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The 2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. It was the 28th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 3 and 9 August 2020.[1] This was the first tournament of the 2020 WTA Tour after the suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. This restrictions have eased to reduce a number of spectators to 350, and limited of photographers and journalists.
| 2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3–9 August |
| Edition | 28th |
| Category | International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $202,250 (€163,103) |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Palermo, Italy |
| Venue | Country Time Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Fiona Ferro | |
| Doubles | |
 Arantxa Rus /  Tamara Zidanšek | |
Finals
editSingles
edit- Fiona Ferro defeated
Anett Kontaveit, 6–2, 7–5
Doubles
edit- Arantxa Rus / Tamara Zidanšek defeated
Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan, 7–5, 7–5
Points and prize money
editPoint distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €20,161 | €11,290 | €6,480 | €4,032 | €2,540 | €1,855 | €871 | €758 | €645 |
| Doubles* | €7,258 | €4,032 | €2,605 | €1,597 | €1,226 | — | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CRO
|
Petra Martić | 15 | 1 |
 CZE
|
Markéta Vondroušová | 18 | 2 |
 GRE
|
Maria Sakkari | 20 | 3 |
| EST
|
Anett Kontaveit | 22 | 4 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 23 | 5 |
| CRO
|
Donna Vekić | 24 | 6 |
 UKR
|
Dayana Yastremska | 25 | 7 |
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 27 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Anna Blinkova → replaced by Camila Giorgi
Johanna Konta → replaced by Tamara Zidanšek- Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by
Sorana Cîrstea - Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Arantxa Rus
- Karolína Muchová → replaced by
Sara Sorribes Tormo 
Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig- Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
Iga Świątek → replaced by Irina-Camelia Begu
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESP
|
Georgina García Pérez | ESP
|
Sara Sorribes Tormo | 117 | 1 |
| ROU
|
Raluca Olaru | UKR
|
Dayana Yastremska | 140 | 2 |
 GER
|
Laura Siegemund | BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 158 | 3 |
| NED
|
Bibiane Schoofs | NED
|
Rosalie van der Hoek | 215 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of March 16, 2020
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
References
edit- ^ "31st Palermo Ladies Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2021-07-23 at the Wayback Machine