Australian Open 2020 / women singles

Australian Open 2020
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open women singles
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The women's singles of the Australian Open 2020 was a tennis competition in Melbourne .

Last year's winner was Naomi Osaka , who was eliminated 3: 6 and 4: 6 against Cori Gauff in the third round . The tournament was won by Sofia Kenin , who celebrated her first Grand Slam title. In the final she triumphed against Garbiñe Muguruza with 4: 6, 6: 2 and 6: 2.

For the 2018 winner and former number 1 in women's singles, Caroline Wozniacki , it was the last tournament of her career. She announced this decision at the end of last season. Wozniacki lost in the third round to Ons Jabeur 5: 7, 6: 3 and 5: 7.

qualification

Qualification for the Australian Open for women took place from January 14th to 18th, 2020. 16 qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.

→ Main article : Australian Open 2020 / women singles / qualification

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main competition:

Qualifiers
Ann Li	Nao Hibino
Johanna Larsson	Barbora Krejčíková
Anna Kalinskaya	Kaja Juvan
Leylah Annie Fernandez	Shelby Rogers
Martina Trevisan	Catherine McNally
Monica Niculescu	Lyudmila Samsonova
Greet Minnen	Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Harriet Dart	Antonia Lottner

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Ashleigh Barty Semifinals 02.  Karolína Plíšková 3rd round 03.  Naomi Osaka 3rd round 04th  Simona Halep Semifinals 05.  Elina Switolina 3rd round 06th  Belinda Bencic 3rd round 07th  Petra Kvitová Quarter finals 08th.  Serena Williams 3rd round 09.  Kiki Bertens Round of 16 10.  Madison Keys 3rd round 11.  Aryna Sabalenka 1 round 12.  Johanna Konta 1 round 13.  Petra Martić 2nd round 14th  Sofia Kenin victory 15th  Markéta Vondroušová 1 round 16.  Elise Mertens Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 17th  Angelique Kerber Round of 16 18th  Alison Riske Round of 16 19th  Donna Vekic 3rd round 20th  Karolína Muchová 2nd round 21st  Amanda Anisimova 1 round 22nd  Maria Sakkari Round of 16 23.  Dajana Jastremska 2nd round 24.  Sloane Stephens 1 round 25th  Ekaterina Alexandrowa 3rd round 26th  Danielle Collins 2nd round 27.  Wang Qiang Round of 16 28.  Anett Kontaveit Quarter finals 29  Jelena Rybakina 3rd round 30th  Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova Quarter finals 31.  Anastasija Sevastova 1 round 32.  Barbora Strýcová 1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Ashleigh Barty

