2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open

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.

2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open
Date19–25 October
Edition7th (2nd as WTA event)
CategoryPremier
Draw28S / 28Q / 16D
Prize money$528,500
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationOstrava, Czech Republic
Champions
Singles
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Belgium Elise Mertens / Belarus Aryna Sabalenka

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 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:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 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:

Withdrawals
During the tournament

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

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

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
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