2020 Western & Southern Open
The 2020 Western & Southern Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor hard courts from August 22–29, 2020. It was the first Masters 1000 tournament on the 2020 ATP Tour and the second WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2020 WTA Tour.[1][2] This was the first ATP tournament since the Tour was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2020 Western & Southern Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 22–29 | 
| Edition | 119th (men) / 92nd (women) | 
| Category | ATP Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women)  | 
| Surface | Hard | 
| Location | New York City, United States | 
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center | 
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Women's singles | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Women's doubles | |
The 2020 tournament was the 119th men's edition and the 92nd women's edition of the Cincinnati Open. This event normally took place in Cincinnati, Ohio, but was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, United States, in order to reduce unnecessary player travel by centralizing the tournament and the subsequent US Open in the same venue.[3]
Prize money
    
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 | 
| Men's singles | $285,000 | $185,015 | $124,000 | $98,500 | $73,250 | $43,450 | $24,560 | $12,595 | $6,655 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | $285,000 | $152,999 | $75,000 | $43,000 | $22,000 | $14,200 | $11,000 | $3,575 | $2,265 | 
| Men's doubles | $80,000 | $68,000 | $55,040 | $41,000 | $24,320 | $12,910 | — | — | — | 
| Women's doubles | $85,000 | $45,000 | $25,000 | $15,000 | $9,860 | $4,500 | — | — | — | 
ATP singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 | |
| Dominic Thiem | 3 | 2 | |
| Daniil Medvedev | 5 | 3 | |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6 | 4 | |
| Alexander Zverev | 7 | 5 | |
| Matteo Berrettini | 8 | 6 | |
| David Goffin | 10 | 7 | |
| Roberto Bautista Agut | 12 | 8 | |
| Diego Schwartzman | 13 | 9 | |
| Andrey Rublev | 14 | 10 | |
| Karen Khachanov | 15 | 11 | |
| Denis Shapovalov | 16 | 12 | |
| Cristian Garín | 18 | 13 | |
| Grigor Dimitrov | 19 | 14 | |
| Félix Auger-Aliassime | 20 | 15 | |
| John Isner | 21 | 16 | 
1 Rankings are as of March 16, 2020.
Other entrants
    
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following player used a protected ranking into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 
 Nick Kyrgios → replaced by 
 Kyle Edmund
 Rafael Nadal → replaced by 
 Sam Querrey
 Kei Nishikori → replaced by 
 Lorenzo Sonego
 Guido Pella → replaced by 
 Alexander Bublik
 Albert Ramos Viñolas → replaced by 
 Richard Gasquet
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Sebastián Cabal | Robert Farah | 3 | 1 | ||
| Łukasz Kubot | Marcelo Melo | 10 | 2 | ||
| Rajeev Ram | Joe Salisbury | 16 | 3 | ||
| Ivan Dodig | Filip Polášek | 18 | 4 | ||
| Marcel Granollers | Horacio Zeballos | 20 | 5 | ||
| Kevin Krawietz | Andreas Mies | 27 | 6 | ||
| Raven Klaasen | Oliver Marach | 35 | 7 | ||
| Wesley Koolhof | Nikola Mektić | 39 | 8 | 
1 Rankings are as of August 10, 2020
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Karolína Plíšková | 3 | 1 | |
| Sofia Kenin | 4 | 2 | |
| Serena Williams | 9 | 3 | |
| Naomi Osaka | 10 | 4 | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 11 | 5 | |
| Petra Kvitová | 12 | 6 | |
| Madison Keys | 13 | 7 | |
| Johanna Konta | 14 | 8 | |
| Elena Rybakina | 17 | 9 | |
| Markéta Vondroušová | 18 | 10 | |
| Alison Riske | 19 | 11 | |
| Anett Kontaveit | 20 | 12 | |
| Maria Sakkari | 21 | 13 | |
| Elise Mertens | 22 | 14 | |
| Donna Vekić | 24 | 15 | |
| Dayana Yastremska | 25 | 16 | 
1 Rankings are as of August 17, 2020.
Other entrants
    
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
 Catherine Bellis
 Océane Dodin
 Leylah Annie Fernandez
 Kirsten Flipkens
 Anna Kalinskaya
 Ann Li
 Christina McHale
 Jessica Pegula
 Arantxa Rus
 Laura Siegemund
 Jil Teichmann
 Vera Zvonareva
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
    
- Before the tournament
 
 Belinda Bencic → replaced by 
 Alizé Cornet
 Kiki Bertens → replaced by 
 Alison Van Uytvanck
 Kim Clijsters → replaced by 
 Daria Kasatkina
 Fiona Ferro → replaced by 
 Victoria Azarenka
 Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by 
 Ajla Tomljanović
 Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by 
 Bernarda Pera
 Barbora Strýcová → replaced by 
 Kateřina Siniaková
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
    
    Seeds
    
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | Aryna Sabalenka | 11 | 1 | ||
| Nicole Melichar | Xu Yifan | 29 | 2 | ||
| Květa Peschke | Demi Schuurs | 35 | 3 | ||
| Bethanie Mattek-Sands | Zhang Shuai | 41 | 4 | ||
| Shuko Aoyama | Ena Shibahara | 47 | 5 | ||
| Victoria Azarenka | Sofia Kenin | 51 | 6 | ||
| Anna-Lena Friedsam | Kateřina Siniaková | 55 | 7 | ||
| Lucie Hradecká | Andreja Klepač | 60 | 8 | 
1 Rankings are as of August 17, 2020
Other entrants
    
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions
    
    Men's singles
    
 Novak Djokovic def. 
 Milos Raonic, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles
    
 Victoria Azarenka def. 
 Naomi Osaka via walkover.
Men's doubles
    
 Pablo Carreño Busta / 
 Alex de Minaur def. 
 Jamie Murray / 
 Neal Skupski, 6–2, 7–5
Women's doubles
    
 Květa Peschke / 
 Demi Schuurs def. 
 Nicole Melichar / 
 Xu Yifan, 6–1, 4–6, [10–4]
References
    
- "Masters 1000 Cincinnati - Overview". atptour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
 - "Western & Southern Open". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
 - Baum, Dave Clark and Adam. "The 2020 Western & Southern Open will be played in New York this summer". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2020-07-26.