2020 Prague Open Explained

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 Prague in Prague, Czech Republic. It was a WTA International-class tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour.

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

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32width=85 Qwidth=85 Q3width=85 Q2width=85 Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32width=85Q3width=85Q2width=85Q1
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

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
RomaniaSimona Halep21
Petra Martić152
BelgiumElise Mertens233
UkraineDayana Yastremska254
Russian FederationEkaterina Alexandrova275
Russian FederationAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova306
Czech RepublicBarbora Strýcová317
Russian FederationVeronika Kudermetova408
Anastasija Sevastova439

Other entrants

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

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Czech RepublicBarbora Krejčíková Czech RepublicKateřina Siniaková171
Czech RepublicLucie Hradecká Czech RepublicKristýna Plíšková912
AustraliaEllen Perez AustraliaStorm Sanders1163
RomaniaMonica Niculescu RomaniaRaluca Olaru1164

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2020 Prague Open – Singles.

Doubles

See main article: 2020 Prague Open – Doubles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Clarey. Christopher. 2020-07-21. Men's Tennis Event in Washington Is Canceled. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-08-12. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Citi Open snubbed on hosting the WTA Tour tournament this year. 2020-08-12. www.bizjournals.com.
  3. Web site: 2020-07-09. WTA adds 2 new tourneys to replace Citi Open. 2020-08-12. ESPN.com. en.