2019 BWF World Championships – Women's singles

The women's singles tournament of the 2019 BWF World Championships took place from 19 to 25 August. The Badminton World Federation has conducted a re-draw of the women's singles event on 9 August, because a player had mistakenly been included in the entry list.

Seeds

The seeding list is based on the World Rankings from 30 July 2019.
Akane Yamaguchi '
Tai Tzu-ying '
Nozomi Okuhara '
Chen Yufei '
P. V. Sindhu
He Bingjiao '
Ratchanok Intanon '
Saina Nehwal '
Zhang Beiwen '
Sung Ji-hyun '
Michelle Li '
Mia Blichfeldt '
Han Yue '
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung '
Line Kjærsfeldt '
Cai Yanyan ''''