The 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open is a WTA tournament organised for female professional tennis players, held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in mid-October 2020 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.WTA adds Premier level tournament in OstravaATP, WTA add series of events to fill out post-US Open calendar The tournament attracted four top-20 players, including two-time grand slam champion and former world no. 1 Victoria Azarenka.
Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedElina Svitolina51Karolína Plíšková62Aryna Sabalenka123Victoria Azarenka144Petra Martić185Elena Rybakina196Elise Mertens217Anett Kontaveit228 Rankings are as of October 12, 2020.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Jeļena Ostapenko Kristýna Plíšková Kateřina Siniaková
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Coco Gauff Daria Kasatkina Barbora Krejčíková Veronika Kudermetova Tereza Martincová Sara Sorribes Tormo
Withdrawals Before the tournament Kiki Bertens → replaced by Amanda Anisimova Sofia Kenin → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova Angelique Kerber → replaced by Karolína Muchová Madison Keys → replaced by Donna Vekić Johanna Konta → replaced by Ons Jabeur Petra Kvitová → replaced by Magda Linette Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Dayana Yastremska Alison Riske → replaced by Jennifer Brady Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Barbora Strýcová
Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedElise MertensAryna Sabalenka111Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková152Bethanie Mattek-SandsBarbora Strýcová223Kirsten FlipkensDemi Schuurs444 1 Rankings as of October 12, 2020.
Other entrants The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Jesika Malečková / Chantal Škamlová
Withdrawals During the tournament Anna Blinkova Barbora Krejčíková
Finals All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) to 24 October and CET (UTC+1) from 25 October Singles
Aryna Sabalenka def. Victoria Azarenka, 6–2, 6–2. It was Sabalenka's 7th WTA singles title, and second of the year. This was the first WTA singles final in history to be completed between two Belarusian players.
Doubles
Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka def. Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani, 6–1, 6–3.
This was Mertens' 10th WTA doubles title, and first of the year, and was Sabalenka's 4th WTA doubles title, and first of the year. This was their 4th WTA doubles title as a pair.
References
External links
WTA website