2020 Australian Open – Women's singles

Sofia Kenin defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open.[1] It was her first major title. Kenin was the youngest Australian Open finalist since Ana Ivanovic and the youngest champion since Maria Sharapova, both in 2008. This was the first Australian Open final in the Open Era to be contested between two players ranked outside the top ten, and the first such major final since the 2018 US Open. Kenin entered the top 10 in rankings for the first time by winning the title.

Women's singles
2020 Australian Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Sofia Kenin
Runner-upSpain Garbiñe Muguruza
Score4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Naomi Osaka was the defending champion, but lost to Coco Gauff in the third round.

This was the final professional tournament for former world No. 1 and five-time major champion and 2008 champion Maria Sharapova, who lost to Donna Vekić in the first round.[2]

The elimination of Angelique Kerber in the fourth round guaranteed a first-time Australian Open champion for the third year in a row. Ons Jabeur became the first Arabian woman to reach the quarterfinals of a major,[3] as well as the first African woman to reach the quarterfinals of a major since Amanda Coetzer at the 2001 Australian Open.[4] Anett Kontaveit became the first Estonian to reach an Australian Open quarterfinal, and the second to do so at any major after Kaia Kanepi. She lost there to Simona Halep in straight sets. Ashleigh Barty became the first Australian to reach the semifinals since Wendy Turnbull in 1984. Barty's quarterfinal win over Petra Kvitová was her first top ten singles win at a major,[4] having lost her five previous such matches.

Seeds

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Seeding per WTA rankings.[5]

01.     Ashleigh Barty (semifinals)
02.     Karolína Plíšková (third round)
03.     Naomi Osaka (third round)
04.     Simona Halep (semifinals)
05.     Elina Svitolina (third round)
06.     Belinda Bencic (third round)
07.     Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
08.     Serena Williams (third round)
09.     Kiki Bertens (fourth round)
10.     Madison Keys (third round)
11.     Aryna Sabalenka (first round)
12.     Johanna Konta (first round)
13.     Petra Martić (second round)
14.     Sofia Kenin (champion)
15.     Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
16.     Elise Mertens (fourth round)
17.     Angelique Kerber (fourth round)
18.     Alison Riske (fourth round)
19.     Donna Vekić (third round)
20.     Karolína Muchová (second round)
21.     Amanda Anisimova (first round)
22.     Maria Sakkari (fourth round)
23.     Dayana Yastremska (second round)
24.     Sloane Stephens (first round)
25.     Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)
26.     Danielle Collins (second round)
27.     Wang Qiang (fourth round)
28.     Anett Kontaveit (quarterfinals)
29.     Elena Rybakina (third round)
30.     Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)
31.     Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
32.     Barbora Strýcová (first round)

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

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Ashleigh Barty 78 6
7   Petra Kvitová 66 2
1   Ashleigh Barty 66 5
14   Sofia Kenin 78 7
14   Sofia Kenin 6 6
    Ons Jabeur 4 4
14   Sofia Kenin 4 6 6
  Garbiñe Muguruza 6 2 2
28   Anett Kontaveit 1 1
4   Simona Halep 6 6
4   Simona Halep 68 5
    Garbiñe Muguruza 710 7
    Garbiñe Muguruza 7 6
30   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   A Barty 5 6 6
  L Tsurenko 7 1 1 1   A Barty 6 6
  P Hercog 6 6   P Hercog 1 4
  R Peterson 3 3 1   A Barty 6 6
  A Sasnovich 63 6 5 29   E Rybakina 3 2
Q   G Minnen 77 4 7 Q   G Minnen 3 4
  B Pera 3 2 29   E Rybakina 6 6
29   E Rybakina 6 6 1   A Barty 6 1 6
18   A Riske 77 2 6 18   A Riske 3 6 4
  Y Wang 65 6 3 18   A Riske 6 6
  V Golubic 6 1 65   L Zhu 3 1
  L Zhu 4 6 710 18   A Riske 1 77 6
  J Görges 6 6   J Görges 6 64 2
  V Kužmová 1 2   J Görges 4 6 7
  C McHale 3 0 13   P Martić 6 3 5
13   P Martić 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   M Keys 6 6
  D Kasatkina 3 1 10   M Keys 77 6
  M Linette 6 3 4   A Rus 63 2
  A Rus 1 6 6 10   M Keys 4 4
Q   N Hibino 4 78 6 22   M Sakkari 6 6
  S Peng 6 66 3 Q   N Hibino 64 4
  M Gasparyan 2 2 22   M Sakkari 77 6
22   M Sakkari 6 6 22   M Sakkari 77 3 2
25   E Alexandrova 6 4 6 7   P Kvitová 64 6 6
  J Teichmann 4 6 2 25   E Alexandrova 6 6
  K Kanepi 63 6 3 Q   B Krejčíková 1 3
Q   B Krejčíková 77 2 6 25   E Alexandrova 1 2
  P Badosa 6 6 7   P Kvitová 6 6
Q   J Larsson 1 0   P Badosa 5 5
  K Siniaková 1 0 7   P Kvitová 7 7
7   P Kvitová 6 6

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   N Osaka 6 6
  M Bouzková 2 4 3   N Osaka 6 6
  S Zheng 6 6   S Zheng 2 4
Q   A Kalinskaya 3 2 3   N Osaka 3 4
  V Williams 65 3   C Gauff 6 6
  C Gauff 77 6   C Gauff 4 6 7
  S Cîrstea 6 77   S Cîrstea 6 3 5
32   B Strýcová 2 65   C Gauff 77 3 0
24   S Stephens 6 5 2 14   S Kenin 65 6 6
  S Zhang 2 7 6   S Zhang 6 6
  S Stosur 1 4 Q   C McNally 2 4
Q   C McNally 6 6   S Zhang 5 67
Q   A Li 77 712 14   S Kenin 7 79
WC   L Cabrera 64 610 Q   A Li 1 3
Q   M Trevisan 2 4 14   S Kenin 6 6
14   S Kenin 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   J Konta 4 2
  O Jabeur 6 6   O Jabeur 1 6 6
  M Brengle 77 2 2   C Garcia 6 2 3
  C Garcia 65 6 6   O Jabeur 7 3 7
  K Ahn 1 3   C Wozniacki 5 6 5
  C Wozniacki 6 6   C Wozniacki 7 7
Q   K Juvan 1 1 23   D Yastremska 5 5
23   D Yastremska 6 6   O Jabeur 77 6
27   Q Wang 77 6 27   Q Wang 64 1
WC   P Parmentier 62 3 27   Q Wang 6 6
  F Ferro 6 6   F Ferro 1 2
  A Van Uytvanck 2 1 27   Q Wang 6 62 7
  T Zidanšek 6 6 8   S Williams 4 77 5
WC   N-l Han 3 3   T Zidanšek 2 3
  A Potapova 0 3 8   S Williams 6 6
8   S Williams 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   B Bencic 6 7
PR   AK Schmiedlová 3 5 6   B Bencic 7 7
Q   L Samsonova 1 4   J Ostapenko 5 5
  J Ostapenko 6 6 6   B Bencic 0 1
  S Sorribes Tormo 2 6 6 28   A Kontaveit 6 6
  V Kudermetova 6 1 1   S Sorribes Tormo 2 6 1
WC   A Sharma 0 2 28   A Kontaveit 6 4 6
28   A Kontaveit 6 6 28   A Kontaveit 64 7 7
19   D Vekić 6 6   I Świątek 77 5 5
WC   M Sharapova 3 4 19   D Vekić 6 6
  A Cornet 5 6 6   A Cornet 4 2
Q   M Niculescu 7 1 0 19   D Vekić 5 3
  I Świątek 6 6   I Świątek 7 6
  T Babos 3 2   I Świątek 6 7
  C Suárez Navarro 78 78   C Suárez Navarro 3 5
11   A Sabalenka 66 66

