2019 Bianca Andreescu tennis season
# 2019 Bianca Andreescu tennis season

The 2019 Bianca Andreescu tennis season officially began on December 31, 2018 with the start of the 2019 WTA Tour. She entered the season as No. 152 in the world.

## Year in detail

### Early hard court season

**Auckland Open**

Andreescu started her season at the Auckland Open, where she qualified for the main draw after beating Kristína Kučová, Jaimee Fourlis and Laura Siegemund. In the main draw, she made it to the final after defeating four top-30 players, including two former World No. 1 players, Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams. However, she lost to defending champion Julia Görges in three sets.

**Australian Open**

In Melbourne, Andreescu successfully progressed through qualifying to enter the main draw. She then beat Whitney Osuigwe before losing in the second round to Anastasija Sevastova in three sets.

**Newport Beach**

Andreescu played at the Newport Beach, where she was the sixth seed. Having received a bye in the first round, she then won the next five matches and secured her first ever WTA 125K series title, which elevated herself to the World No. 68.

**Mexican Open**

In February, Andreescu played the Mexican Open, where she got to the semi-finals, losing to No. 5 seed Sofia Kenin in three sets. Nevertheless, her ranking climbed to a career-high 60.

### March sunshine events

**Indian Wells Open**

This year's Indian Wells Premier Mandatory event proved to be her breakout event. By reaching the semi-finals, Andreescu became the third wild card to reach the semi-finals of the tournament, joining Grand Slam champions Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters. She then defeated two then top-ten players, Elina Svitolina and Angelique Kerber, to win her first WTA title. The victory also promoted the 19-year-old rising star to a new-career high ranking of 24.

**Miami Open**

Several days later, Andreescu drew Begu in the first round again in Miami. She managed to save a match point and eventually won the match to reach the second round. In the second round, she avenged her Acapulco loss to Kenin to set up another meeting with Kerber. She upset Kerber in three sets once again, but she had to retire against Anett Kontaveit due to a right shoulder injury, ending her 10-match winning streak.

### European clay court season

**French Open**

After a three-month-long recovery, Andreescu returned to the tennis court at the French Open, as the 22nd seed. However, she retired before her second round match against Kenin. She missed the entire grass-court season to recover from her shoulder injury.

### US Open series

**Rogers Cup**

Andreescu came back two months later in her home tournament, the 2019 Rogers Cup in Toronto, where she made to her third WTA final after defeating two former top-ten players, Eugenie Bouchard and Daria Kasatkina, and two then top-ten players, Kiki Bertens and Karolína Plíšková, all in three sets. In the semi-finals, she met Kenin for the third time this season, and successfully upset the American girl in two straight sets. Her final rival was the 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, but a tearful Williams retired when she was 1–3 down in the first set due to her own injury. This gave Bianca her second WTA title, and a career-high ranking of 14.

**US Open**

Two weeks later, she was seeded 15th in the US Open. She made it to the second week of a Grand Slam without losing a set. In the fourth round, she outlasted local player Taylor Townsend to make her first quarter-final appearance in a Grand Slam. After downing Elise Mertens in three tough sets, she upset Belinda Bencic in two sets to reach her first Grand Slam final, where she faced Serena Williams once again. Andreescu beat Serena in straight sets, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title, the first woman to win the US Open in her main draw debut (she previously lost in a qualifying round), and the first player born after 2000 to win a Grand Slam tournament. With the 2,000 points she won from the Grand Slam, she made her top-five debut.

### East Asian fall swing

**China Open**

Having rested for near a month, Andreescu returned to court in the China Open, the tournament she never played before. She upset Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Elise Mertens and Jennifer Brady to reach quarterfinals, where her opponent was the former World No. 1 players Naomi Osaka. She eventually lost to the Japanese woman after three tough sets, ending her 17-match winning streak. Nevertheless, Andreescu was still qualified for the WTA Finals for the first time in her career.

### Year-end Championships

**WTA Finals**

At the Year-end Championships, Andreescu was divided into the purple group, alongside Karolína Plíšková, Simona Halep and defending champion Elina Svitolina. The first round robin match against Halep marked the first-ever meeting between the two Romanian descendants. Despite having a match point, she was still edged by the 2019 Wimbledon Champion in three tough sets. In the second match against World No. 2 Plíšková, Andreescu retired after losing the opening set when she injured her knee. The injury ended her season a little bit earlier than expected as she withdrew from the tournament. Sofia Kenin later replaced her to complete the match against Svitolina.

