2020 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2020 French Open
Champion	Iga Świątek
Runner-up	Sofia Kenin
Final score	6–4, 6–1
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC)
Seeds	32

Main article: 2020 French Open

Iga Świątek defeated Sofia Kenin in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win her first Grand Slam tournament and capture the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2020 French Open.

This was also Świątek's first WTA singles title, making her the first player since Jeļena Ostapenko to win a major tournament as their maiden singles title. Ranked world No. 54 in the WTA rankings, Świątek became the lowest-ranked player to win the French Open since rankings were introduced in 1975 and the lowest-ranked player to win a Grand Slam title since Sloane Stephens won the 2017 US Open. Świątek also became the first Polish player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title. Winning such a title at 19 years and 4 months of age meant that Świątek was the youngest woman to win a French Open singles title since Monica Seles in 1992. Świątek did not drop a set throughout the entire tournament, making her the first player since Justine Henin in 2007 to win the French Open without dropping a set. She did not lose more than four games in any set and more than five games in any match. Świątek would only drop 28 total games throughout the tournament, the fewest since Steffi Graf dropped 20 games in 1988. Although this was the first Grand Slam where both the men’s and women’s singles champions did not drop a set on their way to the title, Świątek became the first female Polish tennis player to reach a French Open final since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939 and the first to reach any Grand Slam final since Agnieszka Radwańska reached that stage of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.

Kenin was attempting to become the first player since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to win their first two Grand Slam singles titles in the same year and the first female player to win more than one Grand Slam singles title in the same year since Kerber in 2016 as well, having won the 2020 Australian Open.

Ashleigh Barty was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate due to safety concerns resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This marked the first time since 2008 that the defending French Open champion did not participate, and the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament where the defending champion did not participate, after Bianca Andreescu withdrew from the 2020 US Open.

Simona Halep was in contention for the WTA No. 1 singles ranking, but lost in the fourth round to Świątek. As a result, Barty retained the No. 1 ranking and finished the year as the year-end No. 1 for the second consecutive year. Halep's loss in the fourth round guaranteed a new French Open champion for the fifth consecutive year and a maiden Grand Slam finalist from the top half of the draw.

Serena Williams was attempting to add to her Open Era record of 23 Grand Slam singles titles and equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, but withdrew before her second round match due to a left Achilles injury she suffered earlier in September at the US Open.

Only 13 of the 32 seeded players advanced to the third round, the fewest at any Grand Slam since Wimbledon expanded to 32 seeds in 2001. Only three seeded players advanced to the quarterfinals, the fewest since the 1978 Australian Open. This was the first Grand Slam tournament since the 1999 Wimbledon Championships that two qualifiers, Nadia Podoroska and Martina Trevisan, reached the quarterfinals. The semifinal match between Świątek and Podoroska was also the first semifinal at a Grand Slam to be contested by two unseeded players since the 1983 French Open.

Podoroska became the first qualifier in history to reach the semifinals of the French Open and the first to reach the semifinals of any Grand Slam tournament since Alexandra Stevenson achieved this feat at the aforementioned 1999 Wimbledon Championships. She also became the first female Argentine player since Paola Suárez in 2004 to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament in singles and the lowest-ranked semifinalist (ranked No. 130) in any Grand Slam since Henin reached that stage at the 2010 Australian Open as an unranked player.

Seeds

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

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Iga Świątek	6	6
	Q	Martina Trevisan	3	1
									Iga Świątek	6	6
								Q	Nadia Podoroska	2	1
	3	Elina Svitolina	2	4
	Q	Nadia Podoroska	6	6
																Iga Świątek	6	6
															4	Sofia Kenin	4	1
		Danielle Collins	4	6	0
	4	Sofia Kenin	6	4	6
								4	Sofia Kenin	6	7
								7	Petra Kvitová	4	5
	7	Petra Kvitová	6	6
		Laura Siegemund	3	3