7th

6th

7th

Petra Kvitová

6 6

2

1

Ashleigh Barty

6 6

5

14th

Sofia Kenin

7th

7th

14th

Sofia Kenin

6th

6th

Ons Jabeur

4th

4th

14th

Sofia Kenin

4th

6th

6th

Garbiñe Muguruza

6th

2

2

28

Anett Kontaveit

1

1

4th

Simona Halep

6th

6th

4th

Simona Halep

6 8

5

Garbiñe Muguruza

7th

7th

Garbiñe Muguruza

7th

6th

30th

Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova

5

3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

A. Barty

5

6th

6th

L. Zurenko

7th

1

1

1

A. Barty

6th

6th

P. Hercog

6th

6th

P. Hercog

1

4th

R. Peterson

3

3

1

A. Barty

6th

6th

A. Sasnovich

6 3

6th

5

29

J. Rybakina

3

2

Q

G. Minnen

7th

4th

7th

Q

G. Minnen

3

4th

B. Pera

3

2

29

J. Rybakina

6th

6th

29

J. Rybakina

6th

6th

1

A. Barty

6th

1

6th

18th

A. Riske

7th

2

6th

18th

A. Riske

3

6th

4th

Y. Wang

6 5

6th

3

18th

A. Riske

6th

6th

V. Golubic

6th

1

6 5

L. Zhu

3

1

L. Zhu

4th

6th

7th

18th

A. Riske

1

7th

6th

J. Goerges

6th

6th

J. Goerges

6th

6 4

2

V. Kužmová

1

2

J. Goerges

4th

6th

7th

C. McHale

3

0

13

P. Martić

6th

3

5

13

P. Martić

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

M. Keys

6th

6th

D. Kassatkina

3

1

10

M. Keys

7th

6th

M. Linette

6th

3

4th

A. Rus

6 3

2

A. Rus

1

6th

6th

10

M. Keys

4th

4th

Q

N. Hibino

4th

7th

6th

22nd

M. Sakkari

6th

6th

S. Peng

6th

6 6

3

Q

N. Hibino

6 4

4th

M. Gasparjan

2

2

22nd

M. Sakkari

7th

6th

22nd

M. Sakkari

6th

6th

22nd

M. Sakkari

7th

3

2

25th

J. Alexandrowa

6th

4th

6th

7th

P. Kvitová

6 4

6th

6th

J. Teichmann

4th

6th

2

25th

J. Alexandrowa

6th

6th

K. Kanepi

6 3

6th

3

Q

B. Krejčíková

1

3

Q

B. Krejčíková

7th

2

6th

25th

J. Alexandrowa

1

2

P. Badosa

6th

6th

7th

P. Kvitová

6th

6th

Q

J. Larsson

1

0

P. Badosa

5

5

K. Siniaková

1

0

7th

P. Kvitová

7th

7th

7th

P. Kvitová

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

N. Osaka

6th

6th

M. Bouzková

2

4th

3

N. Osaka

6th

4th

S. Zheng

6th

6th

S. Zheng

2

4th

Q

A. Kalinskaya

3

2

3

N. Osaka

3

4th

V. Williams

6 5

3

C. Gauff

6th

6th

C. Gauff

7th

6th

C. Gauff

4th

6th

7th

S. Cîrstea

6th

7th

S. Cîrstea

6th

3

5

32

B. Strýcová

2

6 5

C. Gauff

7th

3

0

24

S. Stephens

6th

5

2

14th

S. Kenin

6 5

6th

6th

S. Zhang

2

7th

6th

S. Zhang

6th

6th

S. Stosur

1

4th

Q

C. McNally

2

4th

Q

C. McNally

6th

6th

S. Zhang

5

6 7

Q

A. Li

7th

7th

14th

S. Kenin

7th

7th

WC

L. Cabrera

6 4

6 10

Q

A. Li

1

3

Q

M. Trevisan

2

4th

14th

S. Kenin

6th

6th

14th

S. Kenin

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

J. Konta

4th

2

O. Jabeur

6th

6th

O. Jabeur

1

6th

6th

M. Brengle

7th

2

2

C. Garcia

6th

2

3

C. Garcia

6 5

6th

6th

O. Jabeur

7th

3

7th

K. Ahn

1

3

C. Wozniacki

5

6th

5

C. Wozniacki

6th

6th

C. Wozniacki

7th

7th

Q

K. Juvan

1

1

23

D. Jastremska

5

5

23

D. Jastremska

6th

6th

O. Jabeur

7th

6th

27

Q. Wang

7th

6th

27

Q. Wang

6 4

1

WC

P. Parmentier

6 2

3

27

Q. Wang

6th

6th

F. Ferro

6th

6th

F. Ferro

1

2

A. Van Uytvanck

2

1

27

Q. Wang

6th

6 2

7th

T. Zidanšek

6th

6th

8th

S. Williams

4th

7th

5

WC

N.-l. Han

3

3

T. Zidanšek

2

3

A. Potapova

0

3

8th

S. Williams

6th

6th

8th

S. Williams

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

6th

B. Bencic

6th

7th

PR

AK Schmiedlová

3

5

6th

