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
Champion	Naomi Osaka
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Score	1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Draw	128 (8 WC)
Seeds	32

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

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

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

	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

	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

Section 5

	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

	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

	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

	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

Wild cards

• Hailey Baptiste
• Catherine Bellis
• Kim Clijsters
• Claire Liu
• Allie Kiick
• Robin Montgomery
• Katrina Scott
• Sachia Vickery

Protected ranking

• Kateryna Bondarenko (85)
• Irina Khromacheva (137)
• Vera Lapko (120)
• Tsvetana Pironkova (123)
• Vera Zvonareva (78)

Alternates

• Asia Muhammad
• Arina Rodionova

Withdrawals

• Bianca Andreescu^[8] → replaced by Olga Govortsova
• Ashleigh Barty^[9] → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich
• Belinda Bencic^[8] → replaced by Barbara Haas
• Kiki Bertens^[8] → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo
• Ana Bogdan^[10] → replaced by Katarzyna Kawa
• Vitalia Diatchenko^[11] → replaced by Asia Muhammad
• Fiona Ferro^[8] → replaced by Caroline Dolehide
• Julia Görges^[12] → replaced by Ysaline Bonaventure
• Simona Halep^[8] → replaced by Irina Khromacheva
• Polona Hercog^[8] → replaced by Yanina Wickmayer
• Hsieh Su-wei^[8] → replaced by Usue Maitane Arconada
• Barbora Krejčíková^[8] → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova
• Svetlana Kuznetsova^[13] → replaced by Tereza Martincová
• Jeļena Ostapenko^[8] → replaced by Whitney Osuigwe
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova^[14] → replaced by Vera Lapko
• Peng Shuai^[15] → replaced by Lizette Cabrera
• Andrea Petkovic^[8] → replaced by Marta Kostyuk
• Anastasia Potapova^[16] → replaced by Caty McNally
• Samantha Stosur^[17] → replaced by Astra Sharma
• Barbora Strýcová^[8] → replaced by Ann Li
• Carla Suárez Navarro^[8] → replaced by Kurumi Nara
• Elina Svitolina^[8] → replaced by Natalia Vikhlyantseva
• Wang Qiang^[18] → replaced by Mihaela Buzărnescu
• Wang Xiyu^[8] → replaced by Arina Rodionova^[a][b]
• Wang Yafan^[16] → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova
• Zheng Saisai^[16] → replaced by Kaja Juvan
• Zhu Lin^[16] → replaced by Viktorija Golubic
• Tamara Zidanšek^[8] → replaced by Anhelina Kalinina

† – 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

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

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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. "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. "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.

External links

• 2020 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2020 Australian Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2020 French Open – Women's singles