2020 WTA Shenzhen Open

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2020 WTA Shenzhen Open
Date5 – 11 January 2020
Edition8th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$775,000
Surface Hard
Location Shenzhen, China
Venue Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
  2019  · WTA Shenzhen Open ·  2021  

The 2020 Shenzhen Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the Shenzhen Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place at the Shenzhen Longgang Sports Center in Shenzhen, China, from 5 to 11 January 2020. [1]

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles2801801106030118121
Doubles1N/AN/AN/AN/A

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 321Q2Q1
Singles$175,000$88,402$46,800$11,271$6,450$4,205$4,251$2,930
Doubles *$25,580$13,600$7,400$4,100$2,470N/AN/AN/A

1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Switzerland.svg   SUI Belinda Bencic 81
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aryna Sabalenka 112
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 173
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Wang Qiang 304
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Alexandrova 355
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 366
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Elena Rybakina 377
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 408

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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 202
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Duan Yingying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zheng Saisai 423
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Peng Shuai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 604

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "Shenzhen Open Overview". wtatennis.com.