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   E Mertens 6 6
  D Kovinić 2 0 16   E Mertens 6 6
  Kr Plíšková 6 3 1   H Watson 3 0
  H Watson 4 6 6 16   E Mertens 6 65 6
PR   C Bellis 6 6 PR   C Bellis 1 77 0
  T Maria 0 2 PR   C Bellis 6 6
  K Flipkens 3 6 67 20   K Muchová 4 4
20   K Muchová 6 2 710 16   E Mertens 4 4
26   D Collins 6 3 6 4   S Halep 6 6
  V Diatchenko 1 6 4 26   D Collins 4 6 5
  Y Putintseva 6 6   Y Putintseva 6 2 7
  S-w Hsieh 1 3   Y Putintseva 1 4
Q   H Dart 2 6 710 4   S Halep 6 6
  M Doi 6 4 66 Q   H Dart 2 4
  J Brady 65 1 4   S Halep 6 6
4   S Halep 77 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   E Svitolina 6 7
PR   K Boulter 4 5 5   E Svitolina 6 78
  L Davis 6 6   L Davis 2 66
Q   L Fernandez 4 2 5   E Svitolina 1 2
  G Muguruza 0 6 6   G Muguruza 6 6
Q   S Rogers 6 1 0   G Muguruza 6 3 6
  A Tomljanović 6 6   A Tomljanović 3 6 3
31   A Sevastova 1 1   G Muguruza 6 6
21   A Anisimova 3 6 3 9   K Bertens 3 3
  Z Diyas 6 4 6   Z Diyas 4 6 6
  J Paolini 5 4   A Blinkova 6 3 4
  A Blinkova 7 6   Z Diyas 2 63
PR   K Bondarenko 6 65 0 9   K Bertens 6 77
WC   Ar Rodionova 3 77 6 WC   Ar Rodionova 3 5
  I-C Begu 1 4 9   K Bertens 6 7
9   K Bertens 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   M Vondroušová 2 6 4
  S Kuznetsova 6 4 6   S Kuznetsova 3 1
Q   A Lottner 3 3   C Giorgi 6 6
  C Giorgi 6 6   C Giorgi 2 77 3
  K Kozlova 3 4 17   A Kerber 6 64 6
WC   P Hon 6 6 WC   P Hon 3 2
Q   E Cocciaretto 2 2 17   A Kerber 6 6
17   A Kerber 6 6 17   A Kerber 77 64 2
30   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 7 30   A Pavlyuchenkova 65 77 6
  N Stojanović 1 5 30   A Pavlyuchenkova 7 77
  T Townsend 6 77   T Townsend 5 61
  J Pegula 4 65 30   A Pavlyuchenkova 77 77
  L Siegemund 6 6 2   Ka Plíšková 64 63
WC   C Vandeweghe 1 4   L Siegemund 3 3
  K Mladenovic 1 5 2   Ka Plíšková 6 6
2   Ka Plíšková 6 7

Seeded players

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The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings on 13 January 2020, while ranking and points before are as of 20 January 2020. Points after are as of 3 February 2020. Because the 2020 tournament takes place one week later than in 2019, points defending includes results from both the 2019 Australian Open and the tournaments from the week of 28 January 2019 (St. Petersburg and Hua Hin).

