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The '''2020 Top Seed Open''' was a professional women's [[tennis]] tournament that was played on outdoor [[hard court]]s at the Top Seed Tennis Club in [[Nicholasville, Kentucky|Nicholasville]], near [[Lexington, Kentucky]]. It was a [[WTA International]]-class tournament on the [[2020 WTA Tour]], and was the first American tournament of the Tour to be played since its suspension due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. |
The '''2020 Top Seed Open''' was a professional women's [[tennis]] tournament that was played on outdoor [[hard court]]s at the Top Seed Tennis Club in [[Nicholasville, Kentucky|Nicholasville]], near [[Lexington, Kentucky]]. It was a [[WTA International]]-class tournament on the [[2020 WTA Tour]], and was the first American tournament of the Tour to be played since its suspension due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. |
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The event was announced in early-July 2020 as one of two substitute events (alongside the [[2020 Prague Open]]) for the [[Washington Open (tennis)|Washington Open]], whose organizers had declined to host the WTA Tour this season (the event was ultimately |
The event was announced in early-July 2020 as one of two substitute events (alongside the [[2020 Prague Open]]) for the [[Washington Open (tennis)|Washington Open]], whose organizers had declined to host the WTA Tour this season (the event was ultimately canceled later that month, citing the pandemic) in lieu of the regular [[US Open Series]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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== Points and prize money == |
== Points and prize money == |
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== External links == |
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Latest revision as of 12:15, 6 May 2024
| 2020 Top Seed Open | |
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| Date | August 10–16 |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Lexington, United States |
| Venue | Top Seed Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jennifer Brady | |
| Doubles | |
Hayley Carter /  Luisa Stefani | |
The 2020 Top Seed Open was a professional women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts at the Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, near Lexington, Kentucky. It was a WTA International-class tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour, and was the first American tournament of the Tour to be played since its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event was announced in early-July 2020 as one of two substitute events (alongside the 2020 Prague Open) for the Washington Open, whose organizers had declined to host the WTA Tour this season (the event was ultimately canceled later that month, citing the pandemic) in lieu of the regular US Open Series.[1][2][3]
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $25,000 | $14,000 | $8,700 | $5,000 | $3,150 | $2,300 | $1,685 | $1,100 |
| Doubles* | $9,000 | $5,040 | $3,230 | $1,980 | $1,520 | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
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Serena Williams | 9 | 1 |
 BLR
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Aryna Sabalenka | 11 | 2 |
 GBR
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Johanna Konta | 14 | 3 |
| USA
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28 | 4 | |
 KAZ
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Yulia Putintseva | 33 | 5 |
 POL
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Magda Linette | 36 | 6 |
| USA
|
Sloane Stephens | 37 | 7 |
 TUN
|
Ons Jabeur | 39 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Kristie Ahn
- Caroline Dolehide
Leylah Annie Fernandez- Olga Govortsova
Anna Kalinskaya- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
- Zarina Diyas → replaced by
Misaki Doi 
Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Venus Williams- Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CHI
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Alexa Guarachi | USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk | 76 | 1 |
| USA
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Jennifer Brady | BLR
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Aryna Sabalenka | 77 | 2 |
| USA
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Coco Gauff | USA
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Caty McNally | 89 | 3 |
| USA
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Hayley Carter | BRA
|
Luisa Stefani | 90 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Jennifer Brady def.
Jil Teichmann, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
[edit]- Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani def.
Marie Bouzková / Jil Teichmann, 6–1, 7–5
References
[edit]- ^ Clarey, Christopher (July 21, 2020). "Men's Tennis Event in Washington Is Canceled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "Citi Open snubbed on hosting the WTA Tour tournament this year". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "WTA adds 2 new tourneys to replace Citi Open". ESPN.com. July 9, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020.