B. Bencic

7th

7th

Q

L. Samsonova

1

4th

J. Ostapenko

5

5

J. Ostapenko

6th

6th

6th

B. Bencic

0

1

S. Sorribes Tormo

2

6th

6th

28

A. Accountability

6th

6th

W. Kudermetova

6th

1

1

S. Sorribes Tormo

2

6th

1

WC

A. Sharma

0

2

28

A. Accountability

6th

4th

6th

28

A. Accountability

6th

6th

28

A. Accountability

6 4

7th

7th

19th

D. Vekic

6th

6th

I. Świątek

7th

5

5

WC

M. Sharapova

3

4th

19th

D. Vekic

6th

6th

A. Cornet

5

6th

6th

A. Cornet

4th

2

Q

M. Niculescu

7th

1

0

19th

D. Vekic

5

3

I. Świątek

6th

6th

I. Świątek

7th

6th

T. Babos

3

2

I. Świątek

6th

7th

C. Suarez Navarro

7th

7th

C. Suarez Navarro

3

5

11

A. Sabalenka

6 6

6 6

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

16

E. Mertens

6th

6th

D. Kovinić

2

0

16

E. Mertens

6th

6th

Kr. Plíšková

6th

3

1

H. Watson

3

0

H. Watson

4th

6th

6th

16

E. Mertens

6th

6 5

6th

PR

C. Bellis

6th

6th

PR

C. Bellis

1

7th

0

T. Maria

0

2

PR

C. Bellis

6th

6th

K. Flipkens

3

6th

6 7

20th

K. Muchová

4th

4th

20th

K. Muchová

6th

2

7th

16

E. Mertens

4th

4th

26th

D. Collins

6th

3

6th

4th

S. Halep

6th

6th

V. Dyachenko

1

6th

4th

26th

D. Collins

4th

6th

5

J. Putinseva

6th

6th

J. Putinseva

6th

2

7th

S.-w. Hsieh

1

3

J. Putinseva

1

4th

Q

H. Dart

2

6th

7th

4th

S. Halep

6th

6th

M. Doi

6th

4th

6 6

Q

H. Dart

2

4th

J. Brady

6 5

1

4th

S. Halep

6th

6th

4th

S. Halep

7th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

E. Switolina

6th

7th

PR

K. Boulter

4th

5

5

E. Switolina

6th

7th

L. Davis

6th

6th

L. Davis

2

6 6

Q

LA Fernandez

4th

2

5

E. Switolina

1

2

G. Muguruza

0

6th

6th

G. Muguruza

6th

6th

Q

S. Rogers

6th

1

0

G. Muguruza

6th

3

6th

A. Tomljanović

6th

6th

A. Tomljanović

3

6th

3

31

A. Sevastova

1

1

G. Muguruza

6th

6th

21st

A. Anisimova

3

6th

3

9

K. Bertens

3

3

S. Dijas

6th

4th

6th

S. Dijas

4th

6th

6th

J. Paolini

5

4th

A. Blinkowa

6th

3

4th

A. Blinkowa

7th

6th

S. Dijas

2

6 3

PR

K. Bondarenko

6th

6 5

0

9

K. Bertens

6th

7th

WC

Ar. Rodionova

3

7th

6th

WC

Ar. Rodionova

3

5

I.-C. Begu

1

4th

9

K. Bertens

6th

7th

9

K. Bertens

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

15th

M. Vondroušová

2

6th

4th

S. Kuznetsova

6th

4th

6th

S. Kuznetsova

3

1

Q

A. Lottner

3

3

C. Giorgi

6th

6th

C. Giorgi

6th

6th

C. Giorgi

2

7th

3

K. Koslowa

3

4th

17th

A. Kerber

6th

6 4

6th

WC

P. Hon

6th

6th

WC

P. Hon

3

2

Q

E. Cocciaretto

2

2

17th

A. Kerber

6th

6th

17th

A. Kerber

6th

6th

17th

A. Kerber

7th

6 4

2

30th

A. Pavlyuchenkova

6th

7th

30th

A. Pavlyuchenkova

6 5

7th

6th

N. Stojanović

1

5

30th

A. Pavlyuchenkova

7th

7th

T. Townsend

6th

7th

T. Townsend

5

6 1

J. Pegula

4th

6 5

30th

A. Pavlyuchenkova

7th

7th

L. Siegemund

6th

6th

2

Ka. Plíšková

6 4

6 3

WC

C. Vandeweghe

1

4th

L. Siegemund

3

3

K. Mladenovic

1

5

2

Ka. Plíšková

6th

6th

2

Ka. Plíšková

6th

7th

Web links

• Tournament schedule single as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Australian Open 2020 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Caroline Wozniacki resigns after the Australian Open! December 6, 2019, accessed December 6, 2019 . 
2. ↑ 'She really inspired me'- Wozniacki's career ends with Jabeur defeat. In: wtatennis.com. January 24, 2020, accessed on January 24, 2020 .