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2020 US Open – Women's singles

Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 US Open.[1] It was her second US Open title and third major title overall.[2] Osaka became the first player from an Asian country (excluding Russia) to win three major singles titles, the first player since Jennifer Capriati to win her first three majors in three finals appearances and, at 22 years of age, the youngest player to win three major titles since Maria Sharapova at the 2008 Australian Open. Azarenka, who was contesting her first major final since the 2013 US Open, was aiming to become the first mother to win a major singles title since Kim Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open.

Women's singles
2020 US Open
Final
ChampionJapan Naomi Osaka
Runner-upBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Score1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (8 WC)
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 2020 US Open (tennis)

Bianca Andreescu was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to travel concerns caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Citing safety reasons, five other top-ten players (including reigning major champions Ashleigh Barty and Simona Halep) also withdrew from the event.[3][4] In all, 24 players ranked inside the top 100 were absent from the tournament.[5] The absences of Barty and Halep, respectively world No. 1 and 2, made this the first major since the 2004 Wimbledon Championships not to feature either of the world's top two ranked players.

29 of the 32 seeded women progressed to the second round; the most since the US Open changed from 16 seeds to 32 seeds in 2001.[6]

With her first round win over Kristie Ahn, Serena Williams surpassed Chris Evert for the most match wins (102) in US Open history. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles and was also trying to set a new Open Era record by winning a seventh US Open singles title, but lost to Azarenka in the semifinals. Williams became the first player in history to reach a major semifinal in four decades: the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. With Williams, Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarterfinals, it marked the first time in major history that three mothers did so. The semifinal between Williams and Azarenka was the first semifinal between two mothers in major history. This was Kim Clijsters' first (and only) major appearance since the 2012 US Open, due to her return to the sport in February 2020. Clijsters was awarded a wildcard into the main draw, but she lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova in three sets, and would retire from tennis once again in 2022.

There were no qualifiers this year. The WTA rankings valid on August 3 (also being the rankings from March 16) were used to determine the main-draw entry list.

Seeds edit

Seeding per WTA rankings.[7]

01.     Karolína Plíšková (second round)
02.     Sofia Kenin (fourth round)
03.     Serena Williams (semifinals)
04.     Naomi Osaka (champion)
05.     Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
06.     Petra Kvitová (fourth round)
07.     Madison Keys (third round, retired)
08.     Petra Martić (fourth round)
09.     Johanna Konta (second round)
10.     Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
11.     Elena Rybakina (second round)
12.     Markéta Vondroušová (second round)
13.     Alison Riske (second round)
14.     Anett Kontaveit (fourth round)
15.     Maria Sakkari (fourth round)
16.     Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
17.     Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
18.     Donna Vekić (third round)
19.     Dayana Yastremska (second round)
20.     Karolína Muchová (fourth round)
21.     Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)
22.     Amanda Anisimova (third round)
23.     Yulia Putintseva (quarterfinals)
24.     Magda Linette (third round)
25.     Zhang Shuai (first round)
26.     Sloane Stephens (third round)
27.     Ons Jabeur (third round)
28.     Jennifer Brady (semifinals)
29.     Veronika Kudermetova (first round)
30.     Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
31.     Anastasija Sevastova (second round)
32.     Rebecca Peterson (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
28   Jennifer Brady 6 6
23   Yulia Putintseva 3 2
28   Jennifer Brady 61 6 3
4   Naomi Osaka 77 3 6
4   Naomi Osaka 6 6
  Shelby Rogers 3 4
4   Naomi Osaka 1 6 6
  Victoria Azarenka 6 3 3
PR   Tsvetana Pironkova 6 3 2
3   Serena Williams 4 6 6
3   Serena Williams 6 3 3
  Victoria Azarenka 1 6 6
  Victoria Azarenka 6 6
16   Elise Mertens 1 0

