The 2020 İstanbul Cup (also known as the TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Championship İstanbul for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 13th edition of the İstanbul Cup, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 8 through 13 September 2020.[1]
| 2020 İstanbul Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–13 September |
| Edition | 13th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $225,500 |
| Surface | Clay |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Venue | Istanbul Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Patricia Maria Țig | |
| Doubles | |
 Alexa Guarachi /  Desirae Krawczyk | |
Points and prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Women's singles | $25,000 | $14,000 | $8,401 | $5,006 | $3,430 | $2,600 | $2,251 | $1,630 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $9,000 | $5,000 | $3,230 | $1,980 | $1,520 | — | — | — |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 34 | 1 |
 SWE
|
Rebecca Peterson | 48 | 2 |
 SLO
|
Polona Hercog | 49 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 50 | 4 |
 GBR
|
Heather Watson | 54 | 5 |
 BEL
|
Alison Van Uytvanck | 60 | 6 |
 KAZ
|
Zarina Diyas | 69 | 7 |
 JPN
|
Misaki Doi | 81 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 31, 2020.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Marie Bouzková → replaced by 
Kateryna Bondarenko
Sorana Cîrstea → replaced by 
Greet Minnen
Hsieh Su-wei → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig
Veronika Kudermetova → replaced by Margarita Gasparyan
Magda Linette → replaced by 
Aliaksandra Sasnovich- Elise Mertens → replaced by Katarina Zavatska
Kristina Mladenovic → replaced by 
Jasmine Paolini
Jeļena Ostapenko → replaced by 
Viktória Kužmová
Yulia Putintseva → replaced by 
Stefanie Vögele- Anastasija Sevastova → replaced by
Kaja Juvan 
Laura Siegemund → replaced by 
Viktoriya Tomova
Ajla Tomljanović → replaced by 
Danka Kovinić- Tamara Zidanšek → replaced by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI
|
Alexa Guarachi | USA
|
Desirae Krawczyk | 76 | 1 |
 AUS
|
Ellen Perez | AUS
|
Storm Sanders | 104 | 2 |
| USA
|
Kaitlyn Christian |  MEX
|
Giuliana Olmos | 128 | 3 |
 UKR
|
Kateryna Bondarenko |  CAN
|
Sharon Fichman | 182 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of August 31, 2020.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Champions edit
Singles edit
- Patricia Maria Țig def.
Eugenie Bouchard 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles edit
Alexa Guarachi / 
Desirae Krawczyk def. Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders, 6–1, 6–3
References edit
- ^ "TEB BNP Paribas İstanbul Cup Overview". wtatennis.com.
External links edit
- Official page Archived 2021-04-16 at the Wayback Machine