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	S Halep	6	6
		S Sorribes Tormo	4	0				1	S Halep	6	6
		I-C Begu	6	4	6				I-C Begu	3	4
		J Teichmann	4	6	3										1	S Halep	6	6
	PR	C Bellis	63	1											25	A Anisimova	0	1
		B Pera	77	6					B Pera	2	0
		T Korpatsch	2	0				25	A Anisimova	6	6
	25	A Anisimova	6	6																		1	S Halep	1	2
	24	D Yastremska	4	3																			I Świątek	6	6
	PR	D Gavrilova	6	6				PR	D Gavrilova	7	4	3
		A Kalinskaya	4	4				WC	E Bouchard	5	6	6
	WC	E Bouchard	6	6											WC	E Bouchard	3	2
	Q	B Haas	3	61												I Świątek	6	6
		S-w Hsieh	6	77					S-w Hsieh	1	4
		I Świątek	6	6					I Świątek	6	6
	15	M Vondroušová	1	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	J Konta	3	3
		C Gauff	6	6					C Gauff	6	2	5
		C Giorgi	5	0r				Q	M Trevisan	4	6	7
	Q	M Trevisan	7	3											Q	M Trevisan	1	78	6
	Q	K Rakhimova	6	6											20	M Sakkari	6	66	3
		S Rogers	2	3				Q	K Rakhimova	60	2
		A Tomljanović	0	5				20	M Sakkari	77	6
	20	M Sakkari	6	7																		Q	M Trevisan	6	6
	28	S Kuznetsova	1	6	1																	5	K Bertens	4	4
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	2	6				A Pavlyuchenkova	3	4
		K Siniaková	77	6					K Siniaková	6	6
		L Davis	65	2												K Siniaková	2	2
		M Puig	2	1											5	K Bertens	6	6
	Q	S Errani	6	6				Q	S Errani	65	6	7
		K Zavatska	6	2	0			5	K Bertens	77	3	9
	5	K Bertens	2	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	E Svitolina	77	6
		V Gracheva	62	4				3	E Svitolina	6	0	6
	Q	R Zarazúa	6	6				Q	R Zarazúa	3	6	2
	WC	E Jacquemot	1	2											3	E Svitolina	6	7
		A Blinkova	3	6	5										27	E Alexandrova	4	5
	LL	A Sharma	6	2	7			LL	A Sharma	3	3
		M Inglis	3	3				27	E Alexandrova	6	6
	27	E Alexandrova	6	6																		3	E Svitolina	6	6
	17	A Kontaveit	4	6	4																		C Garcia	1	3
		C Garcia	6	3	6				C Garcia	77	6
		A Sasnovich	6	2	6				A Sasnovich	65	2
		A-L Friedsam	2	6	3											C Garcia	1	6	7
		M Bouzková	6	4	2										16	E Mertens	6	4	5
		K Kanepi	4	6	6				K Kanepi	4	5
		M Gasparyan	2	3				16	E Mertens	6	7
	16	E Mertens	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	V Azarenka	6	6
		D Kovinić	1	2				10	V Azarenka	2	2
	PR	AK Schmiedlová	6	6				PR	AK Schmiedlová	6	6
		V Williams	4	4											PR	AK Schmiedlová	3	2
		G Minnen	2	1											Q	N Podoroska	6	6
	Q	N Podoroska	6	6				Q	N Podoroska	6	1	6
		K Flipkens	1	2				23	Y Putintseva	3	6	2
	23	Y Putintseva	6	6																		Q	N Podoroska	2	6	6
	32	B Strýcová	7	6																			B Krejčíková	6	2	3
	Q	V Lepchenko	5	2				32	B Strýcová	4	6	3
		N Stojanović	3	5					B Krejčíková	6	3	6
		B Krejčíková	6	7												B Krejčíková	5	6	6
	WC	T Pironkova	6	6											WC	T Pironkova	7	4	3
		A Petkovic	3	3				WC	T Pironkova	w/o
		K Ahn	62	0				6	S Williams
	6	S Williams	77	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	A Sabalenka	6	6
		J Pegula	3	1				8	A Sabalenka	78	6
		D Kasatkina	6	6					D Kasatkina	66	0
	WC	H Tan	2	1											8	A Sabalenka	67	6	3
		N Hibino	6	6											30	O Jabeur	79	2	6
	Q	M Kostyuk	4	0					N Hibino	64	4
		Z Diyas	6	3	1			30	O Jabeur	77	6
	30	O Jabeur	4	6	6																	30	O Jabeur	4	6	4
	21	J Brady	4	6	7																		D Collins	6	4	6
	Q	C Tauson	6	3	9			Q	C Tauson	2	3
	Q	M Niculescu	6	2	1				D Collins	6	6
		D Collins	2	6	6											D Collins	7	2	6
		V Kužmová	1	2											11	G Muguruza	5	6	4
		Kr Plíšková	6	6					Kr Plíšková	3	2
		T Zidanšek	5	6	6			11	G Muguruza	6	6
	11	G Muguruza	7	4	8

