2019 Italian Open – Women's singles
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Karolína Plíšková defeated Johanna Konta in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2019 Italian Open.
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Champion | Karolína Plíšková | ||||||
Runner-up | Johanna Konta | ||||||
Score | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
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Draw | 56 (8 Q / 5 WC ) | ||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||
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Main article: 2019 Italian Open (tennis)
Elina Svitolina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Victoria Azarenka.[1]
Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep were in contention for the WTA no. 1 singles ranking at the beginning of the tournament.[2] Osaka retained the top ranking following Halep's loss in the second round.
This was the first Italian Open in 8 years which was not won by neither of Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams or Svitolina.