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Ka Plíšková 6 6
  A Kalinina 4 0 1   Ka Plíšková 1 62
  J Paolini 3 2   C Garcia 6 77
  C Garcia 6 6   C Garcia 3 3
WC   C Bellis 613 6 6 28   J Brady 6 6
  T Korpatsch 715 3 2 WC   C Bellis 1 2
  A Blinkova 3 2 28   J Brady 6 6
28   J Brady 6 6 28   J Brady 6 6
17   A Kerber 6 6 17   A Kerber 1 4
  A Tomljanović 4 4 17   A Kerber 6 78
  C Dolehide 2 2   A-L Friedsam 3 66
  A-L Friedsam 6 6 17   A Kerber 6 6
  A Li 6 2 6   A Li 3 4
  A Rus 4 6 1   A Li 6 6
  T Maria 3 2 13   A Riske 0 3
13   A Riske 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   M Vondroušová 6 6
  G Minnen 1 4 12   M Vondroušová 1 2
  F Di Lorenzo 6 66 0   A Sasnovich 6 6
  A Sasnovich 2 78 6   A Sasnovich 6 2 1
  V Golubic 6 62 2 23   Y Putintseva 3 6 6
PR   V Lapko 1 77 6 PR   V Lapko 3 3
WC   R Montgomery 1 3 23   Y Putintseva 6 6
23   Y Putintseva 6 6 23   Y Putintseva 6 2 6
30   K Mladenovic 7 6 8   P Martić 3 6 4
WC   H Baptiste 5 2 30   K Mladenovic 6 62 0
  V Gracheva 6 7   V Gracheva 1 77 6
  P Badosa 4 5   V Gracheva 3 3
PR   K Bondarenko 3 6 6 8   P Martić 6 6
WC   A Kiick 6 3 1 PR   K Bondarenko 3 4
  T Martincová 7 2 4 8   P Martić 6 6
8   P Martić 5 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   N Osaka 6 5 6
  M Doi 2 7 2 4   N Osaka 6 6
  C Giorgi 2 6 7   C Giorgi 1 2
  A Van Uytvanck 6 1 5 4   N Osaka 6 64 6
  M Kostyuk 6 6   M Kostyuk 3 77 2
  D Kasatkina 1 2   M Kostyuk 6 77
  C Gauff 3 7 4 31   A Sevastova 3 65
31   A Sevastova 6 5 6 4   N Osaka 6 6
24   M Linette 6 4 6 14   A Kontaveit 3 4
  M Inglis 1 6 4 24   M Linette 6 62 77
  D Kovinić 6 3 6   D Kovinić 1 77 64
  L Cabrera 4 6 2 24   M Linette 3 2
  UM Arconada 4 62 14   A Kontaveit 6 6
  K Juvan 6 77   K Juvan 4 1
  D Collins 7 2 2 14   A Kontaveit 6 6
14   A Kontaveit 5 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   E Rybakina 6 6
  K Zavatska 3 0 11   E Rybakina 5 1
PR   I Khromacheva 2 2   S Rogers 7 6
  S Rogers 6 6   S Rogers 6 6
  M Brengle 6 6   M Brengle 2 4
Alt   Ar Rodionova 2 2   M Brengle 6 6
  A Sharma 3 77 62 19   D Yastremska 2 3
19   D Yastremska 6 64 77   S Rogers 77 3 78
32   R Peterson 61 4 6   P Kvitová 65 6 66
  K Flipkens 77 6   K Flipkens 61 77 3
  M Bouzková 6 2 63   J Pegula 77 63 6
  J Pegula 3 6 77   J Pegula 4 3
  K Kozlova 6 7 6   P Kvitová 6 6
  W Osuigwe 3 5   K Kozlova 63 2
  I-C Begu 3 2 6   P Kvitová 77 6
6   P Kvitová 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   M Keys 6 6
  T Babos 1 1 7   M Keys 6 6
  J Teichmann 63 2   A Bolsova 2 1
  A Bolsova 77 6 7   M Keys 64 2r
  L Davis 3 6 0   A Cornet 77 3
  A Cornet 6 1 6   A Cornet 77 6
  Y Bonaventure 4 6 6   Y Bonaventure 64 3
25   S Zhang 6 3 2   A Cornet 4 77 3
18   D Vekić 3 78 6 PR   T Pironkova 6 65 6
  Kr Plíšková 6 66 4 18   D Vekić 6 6
  PM Țig 6 6   PM Țig 2 1
  K Nara 1 0 18   D Vekić 4 1
PR   T Pironkova 6 6 PR   T Pironkova 6 6
  L Samsonova 2 3 PR   T Pironkova 7 6
  N Hibino 4 4 10   G Muguruza 5 3
10   G Muguruza 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   M Sakkari 6 3 7
  S Vögele 3 6 5 15   M Sakkari 2 6 6
  B Pera 77 6   B Pera 6 3 2
  Z Diyas 64 0 15   M Sakkari 6 6
  N Vikhlyantseva 63 2 22   A Anisimova 3 1
WC   K Scott 77 6 WC   K Scott 6 4 1
  V Tomova 5 5 22   A Anisimova 4 6 6
22   A Anisimova 7 7 15   M Sakkari 3 78 3
26   S Stephens 6 6 3   S Williams 6 66 6
  M Buzărnescu 3 3 26   S Stephens 6 6
Alt   A Muhammad 1 2   O Govortsova 2 2
  O Govortsova 6 6 26   S Stephens 6 2 2
  M Gasparyan 6 60 6 3   S Williams 2 6 6
  M Puig 3 77 0   M Gasparyan 2 4
  K Ahn 5 3 3   S Williams 6 6
3   S Williams 7 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   A Sabalenka 77 6
  O Dodin 61 4 5   A Sabalenka 1 3
  V Azarenka 6 6   V Azarenka 6 6
  B Haas 1 2   V Azarenka 6 6
WC   S Vickery 6 6   I Świątek 4 2
  T Townsend 2 4 WC   S Vickery 77 3 4
  I Świątek 6 6   I Świątek 65 6 6
29   V Kudermetova 3 3   V Azarenka 5 6 6
20   K Muchová 6 7 20   K Muchová 7 1 4
  V Williams 3 5 20   K Muchová 6 77
  A Kalinskaya 6 6   A Kalinskaya 3 64
  N Stojanović 4 3 20   K Muchová 6 2 79
  S Cîrstea 6 7   S Cîrstea 3 6 67
  C McHale 4 5   S Cîrstea 2 77 6
  H Watson 67 1 9   J Konta 6 65 4
9   J Konta 79 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   E Mertens 6 6
  L Siegemund 2 2 16   E Mertens 6 7
WC   C Liu 2 4   S Sorribes Tormo 3 5
  S Sorribes Tormo 6 6 16   E Mertens 7 6
  V Kužmová 4 1   C McNally 5 1
  C McNally 6 6   C McNally 4 6 77
WC   K Clijsters 6 5 1 21   E Alexandrova 6 3 62
21   E Alexandrova 3 7 6 16   E Mertens 6 6
27   O Jabeur 6 78 2   S Kenin 3 3
  K Kawa 2 66 27   O Jabeur 710 6
  K Siniaková 1 2   K Kanepi 68 0
  K Kanepi 6 6 27   O Jabeur 64 3
PR   V Zvonareva 4 5 2   S Kenin 77 6
  L Fernandez 6 7   L Fernandez 4 3
  Y Wickmayer 2 2 2   S Kenin 6 6
2   S Kenin 6 6