## All matches

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Singles matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard, outdoor 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | 1 | Q1 | Kristína Kučová | 259 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard, outdoor 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | 2 | Q2 | Jaimee Fourlis | 206 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard, outdoor 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | 3 | Q3 | Laura Siegemund [1] | 113 | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard, outdoor 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | 4 | 1R | Tímea Babos | 59 | Win | 6–4, $7–6^{(8–6)}$ |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard, outdoor 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | 5 | 2R | Caroline Wozniacki (1) | 3 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard, outdoor 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | 6 | QF | Venus Williams (6) | 39 | Win | $6–7^{(1–7)},$ 6–3, 6–1 |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard, outdoor 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | 7 | SF | Hsieh Su-wei (3) | 28 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Auckland Open Auckland, New Zealand WTA International Hard, outdoor 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | 8 | F | Julia Görges (2) | 14 | Loss (1) | 6–2, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 14 – 27 January 2019 | 9 | Q1 | Katie Swan | 175 | Win | 6–1 ret. |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 14 – 27 January 2019 | 10 | Q2 | Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 173 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 14 – 27 January 2019 | 11 | Q3 | Tereza Smitková [26] | 113 | Win | 6–0, 4–1 ret. |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 14 – 27 January 2019 | 12 | 1R | Whitney Osuigwe (WC) | 198 | Win | $7–6^{(7–1)},$ $6–7^{(0–7)},$ 6–3 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 14 – 27 January 2019 | 13 | 2R | Anastasija Sevastova (13) | 12 | Loss | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Newport Beach California, United States WTA 125K series Hard, outdoor 21 – 27 January 2019 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Newport Beach California, United States WTA 125K series Hard, outdoor 21 – 27 January 2019 | 14 | 2R | Katie Volynets (Q) | 471 | Win | 6–2, $7–6^{(9–7)}$ |
| Newport Beach California, United States WTA 125K series Hard, outdoor 21 – 27 January 2019 | 15 | 3R | Marie Bouzková (9) | 121 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Newport Beach California, United States WTA 125K series Hard, outdoor 21 – 27 January 2019 | 16 | QF | Eugenie Bouchard (3) | 79 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Newport Beach California, United States WTA 125K series Hard, outdoor 21 – 27 January 2019 | 17 | SF | Tatjana Maria (2) | 74 | Win | 5–7, 7–5, $7–6^{(7–3)}$ |
| Newport Beach California, United States WTA 125K series Hard, outdoor 21 – 27 January 2019 | 18 | W | Jessica Pegula (7) | 106 | Win (1) | 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Fed Cup World Group II Netherlands vs. Canada 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Fed Cup Clay, indoor 9 – 10 February 2019 | 19 | - | Richèl Hogenkamp | 150 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Fed Cup World Group II Netherlands vs. Canada 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Fed Cup Clay, indoor 9 – 10 February 2019 | 20 | - | Arantxa Rus | 121 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Hard, outdoor 25 February – 3 March 2019 | 21 | 1R | Jil Teichmann | 154 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Hard, outdoor 25 February – 3 March 2019 | 22 | 2R | Mihaela Buzărnescu (4) | 31 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Hard, outdoor 25 February – 3 March 2019 | 23 | QF | Zheng Saisai (7) | 40 | Win | $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 6–1 |
