2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open

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2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open
Date19–25 October
Edition1st
Category Premier
Draw28S / 28Q / 16D
Prize money$528,500
Surface Hard / indoor
Location Ostrava, Czech Republic
Champions
Singles
Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens / Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
Ostrava Open ·  2021  

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.

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Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Elina Svitolina 51
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 62
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aryna Sabalenka 123
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Victoria Azarenka 144
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Petra Martić 185
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Elena Rybakina 196
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 217
Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Anett Kontaveit 228

Other entrants

The following players received wildcard s into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aryna Sabalenka 111
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 152
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 223
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Kirsten Flipkens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 444

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

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

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.

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