2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger – Singles

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Singles
2019 OEC Taipei WTA Challenger
Champion Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko
Runner-up Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Final score6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
  2018  · OEC Taipei WTA Challenger ·  2020  

Luksika Kumkhum was the defending champion, but chose not to participate. [1]

Contents

Vitalia Diatchenko won the title for the second time, defeating Tímea Babos in the final, 6–3, 6–2.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos (final)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko (champion)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Priscilla Hon (first round)
  5. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová (first round)
  6. Flag of Slovenia.svg Kaja Juvan (second round, retired)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs (first round)
  8. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktoriya Tomova (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić 3 2
3 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 66
3 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko 66
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos 3 2
8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktoriya Tomova 1 2
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 6366
WC Flag of Hong Kong.svg E Chong 774 3 1 Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 67
  Flag of Croatia.svg J Fett 61 2 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 2 5
  Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 0 661 Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 66
  Flag of Thailand.svg P Plipuech 73 3 Flag of Japan.svg K Okamura 3 0
  Flag of Japan.svg K Okamura 5 66 Flag of Japan.svg K Okamura 1 66
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova 66 Flag of Bulgaria.svg I Shinikova 62 4
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schoofs 2 4 1 Flag of Montenegro.svg D Kovinić 3 2
3 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 7763 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 66
  Flag of India.svg A Raina 611 3 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 66
  Flag of Japan.svg R Ozaki 1 3 Flag of Russia.svg K Rakhimova 4 4
  Flag of Russia.svg K Rakhimova 663 Flag of Russia.svg V Diatchenko 66
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ya-hsu Lee 7116 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová 1 1
  Flag of Japan.svg C Muramatsu 694 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ya-hsu Lee 3 3
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová 66 Flag of Slovakia.svg J Čepelová 66
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Martincová 3 1

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova 62 3
  Flag of Switzerland.svg S Bandecchi 4 60r8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova 66
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Garland 3 3 WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-y Yang 4 2
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-y Yang 668 Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova 67
  Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović 2 66 Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović 0 5
Q Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ya-hsi Lee 62 2 Flag of Slovenia.svg D Jakupović 3 66
  Flag of France.svg A Hesse 63 6 Flag of France.svg A Hesse 63 3
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Hon 4 63 8 Flag of Bulgaria.svg V Tomova 1 2
6 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Juvan 662 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 66
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Webley-Smith 1 2 6 Flag of Slovenia.svg K Juvan 62 4r
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ar Rodionova 3 775 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Bains 1 63
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Bains 6637 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Bains 4 63
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg C-w Hsu 1 4 2 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 64 6
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Sanders 66Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Sanders 4 68
Q Flag of Indonesia.svg A Sutjiadi 64 3 2 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 6710
2 Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 2 66

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi (qualified)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders (qualified)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic (qualifying competition)
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith (qualified)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Jebawy (first round)
  7. Flag of Belarus.svg Sviatlana Pirazhenka (first round)
  8. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Ya-hsin (qualified)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi 61 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cho Yi-tsen 0 65
1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi 5 66
  Flag of Russia.svg Natela Dzalamidze 72 4
Flag of Russia.svg Natela Dzalamidze 66
7 Flag of Belarus.svg Sviatlana Pirazhenka 3 1

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders 2 66
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Pei-hsuan 60 3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders 66
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Kuan-yi 3 2
WC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Kuan-yi66
6 Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Jebawy 3 3

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of Germany.svg Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic66
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Yu-chieh 2 3
3 Flag of Germany.svg Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic 77654
8 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Ya-hsin65776
Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Eto 0 1
8 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Ya-hsin66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith 66
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Cho I-hsuan 4 1
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emily Webley-Smith 66
5 Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova 2 2
Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Riley 4 2
5 Flag of Russia.svg Yana Sizikova 66

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References

  1. "Taipei Open: Luksika Kumkhum beats Sabine Lisicki to take title". www.espn.com.au.