2020 Simona Halep tennis season

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2020 Simona Halep tennis season
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Full name Simona Halep
CountryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Calendar prize money$1.94 million
Singles
Season record23–3 (88.5%)
Calendar titles3
Current rankingNo. 2 [1]
Year-end ranking2
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg 2
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open SF
French Open 4R
Wimbledon NH
US Open A
Other tournaments
Doubles
Calendar titles0
Ranking change from previous yearSteady2.svg
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open A
French Open A
Wimbledon A
US Open A
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open A
French Open A
Wimbledon A
US Open A
Last updated on: 16 March 2023.

The 2020 Simona Halep tennis season officially began on 5 January 2020 at the Adelaide International. Simona Halep entered the season as the No.4 ranked player in the world and finished the year ranked as the No. 2 ranked player in the world and with the most titles alongside Aryna Sabalenka during the season, winning a total of 3 WTA titles. [2] [3] Throughout the season, she achieved a new personal record with a 17-match winning streak, commencing from the Dubai Championships, surpassing her previous performance of 15 consecutive victories dating back to early 2015. [4] By the end of the 2020 season, she registered 23 wins and three losses.

Contents

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponentRankResultScore
Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
13–18 January 2020
1RBye
12R Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ajla Tomljanović 52Win6–4, 7–5
2QF Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka 13Loss4–6, 2–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
20 January – 2 February 2020
31R Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady 193Win7–6(7–5), 6–1
42R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harriet Dart (Q)112Win6–2, 6–4
53R Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 76Win6–1, 6–4
64R Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (16)16Win6–4, 6–4
7QF Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit (28)28Win6–1, 6–1
8SF Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 32Loss6–7(8-10), 5–7
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
17–22 February 2020 [5]
1RBye
92R Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur (WC)45Win1–6, 6–2, 7–6(9-7)
10QF Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka (7)13Win3–6, 6–2, 6–2
11SF Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady (Q)52Win6–2, 6–0
12W Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina (SE)19 Win (1) 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7-5)
Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA International
Clay, outdoor
10–16 August 2020
131R Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog 46Win6–1, 1–6, 7–6(7-4)
142R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková (WC)118Win3−6, 7–5, 6–2
15QF Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch (LL)174Win6–2, 6–0
16SF Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 82Win7–6(7-2), 6–3
17W Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens (3)23 Win (2) 6–2, 7–5
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
14 – 21 September 2020
1RBye
182R Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini (WC)99Win6–3, 6–4
193R Flag of Ukraine.svg Dayana Yastremska 29Win7–5, 6–4
20QF Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 30Win6–2, 2-0 ret.
21SF Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza (9)17Win6–3, 4–6, 6–4
22W Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková (2)4 Win (3) 6–0, 2–1 ret.
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
27 September – 11 October 2020
231R Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo 70Win6–4, 6–0
242R Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 73Win6–3, 6–4
253R Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova (25)29Win6–0, 6–1
264R Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 54Loss1–6, 2–6

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Halep's 2020 singles schedule was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participating in only six tournaments: 2 Grand Slams and 4 WTA-tour level tournaments. Nevertheless, she clinched titles in half of these tournaments.

DateChampionshipLocationCategorySurface2019
result
2019
points
2020
points
Outcome
13 January –
18 January
Adelaide International Adelaide Premier HardNH0100Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka
4–6, 2–6
20 January –
1 February
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard4R240780Semifinals lost to Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza
6–7(8–10), 5–7
17 February –
22 February
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai Premier [lower-alpha 1] HardQF190470Winner defeated Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina
3−6, 6−3, 7–6(7–5)
23 February –
29 February
Qatar Open Doha Premier 5 [lower-alpha 2] HardF3050Withdrew due to fatigue [6]
9 March –
22 March
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells Premier Mandatory Hard4R1200Withdrew due to right foot injury, tournament cancellation [7] [8]
10 August –
16 August
Prague Open Prague International ClayDNP0280Winner defeated Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
6−2, 7−5
14 September –
21 September
Italian Open Rome Premier 5 Clay2R1900Winner defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
6–0, 2–1 ret.
27 September –
10 October
French Open Paris Grand Slam ClayQF430240Fourth round lost to Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek
1–6, 2–6
Road to the WTA Finals points 49622770Decrease2.svg2192difference
Total year-end points54617255Increase2.svg1794difference

Yearly records

Finals

Singles: 3 (3 titles)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (1–0)
Premier (1–0)
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (3–0)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Feb 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAEPremierHard Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina 3−6, 6−3, 7–6(7–5)
Win2–0 Aug 2020 Prague Open, Czech RepublicInternationalClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 6–2, 7–5
Win3–0 Sep 2020 Italian Open, ItalyPremier 5Clay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 6–0, 2–1 ret.

Top 10 wins

#PlayerRankTournamentSurfaceRoundScoreSHR
1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 4 Italian Open, Rome, ItalyClayFinal6–0, 2–1 ret.2

Head-to-head matchups

SurfaceWin–lossWin%
Hard 10–283.33%
Clay 13–192.86%
Grass 0–0  
Overall23–388.46%

Players are ordered by letter. (Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of the most recent match during 2020, Italic denotes top 50.)

Notes

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