2020 Prague Open

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2020 Prague Open
Date10–16 August
Edition11th
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Prague, Czech Republic
VenueTK Sparta Praha
Champions
Singles
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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 Praha in Prague, Czech Republic. It was a WTA International-class tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour.

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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. [1] [2] [3]

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles280180110603011814101
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$25,000$14,000$8,035$5,000$3,150$2,300$1,080$940$800
Doubles*$9,000$5,000$3,230$1,980$1,520

*per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 21
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Petra Martić 152
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 233
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Dayana Yastremska 254
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Alexandrova 275
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 306
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 317
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Veronika Kudermetova 408
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 439

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Krejčíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 171
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Hradecká Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kristýna Plíšková 912
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ellen Perez Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Storm Sanders 1163
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Raluca Olaru 1164

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

During the tournament

Finals

Singles

Doubles

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