The 2020 Top Seed Open was a professional women's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts at the Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville, near Lexington, Kentucky. It was a WTA International-class tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour, and was the first American tournament of the Tour to be played since its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event was announced in early-July 2020 as one of two substitute events (alongside the 2020 Prague Open) for the Washington Open, whose organizers had declined to host the WTA Tour this season (the event was ultimately canceled later that month, citing the pandemic) in lieu of the regular US Open Series.[1][2][3]
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $25,000 | $14,000 | $8,700 | $5,000 | $3,150 | $2,300 | $1,685 | $1,100 |
| Doubles* | $9,000 | $5,040 | $3,230 | $1,980 | $1,520 |
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Kristie Ahn
- Caroline Dolehide
- Leylah Annie Fernandez
- Olga Govortsova
- Anna Kalinskaya
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Zarina Diyas → replaced by Misaki Doi
- Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Venus Williams
- Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Francesca Di Lorenzo
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- 1 Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
- Jennifer Brady def. Jil Teichmann, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles
- Hayley Carter / Luisa Stefani def. Marie Bouzková / Jil Teichmann, 6–1, 7–5
References
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (2020-07-21). "Men's Tennis Event in Washington Is Canceled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "Citi Open snubbed on hosting the WTA Tour tournament this year". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
- ^ "WTA adds 2 new tourneys to replace Citi Open". ESPN.com. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-08-12.