The 2020 Shenzhen Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 5 to 11 January 2020.[1]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $175,000 | $88,402 | $46,800 | $11,271 | $6,450 | $4,205 | $4,251 | $2,930 | ||
| Doubles * | $25,580 | $13,600 | $7,400 | $4,100 | $2,470 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belinda Bencic | 8 | 1 | ||
| Aryna Sabalenka | 11 | 2 | ||
 Belgium | Elise Mertens | 17 | 3 | |
 China | Wang Qiang | 30 | 4 | |
 Russian Federation | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 35 | 5 | |
 Spain | Garbiñe Muguruza | 36 | 6 | |
 Kazakhstan | Elena Rybakina | 37 | 7 | |
| China | Zhang Shuai | 40 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Elise Mertens |  Belarus | Aryna Sabalenka | 11 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | Barbora Krejčíková | Czech Republic | Kateřina Siniaková | 20 | 2 | |
| China | Duan Yingying | China | Zheng Saisai | 42 | 3 | |
| China | Peng Shuai | China | Zhang Shuai | 60 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:
See main article: 2020 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles.
Ekaterina Alexandrova def. Elena Rybakina, 6–2, 6–4See main article: 2020 WTA Shenzhen Open – Doubles.
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Duan Yingying / Zheng Saisai, 6–2, 3–6, [10–4]
