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2020 Prague Open
Date	10–16 August
Edition	11th
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Venue	TK Sparta Prague
Champions
Singles
Simona Halep
Doubles
Lucie Hradecká / Kristýna Plíšková
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The 2020 Prague Open (branded as the 2020 J&T Banka Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) was a professional women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts at the TK Sparta Prague in Prague, Czech Republic. It was a WTA International-class tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour.

The tournament was played from 10 to 16 August 2020, delayed from its usual late-April scheduling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was held simultaneously with a second, U.S.-based event, the Top Seed Open in Kentucky, in order to provide additional options for players leading into the 2020 Western & Southern Open in New York City.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

_{*per team}

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank	Seed
ROU	Simona Halep	2	1
CRO	Petra Martić	15	2
BEL	Elise Mertens	23	3
UKR	Dayana Yastremska	25	4
RUS	Ekaterina Alexandrova	27	5
RUS	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	30	6
CZE	Barbora Strýcová	31	7
RUS	Veronika Kudermetova	40	8
LAT	Anastasija Sevastova	43	9

• Rankings are as of March 16, 2020

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Eugenie Bouchard
• Linda Fruhvirtová
• Barbora Krejčíková

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Marta Kostyuk
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Mayar Sherif
• Lesia Tsurenko

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

• Magdalena Fręch
• Leonie Küng
• Storm Sanders

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Belinda Bencic → replaced by Camila Giorgi
• Fiona Ferro → replaced by Leonie Küng
• Anett Kontaveit → replaced by Laura Siegemund
• Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek
• Karolína Muchová → replaced by Ana Bogdan
• Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Jasmine Paolini
• Elena Rybakina → replaced by Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Maria Sakkari → replaced by Arantxa Rus
• Iga Świątek → replaced by Storm Sanders
• Alison Van Uytvanck → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková
• Donna Vekić → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig
• Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu
• Dayana Yastremska → replaced by Magdalena Fręch

During the tournament

• Lesia Tsurenko

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	17	1
CZE	Lucie Hradecká	CZE	Kristýna Plíšková	91	2
AUS	Ellen Perez	AUS	Storm Sanders	116	3
ROU	Monica Niculescu	ROU	Raluca Olaru	116	4

• Rankings are as of March 16, 2020

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Linda Fruhvirtová / Darja Viďmanová
• Miriam Kolodziejová / Jesika Malečková

Withdrawals

During the tournament

• Patricia Maria Țig

Finals

Singles

• Simona Halep defeated Elise Mertens, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles

• Lucie Hradecká / Kristýna Plíšková defeated Monica Niculescu / Raluca Olaru, 6–2, 6–2

References

1. Clarey, Christopher (2020-07-21). "Men's Tennis Event in Washington Is Canceled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
2. "Citi Open snubbed on hosting the WTA Tour tournament this year". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
3. "WTA adds 2 new tourneys to replace Citi Open". ESPN.com. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-08-12.

External links

• Official website

• 2020 Prague Open
• 2020 in Czech tennis
• WTA Prague Open
• August 2020 sports events in Europe
• Tennis events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic