Berlin tennis exhibitions

The Berlin tennis exhibitions (known for sponsorship reasons as the bett1Aces) were two men's and women's exhibition tennis tournaments each, which were held from 13 to 19 July 2020 in Berlin, Germany, during the break of the ATP and WTA Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 13 to 15 July they took take place at the Steffi-Graf-Stadium on grass, and from 17 to 19 July in a disused hangar of the Airport Tempelhof on hardcourt. Six players each took part in the men's and women's competitions.[1][2]

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Tournament information
LocationBerlin, Germany
VenueSteffi-Graf-Stadium
(13–15 July 2020)
Airport Tempelhof (Hangar 6)
(17–19 July 2020)
SurfaceGrass and Hard
Draw2 x 6S (Men)
2 x 6S (Women)
Prize money€200,000
Websitebett1aces.de/en/

Dominic Thiem and Elina Svitolina were the champions of the tournaments at the Steffi-Graf-Stadium,[3] before Thiem again and Anastasija Sevastova won at the Airport Tempelhof.[4]

Participants

Men

Player Rank
Austria Dominic Thiem 3
Italy Matteo Berrettini[lower-alpha 1] 8
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 12
Russia Karen Khachanov[lower-alpha 2] 15
Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 34
Italy Jannik Sinner 73
Germany Tommy Haas
Withdrawals[5]
Player Rank
Germany Alexander Zverev 7
Australia Nick Kyrgios 40

Women

Player Rank
Ukraine Elina Svitolina 5
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 7
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 12
Germany Julia Görges[lower-alpha 1] 38
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 43
Germany Andrea Petkovic 87
Germany Alexandra Vecic[lower-alpha 2] 1268
Withdrawals[5]
Player Rank
France Caroline Garcia 46
  • Singles rankings as of 16 March 2020 (rankings are frozen until the resumption of the season in August 2020)
Notes
  1. Player only competed at the Steffi-Graf-Stadium.
  2. Player only competed at the Airport Tempelhof.

Draws

Steffi-Graf-Stadium

13–15 July 2020 (on grass)

Men

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Austria Dominic Thiem 6 77
Germany Tommy Haas 4 6 [8] Italy Jannik Sinner 3 65
Italy Jannik Sinner 6 3 [10] 1 Austria Dominic Thiem 64 6 [10]
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 6 3 [10] 2 Italy Matteo Berrettini 77 4 [8]
Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 3 6 [7] Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 6 3 [6]
2 Italy Matteo Berrettini 4 6 [10]

Women

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[lower-alpha 1]
1 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 77 6
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 6 4 Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 62 3
Germany Julia Görges 3 3r 1 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 3 6 [10]
Germany Andrea Petkovic 4 1 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 1 [5]
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6
2 Netherlands Kiki Bertens 3 2
Note
  1. The women's final was held at the Airport Tempelhof on hardcourt on 17 July due to rain on the original date on 15 July.

Airport Tempelhof

17–19 July 2020 (on hardcourt)

Men

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Austria Dominic Thiem 77 6
Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 65 63 Germany Tommy Haas 64 3
Germany Tommy Haas 77 77 1 Austria Dominic Thiem 6 6
Italy Jannik Sinner 6 77 Italy Jannik Sinner 4 2
Russia Karen Khachanov 3 63 Italy Jannik Sinner 77 6
2 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 65 2
3rd place match
Alt Germany Tommy Haas Mischa Zverev[lower-alpha 1] 6 6
2 Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 4 3
Note
  1. Mischa Zverev played as an alternate for Tommy Haas.

Women

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 1 1
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 6 6 Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 6 6
Netherlands Kiki Bertens 1 4 Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 3 6 [10]
Germany Alexandra Vecic 2 3 2 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 3 [5]
Germany Andrea Petkovic 6 6 Germany Andrea Petkovic 6 4 [5]
2 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 3 6 [10]
3rd place match
1 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 4 61
Germany Andrea Petkovic 6 77

References

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