The 2020 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship İstanbul for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 8 September through 13 September 2020. Unseeded Patricia Maria Țig won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Patricia Maria Țig defeated Eugenie Bouchard 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) It was Țig's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Alexa Guarachi / Desirae Krawczyk defeated Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders, 6–1, 6–3
Points and prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1Singles2801801106030118121Doubles1
Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1Singles$25,000$14,000$8,401$5,006$3,430$2,600$2,251$1,630Doubles$9,000$5,000$3,230$1,980$1,520
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedSvetlana Kuznetsova341Rebecca Peterson482Polona Hercog493Caroline Garcia504Heather Watson545Alison Van Uytvanck606Zarina Diyas697Misaki Doi818 Rankings are as of August 31, 2020.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Çağla Büyükakçay Berfu Cengiz Pemra Özgen
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw: Kateryna Bondarenko Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Eugenie Bouchard Olga Danilović Tereza Martincová Ellen Perez
Withdrawals Before the tournament Marie Bouzková → replaced by Kateryna Bondarenko Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by Greet Minnen Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan Magda Linette → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich Elise Mertens → replaced by Katarina Zavatska Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by Jasmine Paolini Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Viktória Kužmová Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Stefanie Vögele Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Kaja Juvan Laura Siegemund → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by Danka Kovinić Tamara Zidanšek → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedAlexa GuarachiDesirae Krawczyk761Ellen PerezStorm Sanders1042Kaitlyn ChristianGiuliana Olmos1283Kateryna BondarenkoSharon Fichman1824 1 Rankings as of August 31, 2020.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Ayla Aksu / İpek Öz Eugenie Bouchard / Başak Eraydın The following pair received entry as alternates: Anna Karolína Schmiedlová / Katarina Zavatska
Withdrawals Before the tournament Heather Watson
References
External links Official page