2020 WTA Finals | |
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Date | October 26 – November 2 (cancelled) |
Edition | 50th (singles) / 45th (doubles) |
Draw | 8S / 8D |
Prize money | $14,000,000 |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Location | Shenzhen, China |
Venue | Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre |
The 2020 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen, was a women's tennis tournament that was scheduled to be held in Shenzhen, China. It would have been the 50th edition of the singles event and the 45th edition of the doubles competition, [1] contested by eight singles players and eight doubles teams. [2]
However, the tournament was cancelled by the WTA, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 July 2020. [3]
The 2020 WTA Finals was scheduled to take place at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center the week of October 26, 2020. It would have been the 50th edition of the event. [4] The tournament would have been run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2020 WTA Tour. Shenzhen would have been the tenth city to host the WTA Finals since the tournament's inauguration in 1972.
In the singles, point totals are calculated by combining point totals from sixteen tournaments. Of these sixteen tournaments, a player's results from the four Grand Slam events, the four Premier Mandatory tournaments, and (for the top 20 players at the end of 2019) the best results from two Premier 5 tournaments must be included.
In the doubles, point totals are calculated by any combination of eleven tournaments throughout the year. Unlike in the singles, this combination does not need to include results from the Grand-Slam or Premier-level tournaments.
Both the singles and doubles event features eight players/teams in a round robin event, split into two groups of four. Over the first four days of competition, each player/team meets the other three players/teams in her group, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. The first-placed player/team in one group meets the second-placed player/team in the other group, and vice versa. The winners of each semifinal meet in the championship match.
The final standings are made using these methods:
The total prize money for the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2019 is US$14,000,000. The tables below are based on the updated draw sheet information.
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On 16 March 2020, the WTA rankings were frozen due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] As a result of the pandemic, the Race to Shenzhen has been cancelled and the promotion is no longer valid. The WTA rankings would be used for the singles qualification.
Below is the unofficial WTA Singles Race ranking for only 2020 events.
Players in gold (*) would have qualified for the WTA Finals.
Rank | Player | Grand Slam | Premier Mandatory | Best two Premier 5 | Best other | Total points | Tourn | WTA Titles | ||||||||||||
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AUS | WI [lower-alpha 1] | USO | FO [lower-alpha 2] | IW [lower-alpha 3] | MI [lower-alpha 3] | MA [lower-alpha 4] | BE [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
1* | Sofia Kenin | W 2000 | – | R16 240 | F 1300 | – | – | – | – | R32 1 | R32 1 | W 280 | R16 55 | R16 55 | R32 1 | R32 1 | 3,934 | 10 | 2 | |
2* | Naomi Osaka | R32 130 | – | W 2000 | A 0 | – | – | – | – | F 585 | SF 185 | 2,900 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
3* | Simona Halep | SF 780 | – | A 0 | R16 240 | – | – | – | – | W 900 | W 470 | W 280 | QF 100 | 2,770 | 6 | 3 | ||||
4* | Victoria Azarenka | A 0 | – | F 1300 | R64 70 | – | – | – | – | W 900 | QF 190 | F 305 | R32 1 | R32 1 | 2,767 | 7 | 1 | |||
5* | Iga Świątek | R16 240 | – | R32 130 | W 2000 | – | – | – | – | R32 60 | R64 1 | R32 1 | 2,432 | 6 | 1 | |||||
6* | Aryna Sabalenka | R128 10 | – | R64 70 | R32 130 | R16 30 | – | – | – | W 900 | R16 105 | W 470 | W 280 | SF 185 | SF 110 | QF 100 | R16 30 | 2,420 | 12 | 3 |
7* | Petra Kvitová | QF 430 | – | R16 240 | SF 780 | – | – | – | – | F 585 | R32 1 | SF 185 | QF 100 | 2,321 | 7 | 0 | ||||
8* | Garbiñe Muguruza | F 1300 | – | R64 70 | R32 130 | – | – | – | – | SF 350 | QF 190 | SF 110 | QF 100 | QF 60 | 2,310 | 8 | 0 | |||
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9 | Elise Mertens | R16 240 | – | QF 430 | R32 130 | R16 55 | R32 1 | – | – | SF 350 | QF 190 | F 180 | F 180 | QF 100 | R32 60 | QF 60 | QF 60 | 2,036 | 13 | 0 |
10 | Elena Rybakina | R32 130 | – | R64 70 | R64 70 | R32 1 | – | – | – | R16 105 | R16 105 | F 305 | F 305 | W 280 | F 180 | F 180 | R32 1 | 1,732 | 12 | 1 |
Below is the unofficial WTA Doubles Race ranking for only 2020 events.
Players in gold (*) would have qualified for the WTA Finals.
Rank | Team | Points | Total Points | Tourn | WTA Titles | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||
1* | Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic | W 2000 | W 2000 | SF 350 | R16 120 | 4,470 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
2* | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | F 1300 | W 900 | W 900 | W 470 | W 470 | R16 240 | 4,280 | 6 | 4 | |||||
3* | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | SF 780 | SF 780 | SF 350 | W 280 | SF 185 | SF 110 | 2,485 | 6 | 1 | |||||
4* | Nicole Melichar Xu Yifan | F 650 | F 585 | W 470 | QF 190 | QF 100 | QF 100 | R64 10 | 2,105 | 7 | 1 | ||||
5* | Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani | SF 350 | W 280 | R16 240 | R16 240 | QF 215 | F 180 | W 160 | R16 105 | QF 100 | W 80 | R32 1 | 1,951 | 11 | 1 |
6* | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | W 470 | QF 430 | SF 350 | R16 240 | R16 120 | SF 110 | R16 105 | QF 100 | R16 1 | R32 1 | R32 1 | 1,928 | 11 | 1 |
7* | Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk | F 1300 | W 280 | SF 110 | R16 105 | R32 10 | R32 1 | R16 1 | 1,807 | 7 | 1 | ||||
8* | Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs | W 900 | R16 240 | QF 215 | R32 130 | QF 100 | R16 55 | R16 1 | 1,641 | 7 | 1 | ||||
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9 | Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka | W 470 | QF 430 | QF 215 | QF 190 | R32 130 | QF 105 | QF 60 | 1,600 | 7 | 1 | ||||
10 | Gabriela Dabrowski Jeļena Ostapenko | F 585 | QF 430 | R16 240 | SF 110 | 1,365 | 4 | 0 |
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