The 2020 Prague Open (branded as the 2020 J&T Banka Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts at the TK Sparta Praha in Prague, Czech Republic. It was a WTA International-class tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour.
| 2020 Prague Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10–16 August |
| Edition | 11th |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Venue | TK Sparta Praha |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Simona Halep | |
| Doubles | |
 Lucie Hradecká / Kristýna Plíšková | |
The tournament was played from 10 to 16 August 2020, delayed from its usual late-April scheduling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was held simultaneously with a second, U.S.-based event, the Top Seed Open in Kentucky, in order to provide additional options for players leading into the 2020 Western & Southern Open in New York City.[1][2][3]
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $25,000 | $14,000 | $8,035 | $5,000 | $3,150 | $2,300 | $1,080 | $940 | $800 |
| Doubles* | $9,000 | $5,000 | $3,230 | $1,980 | $1,520 | — | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU
|
Simona Halep | 2 | 1 |
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 15 | 2 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 23 | 3 |
 UKR |
|||
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 27 | 5 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 30 | 6 |
| CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 31 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Veronika Kudermetova | 40 | 8 |
 LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 43 | 9 |
- Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Belinda Bencic → replaced by 
Camila Giorgi
Fiona Ferro → replaced by Leonie Küng
Anett Kontaveit → replaced by 
Laura Siegemund- Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by
Tamara Zidanšek 
Karolína Muchová → replaced by 
Ana Bogdan
Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Jasmine Paolini
Elena Rybakina → replaced by 
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Maria Sakkari → replaced by 
Arantxa Rus
Iga Świątek → replaced by 
Storm Sanders
Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
Donna Vekić → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig- Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu
Dayana Yastremska → replaced by Magdalena Fręch
- During the tournament
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Barbora Krejčíková | CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 17 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | CZE
|
Kristýna Plíšková | 91 | 2 |
 AUS
|
Ellen Perez | AUS
|
Storm Sanders | 116 | 3 |
| ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | ROU
|
Raluca Olaru | 116 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals edit
- During the tournament
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Simona Halep defeated Elise Mertens, 6–2, 7–5
Doubles edit
- Lucie Hradecká / Kristýna Plíšková defeated Monica Niculescu / Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 6–2
References edit
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (2020-07-21). "Men's Tennis Event in Washington Is Canceled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Citi Open snubbed on hosting the WTA Tour tournament this year". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "WTA adds 2 new tourneys to replace Citi Open". ESPN.com. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-08-12.