2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open – Singles

This was the first edition of the tournament, primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

Singles
2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open
Champion	Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Score	6–2, 6–2

Main article: 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open

Aryna Sabalenka won the title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 6–2. The final of this event was the first WTA singles final to be contested between two Belarusian players. Sabalenka won the title after being 6–0, 4–0 down, and facing break points to go 5–0 down, in her quarterfinal match against Sara Sorribes Tormo. After losing 10 games in a row, Sabalenka then won 12 games in a row.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Elina Svitolina (second round)
2. Karolína Plíšková (second round)
3. Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
4. Victoria Azarenka (final)
5. Petra Martić (first round)
6. Elena Rybakina (first round)
7. Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
8. Anett Kontaveit (second round)

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

	Semifinals							Final
		Maria Sakkari	1	3
	4	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								4	Victoria Azarenka	2	2
								3	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
	3	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
		Jennifer Brady	4	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	E Svitolina	3	3
	WC	K Plíšková	3	3					M Sakkari	6	6
		M Sakkari	6	6												M Sakkari	3	6	6
		B Strýcová	2	2												O Jabeur	6	3	1
		O Jabeur	6	6					O Jabeur	6	6
	WC	J Ostapenko	6	6				WC	J Ostapenko	4	4
	5	P Martić	3	1																			M Sakkari	1	3
																						4	V Azarenka	6	6
								4	V Azarenka	2	6	6
	Q	B Krejčíková	7	6				Q	B Krejčíková	6	2	1
	Q	T Martincová	5	1											4	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Zhang	1	1											7	E Mertens	4	1
		K Muchová	6	6					K Muchová	4	2
		A Anisimova	2	3				7	E Mertens	6	6
	7	E Mertens	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Kontaveit	4	6	78
		E Alexandrova	6	2	66			8	A Kontaveit	1	4
	Q	S Sorribes Tormo	6	6				Q	S Sorribes Tormo	6	6
		M Linette	1	3											Q	S Sorribes Tormo	6	4	0
	WC	K Siniaková	5	4											3	A Sabalenka	0	6	6
	Q	C Gauff	7	6				Q	C Gauff	6	5	62
								3	A Sabalenka	1	7	77
																						3	A Sabalenka	6	6
	6	E Rybakina	2	6	3																		J Brady	4	4
	Q	D Kasatkina	6	3	6			Q	D Kasatkina	5	2
		D Yastremska	6	66	1				J Brady	7	6
		J Brady	3	78	6											J Brady	65	6	6
	Q	V Kudermetova	6	6											Q	V Kudermetova	77	3	1
		D Vekić	2	4				Q	V Kudermetova	4	6	6
								2	Ka Plíšková	6	4	3

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
2. Marie Bouzková (qualifying competition)
3. Coco Gauff (qualified)
4. Jil Teichmann (qualifying competition)
5. Anna Blinkova (qualifying competition, retired)
6. Bernarda Pera (first round)
7. Paula Badosa (qualifying competition)
8. Arantxa Rus (qualifying competition)
9. Sara Sorribes Tormo (qualified)
10. Daria Kasatkina (qualified)
11. Irina-Camelia Begu (qualifying competition)
12. Barbora Krejčíková (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Veronika Kudermetova
2. Daria Kasatkina
3. Coco Gauff
4. Barbora Krejčíková
5. Sara Sorribes Tormo
6. Tereza Martincová

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Veronika Kudermetova	77	6
		Stefanie Vögele	65	3
								1	Veronika Kudermetova	7	6
								8	Arantxa Rus	5	2
		Jasmine Paolini	4	3
	8	Arantxa Rus	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Marie Bouzková	6	6
		Katarina Zavatska	3	2
								2	Marie Bouzková	4	7	5
								10	Daria Kasatkina	6	5	7
	WC	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	4	2
	10	Daria Kasatkina	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3/WC	Coco Gauff	6	6
	WC	Jana Čepelová	1	0
								3/WC	Coco Gauff	6	6
								11	Irina-Camelia Begu	4	4
		Varvara Gracheva	77	2	1
	11	Irina-Camelia Begu	65	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Jil Teichmann	7	6
		Anna-Lena Friedsam	5	3
								4	Jil Teichmann	3	2
								12	Barbora Krejčíková	6	6
		Kaja Juvan	3	0
	12	Barbora Krejčíková	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anna Blinkova	77	6
		Tamara Zidanšek	65	4
								5	Anna Blinkova	6	2r
								9	Sara Sorribes Tormo	4	5
		Ana Bogdan	4	4
	9	Sara Sorribes Tormo	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Bernarda Pera	4	78	3
	WC	Tereza Martincová	6	66	6
								WC	Tereza Martincová	6	6
								7	Paula Badosa	3	2
		Sorana Cîrstea	3	3
	7	Paula Badosa	6	6

References

1. WTA adds Premier level tournament in Ostrava
2. ATP, WTA add series of events to fill out post-US Open calendar

External links

• Qualifying draw