2020 US Open Series

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In tennis, the 2020 US Open Series was the seventeenth edition of the US Open Series, which comprised a group of hard court tournaments that started on August 22, 2020, in Western & Southern Open (to be held in New York City) hosting both a men's and women's event. [1] [2] The series was headlined by lone ATP Tour Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5 events.

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Tournament schedule

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in sporting industry, many US Open Series tennis events were scheduled from July 13 to August 21, 2020, have been cancelled due to the outbreak of the virus as in which resulted to postpone them in the 2021 tennis season. The second week would have planned a week break to avoid conflicting with the opening ceremony of 2020 Summer Olympics, since the Olympics itself also postponed to 2021.

Legend
Grand Slam Event
ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5
ATP Tour 500 and WTA Premier
ATP Tour 250 and WTA International
WeekDate [2] [3] Men's EventsWomen's Events
1August 24 – August 30 Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2020 Champion: Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2020 Champion: Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka
2–3August 31 – September 13 New York
US Open
2020 Champion: Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem
New York
US Open
2020 Champion: Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka

Week 1

ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

Daniil Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Roberto Bautista Agut.

Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Milos Raonic in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4.

Main Draw Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 66
Flag of Germany.svg Jan-Lennard Struff 3 1
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 4 677
8 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 64 60
3 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 64 3
8 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 1 66
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 1 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 63 4
Flag of the United States.svg Reilly Opelka 6r
4 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 5
4 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 653
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 776
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 4 777
Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 6625

WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

Madison Keys was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Ons Jabeur.

Victoria Azarenka won the title via walkover, after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the final with a hamstring injury.

Main Draw Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 66
Q Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 1 3
14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 2 65
4/WC Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 677
4/WC Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 4 67
12 Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit 62 5
4/WC Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka w/o
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 66
13 Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 4 3
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 64 1
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 4 66
Flag of Tunisia.svg Ons Jabeur 692
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 7116

Weeks 2-3

ATP – US Open (New York)

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but chose not to participate due to safety concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the short amount of time between the US Open and the rescheduled European clay season.

Dominic Thiem won his first Grand Slam, defeating Alexander Zverev in the final, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(8–6).

Main Draw Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
20 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 3 77770 6
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov 6656463
20 Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta 663 4 3
5 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 3 2 666
27 Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 665613
5 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 1 77776
5 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev 664 3 66
2 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 2 4 6678
10 Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Rublev 663 65
3 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 78677
3 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev 2 6765
2 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 67977
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex de Minaur 1 2 4
2 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 666

WTA – US Open (New York)

Bianca Andreescu was the defending champion, but she withdrew before the tournament began due to travel concerns related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3.

Main Draw Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
28 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady 66
23 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 3 2
28 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Brady 6163
4 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 773 6
4 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 66
Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers 3 4
4 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 1 66
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 63 3
PR Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetana Pironkova 63 2
3 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 4 66
3 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 63 3
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 1 66
Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 66
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 1 0

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