2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles

Singles
Singles
2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Final
Champion	Cristian Garín
Runner-up	Casper Ruud
Score	7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	28 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles	Doubles

Cristian Garín defeated Casper Ruud in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 6–3, to win the singles tennis title at the 2019 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. The win earned Garín his first career Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles title and made him the first Chilean ATP title holder in ten years. Ruud was also in contention to win his first ATP Tour title after reaching his first final, joining father Christian Ruud as the only two Norwegian players to reach a final at this level.^[1]

Steve Johnson was the two-time defending champion,^[2] but he lost in the second round to Daniel Elahi Galán.^[3]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Steve Johnson (second round)
Jérémy Chardy (second round)
Cameron Norrie (second round)
Reilly Opelka (second round)
Taylor Fritz (first round)
Mackenzie McDonald (first round)
Jordan Thompson (quarterfinals)
Sam Querrey (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

Q	Daniel Elahi Galán	5	2

	Casper Ruud	7	6
					Casper Ruud	6⁴	6	3

					Cristian Garín	7⁷	4	6
8	Sam Querrey	6²	2

	Cristian Garín	7⁷	6

Top half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	S Johnson	3	3
Q	DE Galán	7⁷	6		Q	DE Galán	6	6
	P Lorenzi	6⁵	4							Q	DE Galán	6	4	6
Q	S Giraldo	6	6							7	J Thompson	1	6	4
	B Klahn	4	4		Q	S Giraldo	6	6¹	5
Q	P Krstin	5	2		7	J Thompson	4	7⁷	7
7	J Thompson	7	6												Q	DE Galán	5	2
																C Ruud	7	6
					4	R Opelka	6	4	4
	C Ruud	7⁹	6			C Ruud	4	6	6
	H Dellien	6⁷	4								C Ruud	6	6
	B Tomic	7¹⁰	7								M Granollers	1	0
	D Kudla	6⁸	5			B Tomic	1	2
	M Granollers	6	4	6		M Granollers	6	6
5	T Fritz	2	6	2

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

8	S Querrey	6	6
WC	B Fratangelo	3	4		8	S Querrey	6	6
	G García López	6⁵	6	6		G García López	4	3
WC	N Rubin	7⁷	3	3						8	S Querrey	7⁸	7⁷
WC	J Tipsarević	6	7⁷							WC	J Tipsarević	6⁶	6⁴
	T Sandgren	1	6⁴		WC	J Tipsarević	6	6
					3	C Norrie	3	4
														8	S Querrey	6²	2
6	M McDonald	3	4												C Garín	7⁷	6
Q	H Laaksonen	6	6		Q	H Laaksonen	6	7
	R Harrison	6	6			R Harrison	4	5
	I Karlović	3	4							Q	H Laaksonen	3	2
	C Garín	4	6	6							C Garín	6	6
	P Cuevas	6	4	2		C Garín	3	7⁷	7⁹
					2	J Chardy	6	6⁴	6⁷

Qualifying

Seeds

Henri Laaksonen (qualified)
Peter Polansky (first round)
Christopher Eubanks (qualifying competition)
Sebastian Ofner (first round)
Mitchell Krueger (qualifying competition)
Roberto Quiroz (qualifying competition)
Marcos Giron (first round)
James Ward (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

1	Henri Laaksonen	6	6⁸	6

	Tommy Paul	4	7¹⁰	4
					1	Henri Laaksonen	6	5	6

					5	Mitchell Krueger	3	7	3
	Dominik Köpfer	6	3	4

5	Mitchell Krueger	3	6	6

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Peter Polansky	4	1

	Darian King	6	6
					Darian King	6⁴	5

					Peđa Krstin	7⁷	7
	Peđa Krstin	6	6

7	Marcos Giron	4	1

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Christopher Eubanks	6	6

	Jay Clarke	3	4
				3	Christopher Eubanks	4	4

				Alt	Santiago Giraldo	6	6
Alt	Santiago Giraldo	6	6

8	James Ward	4	4

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Sebastian Ofner	0	2

WC	Daniel Elahi Galán	6	6
				WC	Daniel Elahi Galán	4	7	6

				6	Roberto Quiroz	6	5	1
WC	JC Aragone	2	0

6	Roberto Quiroz	6	6

References

^ "Garin Lifts First ATP Tour Title In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ "Watch: Emotional Johnson Repeats In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
^ "Qualifier Galan Takes Out Top Seed Johnson In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

External links

[1] "Garin Lifts First ATP Tour Title In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[2] "Watch: Emotional Johnson Repeats In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

[3] "Qualifier Galan Takes Out Top Seed Johnson In Houston". Association of Tennis Professionals. April 12, 2019. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2022.

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