2020 ASB Classic – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Jessica Pegula in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 ASB Classic. It was Williams’ 73rd and last WTA Tour-level singles title, and her first since giving birth to her daughter Olympia. The win made her the first player in the Open Era to win singles titles across four decades.

Women's singles
2020 ASB Classic
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upUnited States Jessica Pegula
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Julia Görges was the two-time defending champion,[1] but lost in the quarterfinals to Caroline Wozniacki.[2]

Seeds edit

  1.   Serena Williams (champion)
  2.   Petra Martić (second round)
  3.   Amanda Anisimova (semifinals)
  4.   Julia Görges (quarterfinals)
  5.   Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
  6.   Rebecca Peterson (first round)
  7.   Jeļena Ostapenko (withdrew)
  8.   Caroline Garcia (second round)
  9.   Alison Van Uytvanck (withdrew)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
1   Serena Williams 6 6
3   Amanda Anisimova 1 1
1   Serena Williams 6 6
    Jessica Pegula 3 4
5   Caroline Wozniacki 6 4 0
    Jessica Pegula 3 6 6

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   S Williams 6 6
Q   C Giorgi 3 2 1   S Williams 3 6 6
    C McHale 7 6     C McHale 6 2 3
Q   A Li 5 2 1   S Williams 6 6
    C Gauff 6 6   L Siegemund 4 3
    V Kužmová 3 1     C Gauff 7 2 3
    L Siegemund 6 6     L Siegemund 5 6 6
LL   C McNally 2 2 1   S Williams 6 6
3   A Anisimova 6 6 3   A Anisimova 1 1
    K Kozlova 3 4 3   A Anisimova 6 6
    C Suárez Navarro 3 6 2   D Kasatkina 2 4
    D Kasatkina 6 3 6 3   A Anisimova 6 3 6
WC   E Bouchard 7 7 WC   E Bouchard 2 6 4
    K Flipkens 5 5 WC   E Bouchard 6 6
    T Townsend 7 3 5 8   C Garcia 4 4
8   C Garcia 5 6 7

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   C Wozniacki 6 6
WC   P Hourigan 1 0 5   C Wozniacki 6 4 6
    L Davis 79 6     L Davis 1 6 4
Q   V Lepchenko 67 2 5   C Wozniacki 6 6
    J Teichmann 6 6 4   J Görges 1 4
WC   V Ivanov 4 3     J Teichmann 3 2
Q   G Minnen 1 64 4   J Görges 6 6
4   J Görges 6 77 5   C Wozniacki 6 4 0
6   R Peterson 67 65   J Pegula 3 6 6
    T Zidanšek 79 77   T Zidanšek 2 3
PR   C Bellis 0 4   J Pegula 6 6
    J Pegula 6 6   J Pegula 6 3
    A Cornet 4 7 6   A Cornet 0 2r
LL   Y Bonaventure 6 5 3   A Cornet 3 6 6
LL   UM Arconada 7 4 4 2   P Martić 6 4 4
2   P Martić 5 6 6

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Kristie Ahn (first round)
  2.   Paula Badosa (second round)
  3.   Ana Bogdan (first round)
  4.   Camila Giorgi (qualified)
  5.   Nao Hibino (second round)
  6.   Greet Minnen (qualified)
  7.   Aliona Bolsova (second round)
  8.   Ysaline Bonaventure (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers edit

Lucky losers edit

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Kristie Ahn 77 3 3
  Caty McNally 60 6 6
  Caty McNally 6 6
  Bibiane Schoofs 4 1
  Bibiane Schoofs 7 710
  Mayo Hibi 5 68
  Caty McNally 7 4 4
  Varvara Lepchenko 5 6 6
  Varvara Lepchenko 6 6
  Allie Kiick 1 0
  Varvara Lepchenko 6 63 6
7   Aliona Bolsova 3 77 4
  Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6 2 3
7   Aliona Bolsova 3 6 6

Second qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   Paula Badosa 7 77
WC   Leylah Annie Fernandez 5 63
2   Paula Badosa 1 3
  Usue Maitane Arconada 6 6
  Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 2 67
  Usue Maitane Arconada 6 79
  Usue Maitane Arconada 1 5
  Ann Li 6 7
  Ann Li 6 6
  Verónica Cepede Royg 3 3
  Ann Li 6 6
5   Nao Hibino 3 4
  Yanina Wickmayer 63 6 1
5   Nao Hibino 77 2 6

Third qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Ana Bogdan 4 6 4
  Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6 4 6
  Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6 4 4
  Isabella Shinikova 2 6 6
  Valeria Savinykh 2 64
  Isabella Shinikova 6 77
  Isabella Shinikova 0 1
6   Greet Minnen 6 6
  Robin Anderson 0 6 4
WC   Arina Rodionova 6 3 6
WC   Arina Rodionova 6 4 65
6   Greet Minnen 2 6 77
  Lara Arruabarrena 3 4
6   Greet Minnen 6 6

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Camila Giorgi 4 6 6
  Kurumi Nara 6 2 0
4   Camila Giorgi 7 6
  Caroline Dolehide 5 3
PR   CoCo Vandeweghe 1 66
  Caroline Dolehide 6 78
4   Camila Giorgi 64 6 6
8   Ysaline Bonaventure 77 4 1
WC   Erin Routliffe 2 5
WC   Sara Errani 6 7
WC   Sara Errani 77 5 4
8   Ysaline Bonaventure 65 7 6
  Irina Bara 3 1
8   Ysaline Bonaventure 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ "Back to back: Julia Goerges makes tennis history at ASB Classic". www.nzherald.co.nz.
  2. ^ "Wozniacki dethrones Goerges to return to Auckland semis". WTA Tennis. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

External links edit