2020 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2020 Western & Southern Open
Final
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Naomi Osaka
Score	Walkover
Details
Draw	56 (12 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Victoria Azarenka won the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Cincinnati Masters via walkover, after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the final with a hamstring injury. It was Azarenka's first singles title since the 2016 Miami Open, and her first since giving birth to her son Leo in December 2016.

Madison Keys was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Ons Jabeur.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.

Karolína Plíšková (second round)

02.

Sofia Kenin (second round)

03.

Serena Williams (third round)

04.

Naomi Osaka (final, withdrew)

05.

Aryna Sabalenka (third round)

06.

Petra Kvitová (second round)

07.

Madison Keys (second round)

08.

Johanna Konta (semifinals)

09.

Elena Rybakina (first round)

10.

Markéta Vondroušová (first round)

11.

Alison Riske (first round)

12.

Anett Kontaveit (quarterfinals)

13.

Maria Sakkari (quarterfinals)

14.

Elise Mertens (semifinals)

15.

Donna Vekić (first round)

16.

Dayana Yastremska (third round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

14	Elise Mertens	6	6

Q	Jessica Pegula	1	3
					14	Elise Mertens	2	6⁵

					4/WC	Naomi Osaka	6	7⁷
4/WC	Naomi Osaka	4	6	7

12	Anett Kontaveit	6	2	5
										4/WC	Naomi Osaka

											Victoria Azarenka	w/o
8	Johanna Konta	6	6

13	Maria Sakkari	4	3
					8	Johanna Konta	6	4	1

						Victoria Azarenka	4	6	6
	Ons Jabeur	6⁹	2

	Victoria Azarenka	7¹¹	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	Ka Plíšková	5	4
	V Kudermetova	5	6	7		V Kudermetova	7	6
	A Tomljanović	7	3	5							V Kudermetova	2	3
	A Sevastova	3	4							14	E Mertens	6	6
	K Mladenovic	6	6			K Mladenovic	1	7⁷	3
	R Peterson	0	2		14	E Mertens	6	6⁵	6
14	E Mertens	6	6												14	E Mertens	6	6
11	A Riske	3	3												Q	J Pegula	1	3
	A Anisimova	6	6			A Anisimova	5	2
	J Brady	6⁵	4		Q	J Pegula	7	6
Q	J Pegula	7⁷	6							Q	J Pegula	6	2	6
Q	C Bellis	6	3	7⁷						5	A Sabalenka	2	6	3
Q	O Dodin	2	6	6¹	Q	C Bellis	7⁷	4	5
					5	A Sabalenka	6¹	6	7

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					4/WC	N Osaka	6⁵	6	6
	K Muchová	6	6			K Muchová	7⁷	4	2
Q	A Li	4	4							4/WC	N Osaka	6	6
	H Watson	1	6	3						16	D Yastremska	3	1
	B Pera	6	3	6		B Pera	6⁵	6	3
WC	V Williams	7	2	5	16	D Yastremska	7⁷	4	6
16	D Yastremska	5	6	7										4/WC	N Osaka	4	6	7
12	A Kontaveit	6	6											12	A Kontaveit	6	2	5
LL	D Kasatkina	3	1		12	A Kontaveit	6	6
	D Collins	3	3		Q	J Teichmann	3	4
Q	J Teichmann	6	6							12	A Kontaveit	6	6
	M Bouzková	6	7								M Bouzková	3	3
Q	A Kalinskaya	1	5			M Bouzková	2	7	6
					6	P Kvitová	6	5	2

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	J Konta	6	6
	K Siniaková	3	3		Q	K Flipkens	2	0
Q	K Flipkens	6	6							8	J Konta	6	6
	M Linette	6	3	1						Q	V Zvonareva	4	2
Q	V Zvonareva	1	6	6	Q	V Zvonareva	6	6
Q	L Siegemund	6	6³	6	Q	L Siegemund	1	1
10	M Vondroušová	3	7⁷	4											8	J Konta	6	6
13	M Sakkari	6	6												13	M Sakkari	4	3
	C Gauff	1	3		13	M Sakkari	6	7¹¹
	Y Putintseva	6	6			Y Putintseva	4	6⁹
	S Zhang	4	3							13	M Sakkari	5	7⁷	6
Q	A Rus	6	6							3	S Williams	7	6⁵	1
	A Van Uytvanck	2	3		Q	A Rus	6⁶	6	6⁰
					3	S Williams	7⁸	3	7⁷

