2020 French Open – Women's singles

Iga Świątek defeated Sofia Kenin in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 French Open.[1]

Women's singles
2020 French Open
ChampionPoland Iga Świątek
Runner-upUnited States Sofia Kenin
Score6–4, 6–1
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC)
Seeds32

It was Świątek's first major title and first WTA Tour singles title overall, making her the first player since Jeļena Ostapenko to win a major tournament as their first singles title.[2] Ranked as the world No. 54, Świątek became the lowest-ranked player to win the title since rankings were introduced in 1975, and the lowest-ranked player to win any major since Sloane Stephens won the 2017 US Open. Świątek also became the first Pole to win a major singles title. At 19 years and 4 months of age, she became the youngest woman to win the title since Monica Seles in 1992. Świątek did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament,[3] dropping only 28 games in total, the fewest since Steffi Graf dropped 20 games in 1988.[4] This also marked the first French Open where both the men's and women's singles champions did not drop a set during the tournament. Świątek became the first Polish woman since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939 to reach a French Open final, and the first to reach any major final since Agnieszka Radwańska at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.[5]

Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate due to safety concerns resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] This marked the first time since 2008 that the reigning champion did not attempt to defend her title.[8]

Barty and Simona Halep were in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking.[9] Barty retained the top ranking when Halep lost to Świątek in the fourth round, ensuring a year-end No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive year.[10][11] Halep's loss guaranteed a new French Open champion for the fifth consecutive year, and a maiden major finalist from the top half of the draw.

Serena Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, but withdrew before her second round match due to a pre-existing left Achilles injury.[12]

This was the final major in which the reigning Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig appeared in the main draw; she lost to Sara Errani in the first round.

This was the first major since the 1999 Wimbledon Championships where two qualifiers, Nadia Podoroska and Martina Trevisan, reached the quarterfinals.[13] Podoroska became the first qualifier in history to reach the semifinals of the French Open and the first to reach the semifinals at any major since Alexandra Stevenson at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.[14] She also became the first Argentine woman since Paola Suarez at the 2004 French Open to reach the semifinals of a singles major, and the lowest-ranked semifinalist (ranked No. 130) at any major since Justine Henin at the 2010 Australian Open.[15]

Seeds

Seeding per WTA rankings.[16]

01.   Romania Simona Halep (fourth round)
02.   Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (second round)
03.   Ukraine Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
04.   United States Sofia Kenin (final)
05.   Netherlands Kiki Bertens (fourth round)
06.   United States Serena Williams (second round, withdrew)
07.   Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
08.   Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (third round)
09.   United Kingdom Johanna Konta (first round)
10.   Belarus Victoria Azarenka (second round)
11.   Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
12.   United States Madison Keys (first round)
13.   Croatia Petra Martić (third round)
14.   Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (second round)
15.   Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
16.   Belgium Elise Mertens (third round)
17.   Estonia Anett Kontaveit (first round)
18.   Germany Angelique Kerber (first round)
19.   United States Alison Riske (first round)
20.   Greece Maria Sakkari (third round)
21.   United States Jennifer Brady (first round)
22.   Czech Republic Karolína Muchová (first round)
23.   Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva (second round)
24.   Ukraine Dayana Yastremska (first round)
25.   United States Amanda Anisimova (third round)
26.   Croatia Donna Vekić (first round)
27.   Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)
28.   Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
29.   United States Sloane Stephens (second round)
30.   Tunisia Ons Jabeur (fourth round)
31.   Poland Magda Linette (first round)
32.   Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Poland Iga Świątek 6 6
Q Italy Martina Trevisan 3 1
  Poland Iga Świątek 6 6
Q Argentina Nadia Podoroska 2 1
3 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 2 4
Q Argentina Nadia Podoroska 6 6
  Poland Iga Świątek 6 6
4 United States Sofia Kenin 4 1
  United States Danielle Collins 4 6 0
4 United States Sofia Kenin 6 4 6
4 United States Sofia Kenin 6 7
7 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4 5
7 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6
  Germany Laura Siegemund 3 3

