2020 WTA Tour title winners
A HUGE 2020 season of tennis action – cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting cancellations – is done and dusted for the year, meaning it is time to take a look back at some of the big wins of the year. Next, we take a look at the WTA Tour winners across the year that was. For the ATP Tour edition, click here.
January:
Brisbane International – Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Shenzhen Open – Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS)
Auckland Open – Serena Williams (USA)
Adelaide International – Ash Barty (AUS)
Hobart International – Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
Australian Open – Sofia Kenin (USA)
February:
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy – Kiki Bertens (NED)
Thailand Open – Magda Linette (POL)
Dubai Tennis Championships – Simona Halep (ROM)
Qatar Open – Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
Mexican Open – Heather Watson (GBR)
March:
Lyon Open – Sofia Kenin (USA)
Monterrey Open – Elina Svitolina (UKR)
August:
Palermo Open – Fiona Ferro (FRA)
Prague Open – Simona Halep (ROM)
Top Seed Open – Jennifer Brady (USA)
Western & Southern Open – Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
US Open – Naomi Osaka (JPN)
September:
Istanbul Open – Patricia Maria Tig (ROM)
Italian Open – Simona Halep (ROM)
Internationaux de Strasbourg – Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Roland Garros – Iga Swiatek (POL)
October:
Ostrava Open – Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
November:
Austrian Ladies Linz – Aryna Sabalenka (BLR)
TOP WINNERS:
Simona Halep (3)
Aryna Sabalenka (3)
GRAND SLAM WINNERS:
Sofia Kenin (Australian Open)
Naomi Osaka (US Open)
Iga Swiatek (Roland Garros)
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