2020 French Open – Women's singles

Iga Świątek defeated Sofia Kenin in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 French Open.[1]

Women's singles
2020 French Open
Final
ChampionPoland Iga Świątek
Runner-upUnited States Sofia Kenin
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC)
Seeds32
Events
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Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
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It was Świątek's first major title and first WTA Tour singles title overall, making her the first player since Jeļena Ostapenko to win a major tournament as their first singles title.[2] Ranked as the world No. 54, Świątek became the lowest-ranked player to win the title since the ranking system was introduced in 1975, and the lowest-ranked player to win any major since Sloane Stephens won the 2017 US Open. Świątek also became the first Pole to win a major singles title. At 19 years and 4 months of age, she became the youngest woman to win the title since Monica Seles in 1992. Świątek did not drop a set during the tournament,[3] dropping only 28 games in total, the fewest since Steffi Graf dropped 20 games in 1988.[4] This also marked the first French Open where both the men's and women's singles champions did not drop a set during the tournament. Świątek became the first Polish woman since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939 to reach the French Open final, and the first to reach any major final since Agnieszka Radwańska at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.[5]

Ashleigh Barty was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate due to safety concerns resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] This marked the first time since 2008 that the reigning champion did not attempt to defend her title.[8]

Barty and Simona Halep were in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking.[9] Barty retained the top ranking when Halep lost to Świątek in the fourth round, ensuring a year-end No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive year.[10][11] Halep's loss guaranteed a new French Open champion for the fifth consecutive year, and a first-time major finalist from the top half of the draw.

Serena Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 major singles titles, but withdrew before her second round match due to a pre-existing left Achilles injury.[12]

This was the final major in which the reigning Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig appeared in the main draw; she lost to Sara Errani in the first round.

This was the first major since the 1999 Wimbledon Championships where two qualifiers, Nadia Podoroska and Martina Trevisan, reached the quarterfinals.[13] Podoroska became the first qualifier in history to reach the semifinals of the French Open and the first to reach the semifinals at any major since Alexandra Stevenson at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships.[14] She also became the first Argentine woman since Paola Suarez at the 2004 French Open to reach the semifinals of a singles major, and the lowest-ranked semifinalist (ranked No. 130) at any major since Justine Henin at the 2010 Australian Open.[15]

Seeds

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Seeding per WTA rankings.[16]

01.   Simona Halep (fourth round)
02.   Karolína Plíšková (second round)
03.   Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
04.   Sofia Kenin (final)
05.   Kiki Bertens (fourth round)
06.   Serena Williams (second round, withdrew)
07.   Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
08.   Aryna Sabalenka (third round)
09.   Johanna Konta (first round)
10.   Victoria Azarenka (second round)
11.   Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
12.   Madison Keys (first round)
13.   Petra Martić (third round)
14.   Elena Rybakina (second round)
15.   Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
16.   Elise Mertens (third round)
17.   Anett Kontaveit (first round)
18.   Angelique Kerber (first round)
19.   Alison Riske (first round)
20.   Maria Sakkari (third round)
21.   Jennifer Brady (first round)
22.   Karolína Muchová (first round)
23.   Yulia Putintseva (second round)
24.   Dayana Yastremska (first round)
25.   Amanda Anisimova (third round)
26.   Donna Vekić (first round)
27.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (third round)
28.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
29.   Sloane Stephens (second round)
30.   Ons Jabeur (fourth round)
31.   Magda Linette (first round)
32.   Barbora Strýcová (second 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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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
               
  Iga Świątek66
Q Martina Trevisan31
  Iga Świątek66
Q Nadia Podoroska21
3 Elina Svitolina24
Q Nadia Podoroska66
  Iga Świątek66
4 Sofia Kenin41
  Danielle Collins460
4 Sofia Kenin646
4 Sofia Kenin67
7 Petra Kvitová45
7 Petra Kvitová66
  Laura Siegemund33

Top half

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Section 1

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 S Halep66
S Sorribes Tormo401 S Halep66
I-C Begu646 I-C Begu34
J Teichmann4631 S Halep66
PR C Bellis63125 A Anisimova01
B Pera776 B Pera20
T Korpatsch2025 A Anisimova66
25 A Anisimova661 S Halep12
24 D Yastremska43 I Świątek66
PR D Gavrilova66PR D Gavrilova743
A Kalinskaya44WC E Bouchard566
WC E Bouchard66WC E Bouchard32
Q B Haas361 I Świątek66
S-w Hsieh677 S-w Hsieh14
I Świątek66 I Świątek66
15 M Vondroušová12

Section 2

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 J Konta33
C Gauff66 C Gauff625
C Giorgi50rQ M Trevisan467
Q M Trevisan73Q M Trevisan1786
Q K Rakhimova6620 M Sakkari6663
S Rogers23Q K Rakhimova602
A Tomljanović0520 M Sakkari776
20 M Sakkari67Q M Trevisan66
28 S Kuznetsova1615 K Bertens44
A Pavlyuchenkova626 A Pavlyuchenkova34
K Siniaková776 K Siniaková66
L Davis652 K Siniaková22
M Puig215 K Bertens66
Q S Errani66Q S Errani6567
K Zavatska6205 K Bertens7739
5 K Bertens266

