2020 Amex-Istanbul Challenger – Singles

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Singles
2020 Amex-Istanbul Challenger
Final
Champion Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka
Runner-up Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan
Score6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2019  · Amex-Istanbul Challenger ·  2021  

Ugo Humbert was the defending champion [1] but chose not to defend his title.

Contents

Ilya Ivashka won the title after defeating Martin Kližan 6–1, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Martínez (withdrew)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Munar (second round)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Taro Daniel (first round)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Donskoy (first round, retired)
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Jason Jung (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Giustino (first round)
  7. Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka (champion)
  8. Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Safwat (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 67
Q Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Gojo 4 5
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 1 4
7 Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 66
Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi 62 3
7 Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 3 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
LL Flag of Russia.svg A Vatutin 63 1
Q Flag of Croatia.svg N Serdarušić 4 66Q Flag of Croatia.svg N Serdarušić 693
Q Flag of the United States.svg M McDonald 66Q Flag of the United States.svg M McDonald 7116
LL Flag of Russia.svg T Gabashvili 4 1 Q Flag of the United States.svg M McDonald 64 3
Flag of Ukraine.svg I Marchenko 663 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 4 66
Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 786 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 776
Flag of Italy.svg R Marcora 786 Flag of Italy.svg R Marcora 631
8 Flag of Egypt.svg M Safwat 660 Flag of Slovakia.svg M Kližan 67
3 Flag of Japan.svg T Daniel 66463Q Flag of Croatia.svg B Gojo 4 5
Q Flag of Croatia.svg B Gojo 2 7777Q Flag of Croatia.svg B Gojo 6576
Flag of Ukraine.svg S Stakhovsky 4 0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Clarke 775 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Clarke 66Q Flag of Croatia.svg B Gojo 61
Flag of Austria.svg S Ofner 6766 Flag of Austria.svg S Ofner 3 0r
WC Flag of Turkey.svg M İlhan 794 4 Flag of Austria.svg S Ofner 4 76
WC Flag of Turkey.svg A Çelikbilek 66WC Flag of Turkey.svg A Çelikbilek 65 3
6 Flag of Italy.svg L Giustino 0 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Jung 2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg D Istomin 2r5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Jung 66
Q Flag of France.svg T Lamasine 4 67Q Flag of France.svg T Lamasine 0 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Polansky 62 5 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Jung 662
Flag of Ecuador.svg E Gómez 4 785 Flag of France.svg B Bonzi 786
Flag of France.svg M Janvier 6667 Flag of France.svg M Janvier 2 5
Flag of France.svg B Bonzi 64 Flag of France.svg B Bonzi 67
4 Flag of Russia.svg E Donskoy 2 1r Flag of France.svg B Bonzi 62 3
7 Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 667 Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 3 66
WC Flag of Turkey.svg E Kırkın 2 4 7 Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 66
Flag of France.svg E Benchetrit 4 3 Flag of Turkey.svg C İlkel 2 2
Flag of Turkey.svg C İlkel 667 Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 66
Flag of Portugal.svg F Ferreira Silva 2 63 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg D Popko 4 0
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg D Popko 677 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg D Popko 66
Flag of Sweden.svg E Ymer 3 3 2 Flag of Spain.svg J Munar 3 4
2 Flag of Spain.svg J Munar 66

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References

  1. "Humbert Hoists Istanbul Challenger Trophy". September 15, 2019.