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					7	M Keys	4	1
Q	L Fernandez	6	4	3		O Jabeur	6	6
	O Jabeur	0	6	6						O Jabeur	6	6
Q	C McHale	6	6						Q	C McHale	3	0
	I Świątek	2	4		Q	C McHale	6	7¹⁰
	E Alexandrova	7	7⁸			E Alexandrova	1	6⁸
9	E Rybakina	5	6⁶											O Jabeur	6⁹	2
15	D Vekić	2	3											V Azarenka	7¹¹	6
	V Azarenka	6	6			V Azarenka	6	7¹⁰
WC	S Stephens	3	6⁴			C Garcia	2	6⁸
	C Garcia	6	7⁷							V Azarenka	6	7
	A Cornet	6	6							A Cornet	4	5
WC	C McNally	0	4			A Cornet	6	7⁹
					2	S Kenin	1	6⁷

Qualifying

Seeds

Jil Teichmann (qualified)
Anna Blinkova (first round)
Lauren Davis (first round)
Zarina Diyas (first round)
Laura Siegemund (qualified)
Daria Kasatkina (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Arantxa Rus (qualified)
Nao Hibino (first round)
Taylor Townsend (first round)
Sorana Cîrstea (qualifying competition)
Misaki Doi (first round)
Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
Madison Brengle (first round)
Jessica Pegula (qualified)
Viktória Kužmová (qualifying competition)
Patricia Maria Țig (first round)
Nina Stojanović (qualifying competition)
Christina McHale (qualified)
Monica Puig (first round)
Danka Kovinić (first round)
Paula Badosa (qualifying competition)
Shelby Rogers (qualifying competition)
Jasmine Paolini (first round)
Kristie Ahn (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

Daria Kasatkina

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Jil Teichmann	6	6

	Aliona Bolsova	2	2
				1	Jil Teichmann	6	6

				22	Shelby Rogers	3	4
	Margarita Gasparyan	3	6³

22	Shelby Rogers	6	7⁷

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Anna Blinkova	1	4

	Leylah Fernandez	6	6
					Leylah Fernandez	6	6

				24	Kristie Ahn	4	1
	Anna-Lena Friedsam	5	0

24	Kristie Ahn	7	6

Third qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

3	Lauren Davis	4	1

	Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
					Liudmila Samsonova	3	6	2

				14	Jessica Pegula	6	3	6
	Varvara Gracheva	5	6⁸

14	Jessica Pegula	7	7¹⁰

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Zarina Diyas	1	3

WC	Ann Li	6	6
				WC	Ann Li	6	7⁷

				15	Viktória Kužmová	3	6⁵
	Greet Minnen	5	2

15	Viktória Kužmová	7	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Laura Siegemund	6	7

	Kateryna Kozlova	0	5
					5	Laura Siegemund	6	6

						Caroline Dolehide	3	3
	Caroline Dolehide	6	2	6

23	Jasmine Paolini	3	6	4

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Daria Kasatkina	7⁷	4	6

PR	Kateryna Bondarenko	6¹	6	0
					6	Daria Kasatkina	3	5

					18	Christina McHale	6	7
WC	Usue Maitane Arconada	2	6	4

18	Christina McHale	6	2	6

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Arantxa Rus	7	4	6

	Stefanie Vögele	5	6	1
					7	Arantxa Rus	6	6

					17	Nina Stojanović	4	3
	Vitalia Diatchenko	2	4

17	Nina Stojanović	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

8	Nao Hibino	7⁷	3	3

	Ysaline Bonaventure	6³	6	6
						Ysaline Bonaventure	6	4	1

					WC	Catherine Bellis	4	6	6
WC	Catherine Bellis	6	7⁷

13	Madison Brengle	3	6⁴

Ninth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

9	Taylor Townsend	2	0

	Astra Sharma	6	6
					Astra Sharma	4	2

					Vera Zvonareva	6	6
	Vera Zvonareva	6	6

20	Danka Kovinić	2	2

Tenth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

10	Sorana Cîrstea	6	6

WC	Robin Montgomery	1	4
				10	Sorana Cîrstea	5	4

					Anna Kalinskaya	7	6
	Anna Kalinskaya	6	6

16	Patricia Maria Țig	4	2

Eleventh qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

11	Misaki Doi	1	3

	Océane Dodin	6	6
					Océane Dodin	6	6

				21	Paula Badosa	4	1
	Francesca Di Lorenzo	4	3

21	Paula Badosa	6	6

Twelfth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

12	Kirsten Flipkens	5	7	7⁷

	Katarina Zavatska	7	5	6²
					12	Kirsten Flipkens	6	2

					WC	Katie Volynets	1	0^r
WC	Katie Volynets	4	7⁷	6

19	Monica Puig	6	6⁴	3