2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open

2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open
Date	19–25 October
Edition	7th (2nd as WTA event)
Category	Premier
Draw	28S / 28Q / 16D
Prize money	$528,500
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Ostrava, Czech Republic
Champions
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka

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.[1][2] 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	Rank^1	Seed
UKR	Elina Svitolina	5	1
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	6	2
BLR	Aryna Sabalenka	12	3
BLR	Victoria Azarenka	14	4
CRO	Petra Martić	18	5
KAZ	Elena Rybakina	19	6
BEL	Elise Mertens	21	7
EST	Anett Kontaveit	22	8

• 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	Rank^1	Seed
BEL	Elise Mertens	BLR	Aryna Sabalenka	11	1
CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	15	2
USA	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	CZE	Barbora Strýcová	22	3
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	NED	Demi Schuurs	44	4

• ^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

Main article: 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open – 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

Main article: 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open – 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

1. WTA adds Premier level tournament in Ostrava
2. ATP, WTA add series of events to fill out post-US Open calendar

External links

• Official website Archived 2020-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
• WTA website