Section 3

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 E Svitolina776
V Gracheva6243 E Svitolina606
Q R Zarazúa66Q R Zarazúa362
WC E Jacquemot123 E Svitolina67
A Blinkova36527 E Alexandrova45
LL A Sharma627LL A Sharma33
M Inglis3327 E Alexandrova66
27 E Alexandrova663 E Svitolina66
17 A Kontaveit464 C Garcia13
C Garcia636 C Garcia776
A Sasnovich626 A Sasnovich652
A-L Friedsam263 C Garcia167
M Bouzková64216 E Mertens645
K Kanepi466 K Kanepi45
M Gasparyan2316 E Mertens67
16 E Mertens66

Section 4

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
10 V Azarenka66
D Kovinić1210 V Azarenka22
PR AK Schmiedlová66PR AK Schmiedlová66
V Williams44PR AK Schmiedlová32
G Minnen21Q N Podoroska66
Q N Podoroska66Q N Podoroska616
K Flipkens1223 Y Putintseva362
23 Y Putintseva66Q N Podoroska266
32 B Strýcová76 B Krejčíková623
Q V Lepchenko5232 B Strýcová463
N Stojanović35 B Krejčíková636
B Krejčíková67 B Krejčíková566
WC T Pironkova66WC T Pironkova743
A Petkovic33WC T Pironkovaw/o
K Ahn6206 S Williams
6 S Williams776

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 A Sabalenka66
J Pegula318 A Sabalenka786
D Kasatkina66 D Kasatkina660
WC H Tan218 A Sabalenka6763
N Hibino6630 O Jabeur7926
Q M Kostyuk40 N Hibino644
Z Diyas63130 O Jabeur776
30 O Jabeur46630 O Jabeur464
21 J Brady467 D Collins646
Q C Tauson639Q C Tauson23
Q M Niculescu621 D Collins66
D Collins266 D Collins726
V Kužmová1211 G Muguruza564
Kr Plíšková66 Kr Plíšková32
T Zidanšek56611 G Muguruza66
11 G Muguruza748

Section 6

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 E Rybakina66
S Cîrstea0314 E Rybakina362
F Ferro776 F Ferro646
H Watson644 F Ferro7946
S Vögele55 PM Țig6760
PM Țig77 PM Țig66
C McHale66 C McHale43
22 K Muchová24 F Ferro621
26 D Vekić344 S Kenin266
Q I Bara66Q I Bara64
A Van Uytvanck266 A Van Uytvanck10r
R Peterson631Q I Bara20
T Babos424 S Kenin66
A Bogdan66 A Bogdan632
L Samsonova4634 S Kenin366
4 S Kenin636

Section 7

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
7 P Kvitová67
O Dodin357 P Kvitová66
A Bolsova43 J Paolini33
J Paolini667 P Kvitová76
WC D Parry42 L Fernandez53
P Hercog66 P Hercog461
L Fernandez166 L Fernandez636
31 M Linette6237 P Kvitová66
18 A Kerber33 S Zhang24
K Juvan66 K Juvan662
A Rus79623WC C Burel786
WC C Burel67776WC C Burel625
WC C Paquet32 S Zhang777
A Cornet66 A Cornet463
S Zhang677 S Zhang677
12 M Keys362

Section 8

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 P Martić777
M Doi62513 P Martić6176
WC P Parmentier23 V Kudermetova7753
V Kudermetova6613 P Martić7730
L Siegemund76 L Siegemund6566
K Mladenovic53 L Siegemund166
J Görges6646 J Görges613
19 A Riske3771 L Siegemund76
29 S Stephens66 P Badosa52
V Diatchenko2229 S Stephens462
K Kozlova263 P Badosa646
P Badosa646 P Badosa66
J Ostapenko66 J Ostapenko43
M Brengle21 J Ostapenko66
Q M Sherif711242 Ka Plíšková42
2 Ka Plíšková6966


Championship match statistics

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Category Świątek Kenin
1st serve %28/53 (53%)37/54 (69%)
1st serve points won19 of 28 = 68%17 of 37 = 46%
2nd serve points won13 of 25 = 52%4 of 17 = 24%
Total service points won32 of 53 = 60.38%21 of 54 = 38.89%
Aces11
Double faults33
Winners2510
Unforced errors1723
Net points won6 of 7 = 86%2 of 7 = 29%
Break points converted6 of 9 = 67%3 of 3 = 100%
Return points won33 of 54 = 61%21 of 53 = 40%
Total points won6542
Source


Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Lucky loser

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Withdrawals

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Before the tournament
During the tournament

References

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