2020 St. Petersburg Open Explained

The 2020 St. Petersburg Open is a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts that is part of the 2020 ATP Tour. It is the 25th edition of the St. Petersburg Open. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from September 21 to 27, 2020, but was moved to October 12–18, and,[1] upgraded to ATP 500 level for this one year.[3] It is taking place at the Sibur Arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[4]

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country this yearPlayerRank1 Seed
Daniil Medvedev51
Denis Shapovalov112
Andrey Rublev123
Karen Khachanov164
Stan Wawrinka175
Milos Raonic216
Borna Ćorić277
Taylor Fritz308

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking 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

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
United KingdomJamie Murray United KingdomNeal Skupski551
AustriaJürgen Melzer FranceÉdouard Roger-Vasselin572
BelgiumSander Gillé BelgiumJoran Vliegen773
AustraliaMax Purcell AustraliaLuke Saville784

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following pair received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2020 St. Petersburg Open – Singles.

Doubles

See main article: 2020 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATP Dismisses St. Petersburg Open Tournament Director's Request. 10 December 2020.
  2. since the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused many tournaments to be cancelled,[1]
  3. Web site: St. Petersburg Open 2020 Line-Up: There is No Such Thing as Too Many Tennis Stars! | St.Petersburg Open | International tennis tournament.
  4. Web site: St. Petersburg Open Overview. atptour.com.