| Mexican Open Acapulco, Mexico WTA International Hard, outdoor 25 February – 3 March 2019 | 24 | SF | Sofia Kenin (5) | 35 | Loss | 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 4 – 17 March 2019 | 25 | 1R | Irina-Camelia Begu | 70 | Win | $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–3, 6–3 |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 4 – 17 March 2019 | 26 | 2R | Dominika Cibulková (32) | 35 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 4 – 17 March 2019 | 27 | 3R | Stefanie Vögele (Q) | 109 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 4 – 17 March 2019 | 28 | 4R | Wang Qiang (18) | 18 | Win | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 4 – 17 March 2019 | 29 | QF | Garbiñe Muguruza (20) | 20 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 4 – 17 March 2019 | 30 | SF | Elina Svitolina (6) | 6 | Win | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Indian Wells Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 4 – 17 March 2019 | 31 | W | Angelique Kerber (8) | 8 | Win (2) | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 March 2019 | 32 | 1R | Irina-Camelia Begu | 70 | Win | 4–6, $7–6^{(7–2)},$ 6–2 |
| Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 March 2019 | 33 | 2R | Sofia Kenin (32) | 34 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 March 2019 | 34 | 3R | Angelique Kerber (8) | 4 | Win | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Miami Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 18 – 31 March 2019 | 35 | 4R | Anett Kontaveit (21) | 19 | Loss | 1–6, 0–2 ret. |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 26 May –9 June 2019 | 36 | 1R | Marie Bouzková (LL) | 118 | Win | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 26 May –9 June 2019 | – | 2R | Sofia Kenin | 35 | Withdrew | N/A |
| Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 August 2019 | 37 | 1R | Eugenie Bouchard (WC) | 112 | Win | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 August 2019 | 38 | 2R | Daria Kasatkina | 39 | Win | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 August 2019 | 39 | 3R | Kiki Bertens (5) | 5 | Win | 6–1, $6–7^{(7–9)},$ 6–4 |
| Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 August 2019 | 40 | QF | Karolína Plíšková (3) | 3 | Win | 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 August 2019 | 41 | SF | Sofia Kenin | 29 | Win | 6–4, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| Canadian Open Toronto, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 5 – 11 August 2019 | 42 | W | Serena Williams (8) | 10 | Win (3) | 3–1 ret. |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2019 | 43 | 1R | Katie Volynets (WC) | 413 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2019 | 44 | 2R | Kirsten Flipkens (LL) | 110 | Win | 6–3, 7–5 |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2019 | 45 | 3R | Caroline Wozniacki (19) | 19 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2019 | 46 | 4R | Taylor Townsend (Q) | 112 | Win | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2019 | 47 | QF | Elise Mertens (25) | 26 | Win | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2019 | 48 | SF | Belinda Bencic (13) | 12 | Win | $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 7–5 |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2019 | 49 | W | Serena Williams (8) | 8 | Win (4) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 30 September – 6 October 2019 | 50 | 1R | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 60 | Win | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 30 September – 6 October 2019 | 51 | 2R | Elise Mertens | 23 | Win | 6–3, $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 30 September – 6 October 2019 | 52 | 3R | Jennifer Brady (Q) | 66 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 30 September – 6 October 2019 | 53 | QF | Naomi Osaka (4) | 4 | Loss | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| WTA Finals Shenzhen, China Year-end championships Hard, indoor 27 October – 3 November 2019 | 54 | RR | Simona Halep (5) | 5 | Loss | 6–3, $6–7^{(6–8)},$ 3–6 |
| WTA Finals Shenzhen, China Year-end championships Hard, indoor 27 October – 3 November 2019 | 55 | RR | Karolína Plíšková (2) | 2 | Loss | 3–6, ret. |
| WTA Finals Shenzhen, China Year-end championships Hard, indoor 27 October – 3 November 2019 | – | RR | Elina Svitolina (8) | 8 | Withdrew | N/A |

