin
United States B Mattek-Sands
2 6 [10]
 
A Riske
7 1 [4] WC United States S Kenin
United States B Mattek-Sands
6 77
3 Belgium E Mertens
Belarus A Sabalenka
3 65
WC United States S Kenin
United States B Mattek-Sands
6 6
6 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei L Chan
6 6 Japan S Aoyama
Japan E Shibahara
4 1
  China Y Duan
China S Zheng
1 1 6 Chinese Taipei H-c Chan
Chinese Taipei L Chan
5 4
  Japan S Aoyama
Japan E Shibahara
6 6 Japan S Aoyama
Japan E Shibahara
7 6
  Russia A Blinkova
Czech Republic R Voráčová
4 4 Japan S Aoyama
Japan E Shibahara
6 6
WC China S Peng
China Y Wang
7 6 2 Hungary T Babos
France K Mladenovic
3 4
  Australia M Adamczak
China X Han
5 1 WC China S Peng
China Y Wang
2 1
2 Hungary T Babos
France K Mladenovic
6 6

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