2020 Prague Open

{{TennisEventInfo|2020|Prague Open|

| date=10–16 August

| edition=11th

| surface=Clay / outdoor

| location=Prague, Czech Republic

| venue=TK Sparta Prague

| champs={{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep

| champd={{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková

| before_name=J&T Banka Prague Open

| main_name=WTA Prague Open

| after_name=Prague Open

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/sport/tenis/tenis-praha-jt-prague-open-wta-zeny-zrusen-koronavirus_2003161447_mov|title=Tenisový Prague Open se definitivně ruší. Nebudou ani antukové turnaje ve Stuttgartu nebo Istanbulu|language=cs|work=Czech Radio|date=16 March 2020|access-date=2 March 2025}} 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.{{Cite news|last=Clarey|first=Christopher|date=2020-07-21|title=Men's Tennis Event in Washington Is Canceled|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/sports/citi-open-washington-canceled.html|access-date=2020-08-12|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/07/09/no-womens-tennis-tournament-at-citi-open-in-2020.html|title=Citi Open snubbed on hosting the WTA Tour tournament this year|access-date=2020-08-12|website=www.bizjournals.com}}{{Cite web|date=2020-07-09|title=WTA adds 2 new tourneys to replace Citi Open|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/29436057/wta-adds-events-kentucky-prague-city-open-dual-draw-falls-through|access-date=2020-08-12|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}

Points and prize money

= Point distribution =

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"\|Event \| style="width:80px; background:lime;"\|W \| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"\|F \| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"\|SF \| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"\|QF \| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 16 \| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"\|Round of 32 \|width=85 \|Q \|width=85 \|Q3 \|width=85 \|Q2 \|width=85 \|Q1
style="background:#f3f3f3;"\| Singles \|rowspan=2\|280 \|rowspan=2\|180 \|rowspan=2\|110 \|rowspan=2\|60 \|30 \|1 \|18 \|14 \|10 \|1
style="background:#f3f3f3;"\|Doubles \|1 \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}} \| {{n/a}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"|Event

| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF

| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|width=85 |Q

|width=85 |Q3

|width=85 |Q2

|width=85 |Q1

style="background:#f3f3f3;"| Singles

|rowspan=2|280

|rowspan=2|180

|rowspan=2|110

|rowspan=2|60

|30

|18

|14

|10

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Doubles

| {{n/a}}

= Prize money =

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center

style="width:130px; background:#ededed;"|Event

| style="width:80px; background:lime;"|W

| style="width:85px; background:thistle;"|F

| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;"|SF

| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 16

| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;"|Round of 32

|width=85|Q3

|width=85|Q2

|width=85|Q1

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Singles

|$25,000

|$14,000

|$8,035

|$5,000

|$3,150

|$2,300

|$1,080

|$940

|$800

style="background:#f3f3f3;"|Doubles*

|$9,000

|$5,000

|$3,230

|$1,980

|$1,520

| {{n/a}}

_{*per team}

Singles main draw entrants

= Seeds =

class="sortable wikitable"
width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|ROU}} \|Simona Halep \|2 \|1
{{flag\|CRO}} \|Petra Martić \|15 \|2
style="background:#fcc;" \|{{flag\|BEL}} \|Elise Mertens \|23 \|3
~~{{flag\|UKR}}~~ \|~~Dayana Yastremska~~ \|25 \|4
{{flag\|RUS}} \|Ekaterina Alexandrova \|27 \|5
{{flag\|RUS}} \|Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova \|30 \|6
{{flag\|CZE}} \|Barbora Strýcová \|31 \|7
{{flag\|RUS}} \|Veronika Kudermetova \|40 \|8
{{flag\|LAT}} \|Anastasija Sevastova \|43 \|9

class="sortable wikitable"

width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|ROU}}

|Simona Halep

|Petra Martić

|15

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag|BEL}}

|Elise Mertens

|23

~~{{flag|UKR}}~~

|~~Dayana Yastremska~~

|25

|Ekaterina Alexandrova

|27

|Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

|30

|Barbora Strýcová

|31

|Veronika Kudermetova

|40

|Anastasija Sevastova

|43

Rankings are as of March 16, 2020

= Other entrants =

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

{{flagicon|CAN}} Eugenie Bouchard
{{flagicon|CZE}} Linda Fruhvirtová
{{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

