2020 US Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2020 US Open
Champion Naomi Osaka
Runner-up Victoria Azarenka
Score1–6, 6–3, 6–3
Draw128 (8 WC)
Seeds32
Main article: 2020 US Open (tennis)

Naomi Osaka defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 US Open.[1] It was her second US Open title and third major title overall.[2] Osaka became the first player from an Asian country to win three major singles titles, the first woman to win her first three major finals since Jennifer Capriati, and at 22 years of age, the youngest player to win three majors since Maria Sharapova at the 2008 Australian Open. Azarenka, contesting her first major final since the 2013 US Open, was aiming to become the first mother to win a major singles title since Kim Clijsters won the 2011 Australian Open.

Bianca Andreescu was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to travel concerns caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Citing safety reasons, five other top-ten players (including reigning major champions Ashleigh Barty and Simona Halep) also withdrew from the event.[3][4] In all, 24 players ranked inside the top 100 were absent from the tournament.[5] The absences of Barty and Halep, respectively world No. 1 and 2, made this the first major since the 2004 Wimbledon Championships not to feature either of the world's top two ranked players.

29 of the 32 seeded women progressed to the second round; the most since the US Open changed from 16 seeds to 32 seeds in 2001.[6]

With her first-round win over Kristie Ahn, Serena Williams surpassed Chris Evert for the most match wins (102) in US Open history. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, but lost to Azarenka in the semifinals. Williams became the first player in history to reach a major semifinal in four decades: the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. With Williams, Azarenka and Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarterfinals, it marked the first time in major history that three mothers did so. The semifinal between Williams and Azarenka was the first semifinal between two mothers in major history. This was Kim Clijsters' first (and only) major appearance since the 2012 US Open, due to her return to the sport in February 2020. She was awarded a wildcard into the main draw, but lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova, and would retire from tennis once again in 2022.

There were no qualifiers this year. The WTA rankings valid on August 3 (also being the rankings from March 16) were used to determine the main-draw entry list.

Seeds

Seeding per WTA rankings.[7]

1.   Karolína Plíšková (second round)
2.   Sofia Kenin (fourth round)
3.   Serena Williams (semifinals)
4.   Naomi Osaka (champion)
5.   Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
6.   Petra Kvitová (fourth round)
7.   Madison Keys (third round, retired)
8.   Petra Martić (fourth round)
9.   Johanna Konta (second round)
10.   Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
11.   Elena Rybakina (second round)
12.   Markéta Vondroušová (second round)
13.   Alison Riske (second round)
14.   Anett Kontaveit (fourth round)
15.   Maria Sakkari (fourth round)
16.   Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
17.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
18.   Donna Vekić (third round)
19.   Dayana Yastremska (second round)
20.   Karolína Muchová (fourth round)
21.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)
22.   Amanda Anisimova (third round)
23.   Yulia Putintseva (quarterfinals)
24.   Magda Linette (third round)
25.   Zhang Shuai (first round)
26.   Sloane Stephens (third round)
27.   Ons Jabeur (third round)
28.   Jennifer Brady (semifinals)
29.   Veronika Kudermetova (first round)
30.   Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
31.   Anastasija Sevastova (second round)
32.   Rebecca Peterson (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
28 Jennifer Brady 6 6
23 Yulia Putintseva 3 2
28 Jennifer Brady 61 6 3
4 Naomi Osaka 77 3 6
4 Naomi Osaka 6 6
Shelby Rogers 3 4
4 Naomi Osaka 1 6 6
Victoria Azarenka 6 3 3
PR Tsvetana Pironkova 6 3 2
3 Serena Williams 4 6 6
3 Serena Williams 6 3 3
Victoria Azarenka 1 6 6
Victoria Azarenka 6 6
16 Elise Mertens 1 0