### Doubles matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U.S. Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 26 August – 8 September 2019 Partner: Sharon Fichman | 1 | 1R | Whitney Osuigwe / Taylor Townsend (WC) | 516 / 93 | Loss | 2–6, 3–6 |

## Tournament schedule

### Singles schedule

Andreescu's 2019 singles tournament schedule is as follows:

| Date | Tournament | Location | Category | Surface | 2018 result | 2018 points | 2019 points | Outcome |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 December 2018 – 6 January 2019 | Auckland Open | New Zealand | International | Hard | DNP | 0 | 198 | Final lost to Julia Görges 6–2, 5–7, 1–6 |
| 14 January 2019 – 27 January 2019 | Australian Open | Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Q1 | 2 | 110 | Second round lost to Anastasija Sevastova 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| 21 January 2019 – 27 January 2019 | Newport Beach | United States | 125K series | Hard | DNP | 0 | 160 | Winner defeated Jessica Pegula 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 25 February 2019 – 3 March 2019 | Mexican Open | Mexico | International | Hard | DNP | 0 | 110 | Semifinals lost to Sofia Kenin 4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| 4 March 2019 – 17 March 2019 | Indian Wells Open | United States | Premier Mandatory | Hard | DNP | 0 | 1000 | Winner defeated Angelique Kerber 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 18 March 2019 – 31 April 2019 | Miami Open | United States | Premier Mandatory | Hard | DNP | 0 | 120 | Fourth round lost to Anett Kontaveit 1–6, 0–2 ret. |
| 26 May 2019 – 9 June 2019 | French Open | France | Grand Slam | Clay | Q3 | 30 | 70 | Second round withdrew against Sofia Kenin N/A |
| 5 August 2019 – 11 August 2019 | Canadian Open | Canada | Premier 5 | Hard | DNP | 0 | 900 | Winner defeated Serena Williams 3–1 ret. |
| 26 August 2019 – 9 September 2019 | U.S. Open | United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Q1 | 2 | 2000 | Winner defeated Serena Williams 6–3, 7–5 |
| 31 September 2019 – 6 October 2019 | China Open | China | Premier Mandatory | Hard | DNP | 0 | 215 | Quarterfinals round lost to Naomi Osaka 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| 27 October 2019 – 3 November 2019 | WTA Finals | China | Year-end Championships | Hard (i) | DNQ | 0 | 250 | Round robin withdrew against Elina Svitolina 2 losses |
| Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | 385 | 5192 | 4806 difference |

### Doubles schedule

Andreescu's 2019 doubles tournament schedule is as follows:

| Date | Tournament | Location | Category | Surface | 2018 result | 2018 points | 2019 points | Outcome |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 August 2019 – 9 September 2019 | U.S. Open | United States | Grand Slam | Hard | DNP | 0 | 10 | First round lost to Whitney Osuigwe / Taylor Townsend 2–6, 3–6 |
| Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | 83 | 10 | 73 difference |

## Yearly records

### Top 10 wins

| # | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Round | Score | BAR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Caroline Wozniacki | No. 3 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | Hard | 2nd Round | 6–4, 6–4 | No. 152 |
| 2. | Elina Svitolina | No. 6 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | Semifinals | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | No. 60 |
| 3. | Angelique Kerber | No. 8 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | Final | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | No. 60 |
| 4. | Angelique Kerber | No. 4 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 3rd Round | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 | No. 24 |
| 5. | Kiki Bertens | No. 5 | Rogers Cup, Canada | Hard | 3rd Round | 6–1, $6–7^{(7–9)},$ 6–4 | No. 27 |
| 6. | Karolína Plíšková | No. 3 | Rogers Cup, Canada | Hard | Quarterfinals | 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 | No. 27 |
| 7. | Serena Williams | No. 10 | Rogers Cup, Canada | Hard | Final | 3–1 ret. | No. 27 |
| 8. | Serena Williams | No. 8 | US Open, United States | Hard | Final | 6–3, 7–5 | No. 15 |

### Finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
* WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
* Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (2–0)
* Premier (0–0)
* International (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (3–1)
* Indoors (0–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2019 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard | Julia Görges | 6–2, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2019 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Premier M | Hard | Angelique Kerber | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2019 | Canadian Open, Canada | Premier 5 | Hard | Serena Williams | 3–1 ret. |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2019 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Serena Williams | 6–3, 7–5 |

### Earnings

| # | Tournament | Singles Prize money | Doubles Prize money | Year-to-date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Auckland Open | $21,400 | $0 | $21,400 |
| 2. | Australian Open | $78,121 | $0 | $99,521 |
| 3. | Newport Beach | $24,000 | $0 | $123,521 |
| 4. | Fed Cup | — | — | $123,521 |
| 5. | Mexican Open | $11,500 | $0 | $135,021 |
| 6. | Indian Wells Masters | $1,354,010 | $0 | $1,489,031 |
| 7. | Miami Open | $91,205 | $0 | $1,580,236 |
| 8. | French Open | $100,219 | $0 | $1,680,455 |
| 9. | Canadian Open | $521,530 | $0 | $2,201,985 |
| 10. | US Open | $3,850,000 | $8,500 | $6,060,485 |
| 11. | China Open | $178,665 | $0 | $6,239,150 |
| Total prize money | Total prize money | Total prize money | Total prize money | $6,239,150 |
