title: 2019 Kunming Open – Men's singles
text: # 2019 Kunming Open – Men's singles
  
  Prajnesh Gunneswaran was the defending champion but lost in the final to Jay Clarke.
  
  Clarke won the title after defeating Gunneswaran 6–4, 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Jordan Thompson (third round)
  * Prajnesh Gunneswaran (final)
  * Kamil Majchrzak (semifinals)
  * Jason Jung (third round)
  * Ramkumar Ramanathan (quarterfinals)
  * Alex Bolt (quarterfinals)
  * Dennis Novak (second round)
  * Jason Kubler (third round)
  * James Duckworth (quarterfinals)
  * Nikola Milojević (quarterfinals)
  * Enrique López Pérez (third round)
  * Aleksandr Nedovyesov (second round)
  * Maxime Janvier (third round)
  * Jay Clarke (champion)
  * Adam Pavlásek (third round)
  * Zhang Ze (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 | Jay Clarke | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | James Duckworth | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | James Duckworth | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Jay Clarke | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Gonçalo Oliveira | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Gonçalo Oliveira | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | Gonçalo Oliveira | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Alex Bolt | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Alex Bolt | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | Jay Clarke | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 4 | 3 |
  | 5 | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 1 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 4 | 3 |
  | 3 | Kamil Majchrzak | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Kamil Majchrzak | 6 | $7^7$ | | 3 | Kamil Majchrzak | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 10 | Nikola Milojević | 5 | 3 | | 2 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | J Thompson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Wu | 4 | 6 | 2 | | M Purcell | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Purcell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 1 | J Thompson | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | X Gao | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | J Clarke | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Viola | 6 | 6 | | | M Viola | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 14 | J Clarke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Clarke | 7 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Duckworth | 5 | 6 | 1 |
  | | | | | | 9 | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Jacob Grills | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Grills | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Y He | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | J Duckworth | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | Makoto Ochi | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 8 | J Kubler | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | | |
  | WC | Li Yuanfeng | 2 | $6^6$ | | | M Ochi | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | J Kubler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | J Jung | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | U Ignatik | 6 | 6 | | | U Ignatik | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | N Barrientos | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | J Jung | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | | |
  | | Xia Zihao | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | G Oliveira | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | G Oliveira | 6 | 6 | | | G Oliveira | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 16 | Ze Zhang | $6^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Oliveira | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Bolt | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | | 11 | E López Pérez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Saville | 3 | 6 | 6 | | L Saville | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Harris | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 11 | E López Pérez | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | T Lamasine | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | 6 | A Bolt | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y Uchiyama | 6 | 5 | 7 | | Y Uchiyama | 6 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | A Bolt | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | R Ramanathan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Mukund | 1 | 4 | | | Y Bai | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Bai | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | R Ramanathan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Santillan | 7 | $6^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | Zh Zhang | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Zh Zhang | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Zh Zhang | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 12 | A Nedovyesov | $6^1$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Ramanathan | 1 | $6^4$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Majchrzak | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | 13 | M Janvier | $6^5$ | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Uchida | $7^7$ | 3 | 1 | | T-h Yang | $7^7$ | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T-h Yang | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | M Janvier | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | M Banes | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 3 | K Majchrzak | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | B Patael | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ | | M Banes | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | K Majchrzak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 7 | D Novak | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martin | 6 | 6 | | A Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Sun | 3 | 1 | | | | | | A Martin | 1 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | |
  | | Z Li | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | 10 | N Milojević | 6 | $6^0$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | T-l Wu | 2 | $6^5$ | | Z Li | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 10 | N Milojević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | N Milojević | 5 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | P Gunneswaran | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | 15 | A Pavlásek | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y-s Chung | 6 | 6 | | Y-s Chung | $6^2$ | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Liu Hanyi | 1 | 3 | | | | | 15 | A Pavlásek | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | S Myneni | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | P Gunneswaran | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | V Šafránek | 2 | 4 | | S Myneni | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | P Gunneswaran | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  