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Ka Plíšková 6 6
A Kalinina 4 0 1 Ka Plíšková 1 62
J Paolini 3 2 C Garcia 6 77
C Garcia 6 6 C Garcia 3 3
WC C Bellis 613 6 6 28 J Brady 6 6
T Korpatsch 715 3 2 WC C Bellis 1 2
A Blinkova 3 2 28 J Brady 6 6
28 J Brady 6 6 28 J Brady 6 6
17 A Kerber 6 6 17 A Kerber 1 4
A Tomljanović 4 4 17 A Kerber 6 78
C Dolehide 2 2 A-L Friedsam 3 66
A-L Friedsam 6 6 17 A Kerber 6 6
A Li 6 2 6 A Li 3 4
A Rus 4 6 1 A Li 6 6
T Maria 3 2 13 A Riske 0 3
13 A Riske 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 M Vondroušová 6 6
G Minnen 1 4 12 M Vondroušová 1 2
F Di Lorenzo 6 66 0 A Sasnovich 6 6
A Sasnovich 2 78 6 A Sasnovich 6 2 1
V Golubic 6 62 2 23 Y Putintseva 3 6 6
PR V Lapko 1 77 6 PR V Lapko 3 3
WC R Montgomery 1 3 23 Y Putintseva 6 6
23 Y Putintseva 6 6 23 Y Putintseva 6 2 6
30 K Mladenovic 7 6 8 P Martić 3 6 4
WC H Baptiste 5 2 30 K Mladenovic 6 62 0
V Gracheva 6 7 V Gracheva 1 77 6
P Badosa 4 5 V Gracheva 3 3
PR K Bondarenko 3 6 6 8 P Martić 6 6
WC A Kiick 6 3 1 PR K Bondarenko 3 4
T Martincová 7 2 4 8 P Martić 6 6
8 P Martić 5 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 N Osaka 6 5 6
M Doi 2 7 2 4 N Osaka 6 6
C Giorgi 2 6 7 C Giorgi 1 2
A Van Uytvanck 6 1 5 4 N Osaka 6 64 6
M Kostyuk 6 6 M Kostyuk 3 77 2
D Kasatkina 1 2 M Kostyuk 6 77
C Gauff 3 7 4 31 A Sevastova 3 65
31 A Sevastova 6 5 6 4 N Osaka 6 6
24 M Linette 6 4 6 14 A Kontaveit 3 4
M Inglis 1 6 4 24 M Linette 6 62 77
D Kovinić 6 3 6 D Kovinić 1 77 64
L Cabrera 4 6 2 24 M Linette 3 2
UM Arconada 4 62 14 A Kontaveit 6 6
K Juvan 6 77 K Juvan 4 1
D Collins 7 2 2 14 A Kontaveit 6 6
14 A Kontaveit 5 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 E Rybakina 6 6
K Zavatska 3 0 11 E Rybakina 5 1
PR I Khromacheva 2 2 S Rogers 7 6
S Rogers 6 6 S Rogers 6 6
M Brengle 6 6 M Brengle 2 4
Alt Ar Rodionova 2 2 M Brengle 6 6
A Sharma 3 77 62 19 D Yastremska 2 3
19 D Yastremska 6 64 77 S Rogers 77 3 78
32 R Peterson 61 4 6 P Kvitová 65 6 66
K Flipkens 77 6 K Flipkens 61 77 3
M Bouzková 6 2 63 J Pegula 77 63 6
J Pegula 3 6 77 J Pegula 4 3
K Kozlova 6 7 6 P Kvitová 6 6
W Osuigwe 3 5 K Kozlova 63 2
I-C Begu 3 2 6 P Kvitová 77 6
6 P Kvitová 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 M Keys 6 6
T Babos 1 1 7 M Keys 6 6
J Teichmann 63 2 A Bolsova 2 1
A Bolsova 77 6 7 M Keys 64 2r
L Davis 3 6 0 A Cornet 77 3
A Cornet 6 1 6 A Cornet 77 6
Y Bonaventure 4 6 6 Y Bonaventure 64 3
25 S Zhang 6 3 2 A Cornet 4 77 3
18 D Vekić 3 78 6 PR T Pironkova 6 65 6
Kr Plíšková 6 66 4 18 D Vekić 6 6
PM Țig 6 6 PM Țig 2 1
K Nara 1 0 18 D Vekić 4 1
PR T Pironkova 6 6 PR T Pironkova 6 6
L Samsonova 2 3 PR T Pironkova 7 6
N Hibino 4 4 10 G Muguruza 5 3
10 G Muguruza 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 M Sakkari 6 3 7
S Vögele 3 6 5 15 M Sakkari 2 6 6
B Pera 77 6 B Pera 6 3 2
Z Diyas 64 0 15 M Sakkari 6 6
N Vikhlyantseva 63 2 22 A Anisimova 3 1
WC K Scott 77 6 WC K Scott 6 4 1
V Tomova 5 5 22 A Anisimova 4 6 6
22 A Anisimova 7 7 15 M Sakkari 3 78 3
26 S Stephens 6 6 3 S Williams 6 66 6
M Buzărnescu 3 3 26 S Stephens 6 6
Alt A Muhammad 1 2 O Govortsova 2 2
O Govortsova 6 6 26 S Stephens 6 2 2
M Gasparyan 6 60 6 3 S Williams 2 6 6
M Puig 3 77 0 M Gasparyan 2 4
K Ahn 5 3 3 S Williams 6 6
3 S Williams 7 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 A Sabalenka 77 6
O Dodin 61 4 5 A Sabalenka 1 3
V Azarenka 6 6 V Azarenka 6 6
B Haas 1 2 V Azarenka 6 6
WC S Vickery 6 6 I Świątek 4 2
T Townsend 2 4 WC S Vickery 77 3 4
I Świątek 6 6 I Świątek 65 6 6
29 V Kudermetova 3 3 V Azarenka 5 6 6
20 K Muchová 6 7 20 K Muchová 7 1 4
V Williams 3 5 20 K Muchová 6 77
A Kalinskaya 6 6 A Kalinskaya 3 64
N Stojanović 4 3 20 K Muchová 6 2 79
S Cîrstea 6 7 S Cîrstea 3 6 67
C McHale 4 5 S Cîrstea 2 77 6
H Watson 67 1 9 J Konta 6 65 4
9 J Konta 79 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 E Mertens 6 6
L Siegemund 2 2 16 E Mertens 6 7
WC C Liu 2 4 S Sorribes Tormo 3 5
S Sorribes Tormo 6 6 16 E Mertens 7 6
V Kužmová 4 1 C McNally 5 1
C McNally 6 6 C McNally 4 6 77
WC K Clijsters 6 5 1 21 E Alexandrova 6 3 62
21 E Alexandrova 3 7 6 16 E Mertens 6 6
27 O Jabeur 6 78 2 S Kenin 3 3
K Kawa 2 66 27 O Jabeur 710 6
K Siniaková 1 2 K Kanepi 68 0
K Kanepi 6 6 27 O Jabeur 64 3
PR V Zvonareva 4 5 2 S Kenin 77 6
L Fernandez 6 7 L Fernandez 4 3
Y Wickmayer 2 2 2 S Kenin 6 6
2 S Kenin 6 6


Other entry information

Wild cards

Protected ranking

Alternates

Withdrawals

† – not included on entry list
& – withdrew from entry list

Notes
  1. ^ Priscilla Hon was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but she later withdrew due to a hip injury.[19]
  2. ^ After Hon's withdrawal from the event, Lesia Tsurenko was the next player initially entered into the main draw, but withdrew citing injury setbacks.

Championship match statistics

Category Osaka Azarenka
1st serve % 51/79 (65%) 68/91 (75%)
1st serve points won 31 of 51 = 61% 40 of 68 = 59%
2nd serve points won 13 of 27 = 48% 9 of 23 = 39%
Total service points won 45 of 79 = 56.96% 49 of 91 = 53.85%
Aces 6 3
Double faults 2 2
Winners 34 30
Unforced errors 26 23
Net points won 6 of 12 = 50% 11 of 16 = 69%
Break points converted 5 of 12 = 42% 5 of 10 = 50%
Return points won 42 of 91 = 46% 34 of 79 = 43%
Total points won 87 83
Source

References

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