Other entry information edit

Wild cards edit

Protected ranking edit

Alternates edit

Withdrawals edit

† – not included on entry list
& – withdrew from entry list

Notes
  1. ^ Priscilla Hon was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but she later withdrew due to a hip injury.[19]
  2. ^ After Hon's withdrawal from the event, Lesia Tsurenko was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but withdrew citing injury setbacks.

Championship match statistics edit

Category   Osaka   Azarenka
1st serve % 51/79 (65%) 68/91 (75%)
1st serve points won 31 of 51 = 61% 40 of 68 = 59%
2nd serve points won 13 of 27 = 48% 9 of 23 = 39%
Total service points won 45 of 79 = 56.96% 49 of 91 = 53.85%
Aces 6 3
Double faults 2 2
Winners 34 30
Unforced errors 26 23
Net points won 6 of 12 = 50% 11 of 16 = 69%
Break points converted 5 of 12 = 42% 5 of 10 = 50%
Return points won 42 of 91 = 46% 34 of 79 = 43%
Total points won 87 83
Source

References edit

  1. ^ "US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka beats Victoria Azarenka to win third Grand Slam title". BBC Sport. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Naomi Osaka fights back to sink Victoria Azarenka and regain US Open". Guardian. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Simona Halep Opts Out of Playing U.S. Open". Sports Illustrated. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Two more top-10 players pull out of U.S. Open tennis due to coronavirus concerns". The Tampa Bay Times. August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  5. ^ Christopher Clarey (August 31, 2020). "Attach an Asterisk to This U.S. Open? Tennis History Mocks That Idea". The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top-seeded Pliskova falls to Garcia at US Open". ESPN. September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Seeding per WTA rulebook" (PDF). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2020 US Open player withdrawal information". www.usopen.org.
  9. ^ "World number 1. Ash Barty withdraws from U.S. Open". Xinhua News.
  10. ^ "US Open: consulte a lista de todos os jogadores que não vão". Bola Amarela (in Portuguese).
  11. ^ "Russia's Diatchenko retires from US Open with knee injury". tass.com.
  12. ^ "Coronavirus : Julia Goerges confirme son forfait à l'US Open". L'Équipe (in French).
  13. ^ "Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova withdraws from US Open". The Week.
  14. ^ "Pavlyuchenkova opts out of U.S. Open due to COVID-19 'insecurity'". Reuters.
  15. ^ "US Open: consulte a lista de todos os jogadores que não vão". Bola Amarela (in Portuguese).
  16. ^ a b c d "Tennis: Wimbledon champion Simona Halep opts out of playing at US Open". NZ Herald.
  17. ^ "New mum Stosur to skip rest of 2020 but vows to return". Sportstar.
  18. ^ "Serena Williams' AO nightmare Qiang Wang withdraws from US Open". Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  19. ^ "Untimely hip injury stops Hon heading to the United States". www.smh.com.au.

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