The 2020 Top Seed Open was a professional women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts at the Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, near Lexington, Kentucky. It was a WTA International-class tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour, and was the first American tournament of the Tour to be played since its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2020 Top Seed Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 10–16 |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Lexington, United States |
| Venue | Top Seed Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jennifer Brady | |
| Doubles | |
Hayley Carter /  Luisa Stefani | |
The event was announced in early-July 2020 as one of two substitute events (alongside the 2020 Prague Open) for the Washington Open, whose organizers had declined to host the WTA Tour this season (the event was ultimately canceled later that month, citing the pandemic) in lieu of the regular US Open Series.[1][2][3]
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $25,000 | $14,000 | $8,700 | $5,000 | $3,150 | $2,300 | $1,685 | $1,100 |
| Doubles* | $9,000 | $5,040 | $3,230 | $1,980 | $1,520 | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 9 | 1 |
 BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 11 | 2 |
 GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 14 | 3 |
| USA
|
28 | 4 | |
 KAZ
|
Yulia Putintseva | 33 | 5 |
 POL
|
Magda Linette | 36 | 6 |
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 37 | 7 |
 TUN
|
Ons Jabeur | 39 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kristie Ahn- Caroline Dolehide
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Olga Govortsova
Anna Kalinskaya- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
Zarina Diyas → replaced by 
Misaki Doi
Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Venus Williams- Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHI
|
Alexa Guarachi | USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk | 76 | 1 |
| USA
|
Jennifer Brady | BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 77 | 2 |
| USA
|
Coco Gauff | USA
|
Caty McNally | 89 | 3 |
| USA
|
Hayley Carter | BRA
|
Luisa Stefani | 90 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
editSingles
edit- Jennifer Brady def.
Jil Teichmann, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
edit- Hayley Carter /
Luisa Stefani def. 
Marie Bouzková / Jil Teichmann, 6–1, 7–5
References
edit- ^ Clarey, Christopher (July 21, 2020). "Men's Tennis Event in Washington Is Canceled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Citi Open snubbed on hosting the WTA Tour tournament this year". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "WTA adds 2 new tourneys to replace Citi Open". ESPN.com. July 9, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.