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Romania S Halep 6 6
Spain S Sorribes Tormo 4 0 1 Romania S Halep 6 6
Romania I-C Begu 6 4 6 Romania I-C Begu 3 4
Switzerland J Teichmann 4 6 3 1 Romania S Halep 6 6
PR United States C Bellis 63 1 25 United States A Anisimova 0 1
United States B Pera 77 6 United States B Pera 2 0
Germany T Korpatsch 2 0 25 United States A Anisimova 6 6
25 United States A Anisimova 6 6 1 Romania S Halep 1 2
24 Ukraine D Yastremska 4 3 Poland I Świątek 6 6
PR Australia D Gavrilova 6 6 PR Australia D Gavrilova 7 4 3
Russia A Kalinskaya 4 4 WC Canada E Bouchard 5 6 6
WC Canada E Bouchard 6 6 WC Canada E Bouchard 3 2
Q Austria B Haas 3 61 Poland I Świątek 6 6
Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 6 77 Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 1 4
Poland I Świątek 6 6 Poland I Świątek 6 6
15 Czech Republic M Vondroušová 1 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 United Kingdom J Konta 3 3
United States C Gauff 6 6 United States C Gauff 6 2 5
Italy C Giorgi 5 0r Q Italy M Trevisan 4 6 7
Q Italy M Trevisan 7 3 Q Italy M Trevisan 1 78 6
Q Russia K Rakhimova 6 6 20 Greece M Sakkari 6 66 3
United States S Rogers 2 3 Q Russia K Rakhimova 60 2
Australia A Tomljanović 0 5 20 Greece M Sakkari 77 6
20 Greece M Sakkari 6 7 Q Italy M Trevisan 6 6
28 Russia S Kuznetsova 1 6 1 5 Netherlands K Bertens 4 4
Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 2 6 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 3 4
Czech Republic K Siniaková 77 6 Czech Republic K Siniaková 6 6
United States L Davis 65 2 Czech Republic K Siniaková 2 2
Puerto Rico M Puig 2 1 5 Netherlands K Bertens 6 6
Q Italy S Errani 6 6 Q Italy S Errani 65 6 7
Ukraine K Zavatska 6 2 0 5 Netherlands K Bertens 77 3 9
5 Netherlands K Bertens 2 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Ukraine E Svitolina 77 6
Russia V Gracheva 62 4 3 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 0 6
Q Mexico R Zarazúa 6 6 Q Mexico R Zarazúa 3 6 2
WC France E Jacquemot 1 2 3 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 7
Russia A Blinkova 3 6 5 27 Russia E Alexandrova 4 5
LL Australia A Sharma 6 2 7 LL Australia A Sharma 3 3
Australia M Inglis 3 3 27 Russia E Alexandrova 6 6
27 Russia E Alexandrova 6 6 3 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6
17 Estonia A Kontaveit 4 6 4 France C Garcia 1 3
France C Garcia 6 3 6 France C Garcia 77 6
Belarus A Sasnovich 6 2 6 Belarus A Sasnovich 65 2
Germany A-L Friedsam 2 6 3 France C Garcia 1 6 7
Czech Republic M Bouzková 6 4 2 16 Belgium E Mertens 6 4 5
Estonia K Kanepi 4 6 6 Estonia K Kanepi 4 5
Russia M Gasparyan 2 3 16 Belgium E Mertens 6 7
16 Belgium E Mertens 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
Montenegro D Kovinić 1 2 10 Belarus V Azarenka 2 2
PR Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 6 6 PR Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 6 6
United States V Williams 4 4 PR Slovakia AK Schmiedlová 3 2
Belgium G Minnen 2 1 Q Argentina N Podoroska 6 6
Q Argentina N Podoroska 6 6 Q Argentina N Podoroska 6 1 6
Belgium K Flipkens 1 2 23 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 3 6 2
23 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 6 Q Argentina N Podoroska 2 6 6
32 Czech Republic B Strýcová 7 6 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 2 3
Q United States V Lepchenko 5 2 32 Czech Republic B Strýcová 4 6 3
Serbia N Stojanović 3 5 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 3 6
Czech Republic B Krejčíková 6 7 Czech Republic B Krejčíková 5 6 6
WC Bulgaria T Pironkova 6 6 WC Bulgaria T Pironkova 7 4 3
Germany A Petkovic 3 3 WC Bulgaria T Pironkova w/o
United States K Ahn 62 0 6 United States S Williams
6 United States S Williams 77 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 6
United States J Pegula 3 1 8 Belarus A Sabalenka 78 6
Russia D Kasatkina 6 6 Russia D Kasatkina 66 0
WC France H Tan 2 1 8 Belarus A Sabalenka 67 6 3
Japan N Hibino 6 6 30 Tunisia O Jabeur 79 2 6
Q Ukraine M Kostyuk 4 0 Japan N Hibino 64 4
Kazakhstan Z Diyas 6 3 1 30 Tunisia O Jabeur 77 6
30 Tunisia O Jabeur 4 6 6 30 Tunisia O Jabeur 4 6 4
21 United States J Brady 4 6 7 United States D Collins 6 4 6
Q Denmark C Tauson 6 3 9 Q Denmark C Tauson 2 3
Q Romania M Niculescu 6 2 1 United States D Collins 6 6
United States D Collins 2 6 6 United States D Collins 7 2 6
Slovakia V Kužmová 1 2 11 Spain G Muguruza 5 6 4
Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 6 Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 3 2
Slovenia T Zidanšek 5 6 6 11 Spain G Muguruza 6 6
11 Spain G Muguruza 7 4 8