Seed Rank Player Points
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
1 1   Ashleigh Barty 8,017 430 780 8,367 Semifinals lost to   Sofia Kenin [14]
2 2   Karolína Plíšková 5,940 780 130 5,290 Third round lost to   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [30]
3 4   Naomi Osaka 5,496 2,000 130 3,626 Third round lost to   Coco Gauff
4 3   Simona Halep 5,561 240 780 6,101 Semifinals lost to   Garbiñe Muguruza
5 5   Elina Svitolina 5,075 430 130 4,775 Third round lost to   Garbiñe Muguruza
6 7   Belinda Bencic 4,675 130 130 4,675 Third round lost to   Anett Kontaveit [28]
7 8   Petra Kvitová 4,436 1,300+100 430+0 3,466 Quarterfinals lost to   Ashleigh Barty [1]
8 9   Serena Williams 4,215 430 130 3,915 Third round lost to   Wang Qiang [27]
9 10   Kiki Bertens 4,165 70+470 130+240 3,995 Fourth round lost to   Garbiñe Muguruza
10 11   Madison Keys 3,072 240 130 2,962 Third round lost to   Maria Sakkari [22]
11 12   Aryna Sabalenka 3,025 130+185 10+100 2,820 First round lost to   Carla Suárez Navarro
12 13   Johanna Konta 2,813 70 10 2,753 First round lost to   Ons Jabeur
13 14   Petra Martić 2,646 130 70 2,586 Second round lost to   Julia Görges
14 15   Sofia Kenin 2,565 70 2,000 4,495 Champion, defeated   Garbiñe Muguruza
15 16   Markéta Vondroušová 2,490 70 10 2,430 First round lost to   Svetlana Kuznetsova
16 17   Elise Mertens 2,250 130 240 2,360 Fourth round lost to   Simona Halep [4]
17 18   Angelique Kerber 2,175 240 240 2,175 Fourth round lost to   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [30]
18 19   Alison Riske 2,130 10 240 2,360 Fourth round lost to   Ashleigh Barty [1]
19 20   Donna Vekić 2,120 70+305 130+60 1,935 Third round lost to   Iga Świątek
20 22   Karolína Muchová 1,847 40 70 1,877 Second round lost to   Catherine Bellis [PR]
21 24   Amanda Anisimova 1,843 240 10 1,613 First round lost to   Zarina Diyas
22 23   Maria Sakkari 1,845 130 240 1,955 Fourth round lost to   Petra Kvitová [7]
23 21   Dayana Yastremska 2,070 130+280 70+55 1,785 Second round lost to   Caroline Wozniacki
24 27   Sloane Stephens 1,683 240 10 1,453 First round lost to   Zhang Shuai
25 28   Ekaterina Alexandrova 1,645 10+125 130+60 1,700 Third round lost to   Petra Kvitová [7]
26 25   Danielle Collins 1,825 780 70 1,115 Second round lost to   Yulia Putintseva
27 29   Wang Qiang 1,593 130 240 1,703 Fourth round lost to   Ons Jabeur
28 31   Anett Kontaveit 1,575 70 430 1,935 Quarterfinals lost to   Simona Halep [4]
29 26   Elena Rybakina 1,816 (80) 130 1,866 Third round lost to   Ashleigh Barty [1]
30 30   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,585 430+100 430+1 1,486 Quarterfinals lost to   Garbiñe Muguruza
31 33   Anastasija Sevastova 1,518 240 10 1,288 First round lost to   Ajla Tomljanović
32 34   Barbora Strýcová 1,516 10 10 1,516 First round lost to   Sorana Cîrstea

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2019, but was defending points from an ITF tournament (Launceston).

Withdrawn players

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The following player would have been seeded, but she withdrew from the event.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
6   Bianca Andreescu 4,935 110+160 4,665 Knee injury

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Withdrawals

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

Championship match statistics

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Category   Kenin   Muguruza
1st serve % 64/87 (74%) 47/82 (57%)
1st serve points won 41 of 64 = 64% 35 of 47 = 74%
2nd serve points won 15 of 23 = 65% 11 of 35 = 31%
Total service points won 56 of 87 = 64.37% 46 of 82 = 56.10%
Aces 2 9
Double faults 0 8
Winners 28 32
Unforced errors 23 45
Net points won 5 of 7 = 71% 16 of 24 = 67%
Break points converted 5 of 6 = 83% 2 of 12 = 17%
Return points won 36 of 82 = 44% 31 of 87 = 36%
Total points won 92 77
Source

Notes

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  1. ^ Last direct acceptance

References

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  1. ^ "Sofia Kenin battles back to beat Garbiñe Muguruza in Australian Open final". Guardian. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Maria Sharapova retires from tennis". WTA. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ Pye, John (26 January 2020). "First for Jabeur as she reaches quarterfinals in Australia". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Alex Macpherson (2020-01-27). "Australian Open 2020: Day 9, Match Points". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. ^ "Seeding per WTA rulebook" (PDF). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "From washing boats to Australian Open main draw". Australian Associated Press. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Han wins wildcard for 2020 Australian Open". WTA. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Wild-cards : Parmentier récompensée de sa fidélité, Gaston appelé, Parry en qualif" [Wild-cards: Parmentier rewarded for her loyalty, Gaston called, Parry in qualifying] (in French). Eurosport. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Arina Rodionova wins AO Play-Off". Tennis Australia. 15 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Maria Sharapova awarded AO2020 wildcard". Tennis Australia. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. ^ "VANDEWEGHE, GIRON EARN WILD CARDS FOR 2020 AUSTRALIAN OPEN". Tennis Channel. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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