{{flagicon|UKR}} Marta Kostyuk
{{flagicon|ROU}} Elena-Gabriela Ruse
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mayar Sherif
{{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

{{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Fręch
{{flagicon|SUI}} Leonie Küng
{{flagicon|AUS}} Storm Sanders

= Withdrawals =

;Before the tournament

{{flagicon|SUI}} Belinda Bencic → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} Camila Giorgi
{{flagicon|FRA}} Fiona Ferro → replaced by {{flagicon|SUI}} Leonie Küng
{{flagicon|EST}} Anett Kontaveit → replaced by {{flagicon|GER}} Laura Siegemund
{{flagicon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by {{flagicon|SLO}} Tamara Zidanšek
{{flagicon|CZE}} Karolína Muchová → replaced by {{flagicon|ROU}} Ana Bogdan
{{flagicon|LAT}} Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by {{flagicon|ITA}} Jasmine Paolini
{{flagicon|KAZ}} Elena Rybakina → replaced by {{flagicon|ESP}} Sara Sorribes Tormo
{{flagicon|GRE}} Maria Sakkari → replaced by {{flagicon|NED}} Arantxa Rus
{{flagicon|POL}} Iga Świątek → replaced by {{flagicon|AUS}} Storm Sanders
{{flagicon|BEL}} Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by {{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková
{{flagicon|CRO}} Donna Vekić → replaced by {{flagicon|ROU}} Patricia Maria Țig
{{flagicon|CZE}} Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by {{flagicon|ROU}} Irina-Camelia Begu
{{flagicon|UKR}} Dayana Yastremska → replaced by {{flagicon|POL}} Magdalena Fręch

;During the tournament

{{flagicon|UKR}} Lesia Tsurenko

Doubles main draw entrants

= Seeds =

class="sortable wikitable"
width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! width="70"\| Country ! width="175"\| Player ! Rank¹ ! Seed
{{flag\|CZE}} \|Barbora Krejčíková \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Kateřina Siniaková \|17 \|1
style="background:#cfc;" \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Lucie Hradecká \|{{flag\|CZE}} \|Kristýna Plíšková \|91 \|2
{{flag\|AUS}} \|Ellen Perez \|{{flag\|AUS}} \|Storm Sanders \|116 \|3
style="background:#fcc;" \|{{flag\|ROU}} \|Monica Niculescu \|{{flag\|ROU}} \|Raluca Olaru \|116 \|4

class="sortable wikitable"

width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank¹

! Seed

|Barbora Krejčíková

|{{flag|CZE}}

|Kateřina Siniaková

|17

style="background:#cfc;"

|{{flag|CZE}}

|{{flag|CZE}}

|91

|{{flag|AUS}}

|116

style="background:#fcc;"

|{{flag|ROU}}

|Monica Niculescu

|{{flag|ROU}}

|Raluca Olaru

|116

¹ Rankings are as of March 16, 2020

= Other entrants =

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

{{flagicon|CZE}} Linda Fruhvirtová / {{flagicon|CZE}} Darja Viďmanová
{{flagicon|CZE}} Miriam Kolodziejová / {{flagicon|CZE}} Jesika Malečková

= Withdrawals =

;During the tournament

{{flagicon|ROU}} Patricia Maria Țig

Finals

= Singles =

{{flagicon|ROU}} Simona Halep defeated {{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens, 6–2, 7–5

= Doubles =

{{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká / {{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková defeated {{flagicon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu / {{flagicon|ROU}} Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 6–2

References

External links

[https://www.tennispragueopen.cz Official website]

JandT Banka

2020

Category:August 2020 sports events in the Czech Republic

Category:Tennis events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic