2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open

2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open
Date	19–25 October
Edition	1st
Category	Premier
Draw	28S / 28Q / 16D
Prize money	$528,500
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	Ostrava, Czech Republic
Champions
Singles
Aryna Sabalenka
Doubles
Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka
Ostrava Open · 2021 →

The 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open is a WTA tournament organised for female professional tennis players, held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in mid-October 2020 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

Singles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
UKR	Elina Svitolina	5	1
CZE	Karolína Plíšková	6	2
BLR	Aryna Sabalenka	12	3
BLR	Victoria Azarenka	14	4
CRO	Petra Martić	18	5
KAZ	Elena Rybakina	19	6
BEL	Elise Mertens	21	7
EST	Anett Kontaveit	22	8

• Rankings are as of October 12, 2020.

Other entrants[]

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Jeļena Ostapenko
• Kristýna Plíšková
• Kateřina Siniaková

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Coco Gauff
• Daria Kasatkina
• Barbora Krejčíková
• Veronika Kudermetova
• Tereza Martincová
• Sara Sorribes Tormo

Withdrawals[]

Before the tournament

• Kiki Bertens → replaced by Amanda Anisimova
• Sofia Kenin → replaced by Ekaterina Alexandrova
• Angelique Kerber → replaced by Karolína Muchová
• Madison Keys → replaced by Donna Vekić
• Johanna Konta → replaced by Ons Jabeur
• Petra Kvitová → replaced by Magda Linette
• Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Dayana Yastremska
• Alison Riske → replaced by Jennifer Brady
• Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Barbora Strýcová

Doubles main draw entrants[]

Seeds[]

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
BEL	Elise Mertens	BLR	Aryna Sabalenka	11	1
CZE	Barbora Krejčíková	CZE	Kateřina Siniaková	15	2
USA	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	CZE	Barbora Strýcová	22	3
BEL	Kirsten Flipkens	NED	Demi Schuurs	44	4

• ¹ Rankings as of October 12, 2020.

Other entrants[]

The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Jesika Malečková / Chantal Škamlová

Withdrawals[]

During the tournament

• Anna Blinkova
• Barbora Krejčíková

Finals[]

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2) to 24 October and CET (UTC+1) from 25 October

Singles[]

• Aryna Sabalenka def. Victoria Azarenka, 6–2, 6–2.

It was Sabalenka's 7th WTA singles title, and second of the year. This was the first WTA singles final in history to be completed between two Belarusian players.

Doubles[]

• Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka def. Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani, 6–1, 6–3.

This was Mertens' 10th WTA doubles title, and first of the year, and was Sabalenka's 4th WTA doubles title, and first of the year. This was their 4th WTA doubles title as a pair.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• WTA website