The 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open is a WTA tournament organised for female professional tennis players, held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in mid-October 2020 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The tournament attracted four top-20 players, including two-time grand slam champion and former world no. 1 Victoria Azarenka.
| 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19–25 October |
| Edition | 7th (2nd as WTA event) |
| Category | Premier |
| Draw | 28S / 28Q / 16D |
| Prize money | $528,500 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka | |
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 5 | 1 |
 CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 2 |
| BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 12 | 3 |
| BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 14 | 4 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 18 | 5 |
 KAZ
|
Elena Rybakina | 19 | 6 |
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 21 | 7 |
 EST
|
Anett Kontaveit | 22 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 12, 2020.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Coco Gauff
Daria Kasatkina
Barbora Krejčíková- Veronika Kudermetova
- Tereza Martincová
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Kiki Bertens → replaced by Amanda Anisimova- Sofia Kenin → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova
Angelique Kerber → replaced by Karolína Muchová- Madison Keys → replaced by
Donna Vekić 
Johanna Konta → replaced by 
Ons Jabeur- Petra Kvitová → replaced by
Magda Linette - Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by
Dayana Yastremska - Alison Riske → replaced by Jennifer Brady
- Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Barbora Strýcová
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 11 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 2 |
 USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 22 | 3 |
| BEL
|
Kirsten Flipkens |  NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 44 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of October 12, 2020.
Other entrants edit
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals edit
- During the tournament
Finals edit
All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) to 24 October and CET (UTC+1) from 25 October
Singles edit
Aryna Sabalenka def. Victoria Azarenka, 6–2, 6–2.
It was Sabalenka's 7th WTA singles title, and second of the year. This was the first WTA singles final in history to be completed between two Belarusian players.
Doubles edit
Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka def. 
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Luisa Stefani, 6–1, 6–3.
This was Mertens' 10th WTA doubles title, and first of the year, and was Sabalenka's 4th WTA doubles title, and first of the year. This was their 4th WTA doubles title as a pair.
References edit
External links edit
- Official website Archived 2020-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
- WTA website