The 2020 TK Sparta Prague Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2020 WTA 125K series. It took place in Prague, Czech Republic between 29 August – 6 September 2020.
| 2020 TK Sparta Prague Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 August – 6 September |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | WTA 125s |
| Prize money | $3,125,000 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Venue | TK Sparta Prague I.ČLTK (few) |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Kristína Kučová | |
| Doubles | |
 Lidziya Marozava /  Andreea Mitu | |
The tournament draw size was increased from 32 to 128 (and hence, the prize money and ranking points offered increased, as well). This was done to allow players unable to participate in the US Open qualifying to compete, which was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3] along with the last minute cancellation of a concurrent tournament in Austria. [4] Due to the overwhelming size of participants, the event scheduled to be held only on TK Sparta Praha had to have make use also of nearby I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club on the Stvanice Island. [5]
WTA singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Niculescu | 138 | 1 | |
| Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 144 | 2 | |
| Harriet Dart | 147 | 3 | |
| Leonie Küng | 148 | 4 | |
| Lara Arruabarrena | 150 | 5 | |
| Sara Errani | 151 | 6 | |
| Martina Trevisan | 153 | 7 | |
| Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 156 | 8 | |
| Magdalena Fręch | 158 | 9 | |
| Irina Bara | 161 | 10 | |
| Jaqueline Cristian | 164 | 11 | |
| Nadia Podoroska | 165 | 12 | |
| Ankita Raina | 166 | 13 | |
| Jana Čepelová | 167 | 14 | |
| Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 168 | 15 | |
| Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 169 | 16 | |
| Mayar Sherif | 170 | 17 | |
| Kristína Kučová | 173 | 18 | |
| Olga Danilović | 174 | 19 | |
| Chloé Paquet | 175 | 20 | |
| Cristina Bucșa | 177 | 21 | |
| Varvara Lepchenko | 179 | 22 | |
| Samantha Murray Sharan | 180 | 23 | |
| Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 181 | 24 | |
| Indy de Vroome | 183 | 25 | |
| Mariam Bolkvadze | 184 | 26 | |
| Çağla Büyükakçay | 185 | 27 | |
| Isabella Shinikova | 187 | 28 | |
| Bibiane Schoofs | 188 | 29 | |
| Renata Zarazúa | 189 | 30 | |
| Martina Di Giuseppe | 191 | 31 | |
| Rebecca Šramková | 193 | 32 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 17 August 2020.[6]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Nikola Bartůňková
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry as an alternate:
Withdrawals
editNaiktha Bains → replaced by
Eugenie Bouchard
Verónica Cepede Royg → replaced by
Lina Gjorcheska
Alexa Glatch → replaced by
Mirjam Björklund
Anhelina Kalinina → replaced by
Panna Udvardy
Andrea Lázaro García
Ivana Popovic
Mandy Minella → replaced by
Ana Sofía Sánchez
Kamilla Rakhimova → replaced by
Riya Bhatia
Maryna Zanevska
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Niculescu | Renata Voráčová | 110 | 1 | ||
| Lara Arruabarrena | Katarina Srebotnik | 158 | 2 | ||
| Georgina García Pérez | Fanny Stollár | 167 | 3 | ||
| Bibiane Schoofs | Rosalie van der Hoek | 202 | 4 | ||
| Dalila Jakupović | Valeria Savinykh | 217 | 5 | ||
| Anna Danilina | Yana Sizikova | 218 | 6 | ||
| Lidziya Marozava | Andreea Mitu | 235 | 7 | ||
| Laura Ioana Paar | Julia Wachaczyk | 239 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 17 August 2020
Champions
editSingles
editKristína Kučová def.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6–4, 6–3
Doubles
editLidziya Marozava /
Andreea Mitu def.
Nadia Podoroska 6–4, 6–4
References
edit- ^ "WTA Announces Two $125k Events to Make up for US Open 2020 Qualifying". Essentially Sports. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Kucova takes Prague 125K title with Cocciaretto win". WTA Tour. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "WTA 125k "Prague Open" 2020: Andreea Mitu şi Lidziya Marozava au câştigat titlul în proba de dublu". Tenisite. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "WTA Prague 125K turned into "Slam Challenger"". opencourt.ca. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Dotace 3 miliony dolarů a účast 128 hráček! Turnaj WTA 125k v Praze nabírá obřích rozměrů". tenisportal.cz. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Rankings | Singles | WTA Tour | Tennis". WTA Tour.