▁be aten ▁again ▁by ▁Gar cia . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁her ▁r ena issance ▁career ▁year ▁in ▁singles , ▁consistent ▁results , ▁and ▁the ▁withdraw als ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁higher - rank ed ▁players , ▁H s ie h ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁alternate ▁to ▁the ▁W TA ▁El ite ▁Tro phy , ▁which ▁she ▁accepted , ▁although ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁up ▁compet ing . ▁She ▁finished ▁the ▁year ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 2 8 ▁in ▁singles , ▁her ▁best ▁finish ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁doubles . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 : ▁W im ble don ▁doubles ▁champion , ▁consistent ▁results ▁all ▁around ▁H s ie h ▁started ▁the ▁year ▁strong ▁with ▁another ▁semif inal ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁A SB ▁Classic , ▁where ▁she ▁fell ▁to ▁qual ifier ▁Bian ca ▁And rees cu , ▁then ▁a ▁second ▁round ▁loss ▁in ▁Sydney ▁to ▁Pet ra ▁K v it ová . ▁At ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁she ▁was ▁seed ed ▁ 2 8 th ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁draw , ▁her ▁first ▁seed ▁in ▁any ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁tournament ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁After ▁t ally ing ▁easy ▁wins ▁over ▁Stef anie ▁V ö gele ▁and ▁Laura ▁Sie gem und , ▁she ▁would ▁succ umb ▁to ▁world ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁and ▁reign ing ▁US ▁Open ▁champion , ▁Na omi ▁Os aka , ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁Despite ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁and ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁ 4