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
Romania S Cîrstea 0 3 14 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 3 6 2
France F Ferro 77 6 France F Ferro 6 4 6
United Kingdom H Watson 64 4 France F Ferro 79 4 6
Switzerland S Vögele 5 5 Romania PM Țig 67 6 0
Romania PM Țig 7 7 Romania PM Țig 6 6
United States C McHale 6 6 United States C McHale 4 3
22 Czech Republic K Muchová 2 4 France F Ferro 6 2 1
26 Croatia D Vekić 3 4 4 United States S Kenin 2 6 6
Q Romania I Bara 6 6 Q Romania I Bara 6 4
Belgium A Van Uytvanck 2 6 6 Belgium A Van Uytvanck 1 0r
Sweden R Peterson 6 3 1 Q Romania I Bara 2 0
Hungary T Babos 4 2 4 United States S Kenin 6 6
Romania A Bogdan 6 6 Romania A Bogdan 6 3 2
Russia L Samsonova 4 6 3 4 United States S Kenin 3 6 6
4 United States S Kenin 6 3 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 7
France O Dodin 3 5 7 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
Spain A Bolsova 4 3 Italy J Paolini 3 3
Italy J Paolini 6 6 7 Czech Republic P Kvitová 7 6
WC France D Parry 4 2 Canada L Fernandez 5 3
Slovenia P Hercog 6 6 Slovenia P Hercog 4 6 1
Canada L Fernandez 1 6 6 Canada L Fernandez 6 3 6
31 Poland M Linette 6 2 3 7 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
18 Germany A Kerber 3 3 China S Zhang 2 4
Slovenia K Juvan 6 6 Slovenia K Juvan 66 2
Netherlands A Rus 79 62 3 WC France C Burel 78 6
WC France C Burel 67 77 6 WC France C Burel 62 5
WC France C Paquet 3 2 China S Zhang 77 7
France A Cornet 6 6 France A Cornet 4 63
China S Zhang 6 77 China S Zhang 6 77
12 United States M Keys 3 62

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Croatia P Martić 77 7
Japan M Doi 62 5 13 Croatia P Martić 61 7 6
WC France P Parmentier 2 3 Russia V Kudermetova 77 5 3
Russia V Kudermetova 6 6 13 Croatia P Martić 77 3 0
Germany L Siegemund 7 6 Germany L Siegemund 65 6 6
France K Mladenovic 5 3 Germany L Siegemund 1 6 6
Germany J Görges 6 64 6 Germany J Görges 6 1 3
19 United States A Riske 3 77 1 Germany L Siegemund 7 6
29 United States S Stephens 6 6 Spain P Badosa 5 2
Russia V Diatchenko 2 2 29 United States S Stephens 4 6 2
Ukraine K Kozlova 2 6 3 Spain P Badosa 6 4 6
Spain P Badosa 6 4 6 Spain P Badosa 6 6
Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6 Latvia J Ostapenko 4 3
United States M Brengle 2 1 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6
Q Egypt M Sherif 711 2 4 2 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 4 2
2 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 69 6 6


Championship match statistics

CategoryPoland ŚwiątekUnited States Kenin
1st serve %28/53 (53%)37/54 (69%)
1st serve points won19 of 28 = 68%17 of 37 = 46%
2nd serve points won13 of 25 = 52%4 of 17 = 24%
Total service points won32 of 53 = 60.38%21 of 54 = 38.89%
Aces11
Double faults33
Winners2510
Unforced errors1723
Net points won6 of 7 = 86%2 of 7 = 29%
Break points converted6 of 9 = 67%3 of 3 = 100%
Return points won33 of 54 = 61%21 of 53 = 40%
Total points won6542
Source


Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

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