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	E Rybakina	6	6
		S Cîrstea	0	3				14	E Rybakina	3	6	2
		F Ferro	77	6					F Ferro	6	4	6
		H Watson	64	4												F Ferro	79	4	6
		S Vögele	5	5												PM Țig	67	6	0
		PM Țig	7	7					PM Țig	6	6
		C McHale	6	6					C McHale	4	3
	22	K Muchová	2	4																			F Ferro	6	2	1
	26	D Vekić	3	4																		4	S Kenin	2	6	6
	Q	I Bara	6	6				Q	I Bara	6	4
		A Van Uytvanck	2	6	6				A Van Uytvanck	1	0r
		R Peterson	6	3	1										Q	I Bara	2	0
		T Babos	4	2											4	S Kenin	6	6
		A Bogdan	6	6					A Bogdan	6	3	2
		L Samsonova	4	6	3			4	S Kenin	3	6	6
	4	S Kenin	6	3	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	P Kvitová	6	7
		O Dodin	3	5				7	P Kvitová	6	6
		A Bolsova	4	3					J Paolini	3	3
		J Paolini	6	6											7	P Kvitová	7	6
	WC	D Parry	4	2												LA Fernandez	5	3
		P Hercog	6	6					P Hercog	4	6	1
		LA Fernandez	1	6	6				LA Fernandez	6	3	6
	31	M Linette	6	2	3																	7	P Kvitová	6	6
	18	A Kerber	3	3																			S Zhang	2	4
		K Juvan	6	6					K Juvan	66	2
		A Rus	79	62	3			WC	C Burel	78	6
	WC	C Burel	67	77	6										WC	C Burel	62	5
	WC	C Paquet	3	2												S Zhang	77	7
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	4	63
		S Zhang	6	77					S Zhang	6	77
	12	M Keys	3	62

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	P Martić	77	7
		M Doi	62	5				13	P Martić	61	7	6
	WC	P Parmentier	2	3					V Kudermetova	77	5	3
		V Kudermetova	6	6											13	P Martić	77	3	0
		L Siegemund	7	6												L Siegemund	65	6	6
		K Mladenovic	5	3					L Siegemund	1	6	6
		J Görges	6	64	6				J Görges	6	1	3
	19	A Riske	3	77	1																		L Siegemund	7	6
	29	S Stephens	6	6																			P Badosa	5	2
		V Diatchenko	2	2				29	S Stephens	4	6	2
		K Kozlova	2	6	3				P Badosa	6	4	6
		P Badosa	6	4	6											P Badosa	6	6
		J Ostapenko	6	6												J Ostapenko	4	3
		M Brengle	2	1					J Ostapenko	6	6
	Q	M Sherif	711	2	4			2	Ka Plíšková	4	2
	2	Ka Plíšková	69	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Świątek	Kenin
1st serve %	28/53 (53%)	37/54 (69%)
1st serve points won	19 of 28 = 68%	17 of 37 = 46%
2nd serve points won	13 of 25 = 52%	4 of 17 = 24%
Total service points won	32 of 53 = 60.38%	21 of 54 = 38.89%
Aces	1	1
Double faults	3	3
Winners	25	10
Unforced errors	17	23
Net points won	6 of 7 = 86%	2 of 7 = 29%
Break points converted	6 of 9 = 67%	3 of 3 = 100%
Return points won	33 of 54 = 61%	21 of 53 = 40%
Total points won	65	42
Source

Other entry information

Wild cards

• Eugenie Bouchard
• Clara Burel
• Elsa Jacquemot
• Chloé Paquet
• Pauline Parmentier
• Diane Parry
• Tsvetana Pironkova
• Harmony Tan

Protected ranking

• Catherine Bellis
• Daria Gavrilova
• Anna Karolína Schmiedlová

Qualifiers

Main article: 2020 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

• Irina Bara
• Sara Errani
• Barbara Haas
• Marta Kostyuk
• Varvara Lepchenko
• Monica Niculescu
• Nadia Podoroska
• Kamilla Rakhimova
• Mayar Sherif
• Clara Tauson
• Martina Trevisan
• Renata Zarazúa

Lucky loser

• Astra Sharma

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

• Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Liudmila Samsonova
• Ashleigh Barty → replaced by Stefanie Vögele
• Belinda Bencic → replaced by Astra Sharma
• Tatjana Maria → replaced by Maddison Inglis
• Naomi Osaka → replaced by Tamara Korpatsch
• Peng Shuai → replaced by Kaja Juvan
• Anastasia Potapova → replaced by Anna Kalinskaya
• Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan
• Samantha Stosur → replaced by Vitalia Diatchenko
• Carla Suárez Navarro → replaced by Greet Minnen
• Taylor Townsend → replaced by Océane Dodin
• Wang Qiang → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková
• Wang Yafan → replaced by Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Zheng Saisai → replaced by Aliaksandra Sasnovich
• Zhu Lin → replaced by Katarina Zavatska

During the tournament

• Serena Williams (achilles injury)
• Alison Van Uytvanck
• Camila Giorgi