2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament, primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Singles
2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open
Champion Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-up Victoria Azarenka
Final score6–2, 6–2
Main article: 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open

Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 6–2. The final of this event was the first WTA singles final to be contested between two Belarusian players. Sabalenka won the title after being 6–0, 4–0 down, and facing break points to go 5–0 down, in her quarterfinal match against Sara Sorribes Tormo. After losing 10 games in a row, Sabalenka then won 12 games in a row.

Seeds

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

  1. Elina Svitolina (Second round)
  2. Karolína Plíšková (Second round)
  3. Aryna Sabalenka (Champion)
  4. Victoria Azarenka (Final)
  5. Petra Martić (First round)
  6. Elena Rybakina (First round)
  7. Elise Mertens (Quarterfinals)
  8. Anett Kontaveit (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
  Maria Sakkari 1 3
4 Victoria Azarenka 6 6
4 Victoria Azarenka 2 2
3 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
3 Aryna Sabalenka 6 6
  Jennifer Brady 4 4

Top half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 E Svitolina 3 3
WC Kr Plíšková 3 3 M Sakkari 6 6
  M Sakkari 6 6 M Sakkari 3 6 6
  B Strýcová 2 2 O Jabeur 6 3 1
  O Jabeur 6 6 O Jabeur 6 6
WC J Ostapenko 6 6 WC J Ostapenko 4 4
5 P Martić 3 1 M Sakkari 1 3
4 V Azarenka 6 6
4 V Azarenka 2 6 6
Q B Krejčíková 7 6 Q B Krejčíková 6 2 1
Q T Martincová 5 1 4 V Azarenka 6 6
  S Zhang 1 1 7 E Mertens 4 1
  K Muchová 6 6 K Muchová 4 2
  A Anisimova 2 3 7 E Mertens 6 6
7 E Mertens 6 6

Bottom half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 A Kontaveit 4 6 78
  E Alexandrova 6 2 66 8 A Kontaveit 1 4
Q S Sorribes Tormo 6 6 Q S Sorribes Tormo 6 6
  M Linette 1 3 Q S Sorribes Tormo 6 4 0
WC K Siniaková 5 4 3 A Sabalenka 0 6 6
Q C Gauff 7 6 Q C Gauff 6 5 62
3 A Sabalenka 1 7 77
3 A Sabalenka 6 6
6 E Rybakina 2 6 3 J Brady 4 4
Q D Kasatkina 6 3 6 Q D Kasatkina 5 2
  D Yastremska 6 66 1 J Brady 7 6
  J Brady 3 78 6 J Brady 65 6 6
Q V Kudermetova 6 6 Q V Kudermetova 77 3 1
  D Vekić 2 4 Q V Kudermetova 4 6 6
2 Ka Plíšková 6 4 3

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Veronika Kudermetova (Qualified)
  2. Marie Bouzková (Qualifying competition)
  3. Coco Gauff (Qualified)
  4. Jil Teichmann (Qualifying competition)
  5. Anna Blinkova (Qualifying competition, retired)
  6. Bernarda Pera (First round)
  7. Paula Badosa (Qualifying competition)
  8. Arantxa Rus (Qualifying competition)
  9. Sara Sorribes Tormo (Qualified)
  10. Daria Kasatkina (Qualified)
  11. Irina-Camelia Begu (Qualifying competition)
  12. Barbora Krejčíková (Qualified)

Qualifiers
  1. Veronika Kudermetova
  2. Daria Kasatkina
  3. Coco Gauff
  4. Barbora Krejčíková
  5. Sara Sorribes Tormo
  6. Tereza Martincová

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Veronika Kudermetova 77 6
  Stefanie Vögele 65 3
1 Veronika Kudermetova 7 6
8 Arantxa Rus 5 2
  Jasmine Paolini 4 3
8 Arantxa Rus 6 6

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Marie Bouzková 6 6
  Katarina Zavatska 3 2
2 Marie Bouzková 4 7 5
10 Daria Kasatkina 6 5 7
WC Bethanie Mattek-Sands 4 2
10 Daria Kasatkina 6 6

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3/WC Coco Gauff 6 6
WC Jana Čepelová 1 0
3/WC Coco Gauff 6 6
11 Irina-Camelia Begu 4 4
  Varvara Gracheva 77 2 1
11 Irina-Camelia Begu 65 6 6

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Jil Teichmann 7 6
  Anna-Lena Friedsam 5 3
4 Jil Teichmann 3 2
12 Barbora Krejčíková 6 6
  Kaja Juvan 3 0
12 Barbora Krejčíková 6 6

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Anna Blinkova 77 6
  Tamara Zidanšek 65 4
5 Anna Blinkova 6 2r
9 Sara Sorribes Tormo 4 5
  Ana Bogdan 4 4
9 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6 6

Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Bernarda Pera 4 78 3
WC Tereza Martincová 6 66 6
WC Tereza Martincová 6 6
7 Paula Badosa 3 2
  Sorana Cîrstea 3 3
7 Paula Badosa 6 6

References
  1. WTA adds Premier level tournament in Ostrava
  2. ATP, WTA add series of events to fill out post-US Open calendar
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