2020 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion,^[1] but lost in the second round to Kristýna Plíšková.

Singles
2020 WTA Shenzhen Open
Champion	Ekaterina Alexandrova
Runner-up	Elena Rybakina
Score	6–2, 6–4
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2020 WTA Shenzhen Open

Ekaterina Alexandrova won her first WTA singles title, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Belinda Bencic (first round)
2. Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
3. Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
4. Wang Qiang (quarterfinals)
5. Ekaterina Alexandrova (champion)
6. Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)
7. Elena Rybakina (final)
8. Zhang Shuai (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Garbiñe Muguruza	4	3
	5	Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	6
								5	Ekaterina Alexandrova	6	6
								7	Elena Rybakina	2	4
	7	Elena Rybakina	6	7
		Kristýna Plíšková	2	5

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Bencic	6	3	3
		A Blinkova	3	6	6				A Blinkova	1	711	4
	WC	Y Duan	3	4					Z Diyas	6	69	6
		Z Diyas	6	6												Z Diyas	4	6	4
	PR	S Rogers	6	5	6										6	G Muguruza	6	2	6
	Q	N Gibbs	3	7	4			PR	S Rogers	1	62
	WC	Xin Wang	6	3	0			6	G Muguruza	6	77
	6	G Muguruza	3	6	6																	6	G Muguruza	4	3
	4	Q Wang	6	6																		5	E Alexandrova	6	6
		O Jabeur	0	3				4	Q Wang	6	0	77
		A Sasnovich	6	6					A Sasnovich	4	6	65
	Q	A-L Friedsam	2	3											4	Q Wang	6	4	3
		S Peng	6	3	6										5	E Alexandrova	3	6	6
		L Zhu	2	6	3				S Peng	67	1
		K Siniaková	4	4				5	E Alexandrova	79	6
	5	E Alexandrova	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	E Rybakina	6	1	6
		S Zheng	2	6	2			7	E Rybakina	6	6
		S Sorribes Tormo	6	1	3				Y Wang	3	4
		Y Wang	1	6	6										7	E Rybakina	6	4	6
		S Cîrstea	6	1	1										3	E Mertens	4	6	2
	WC	Xiy Wang	3	6	6			WC	Xiy Wang	4	3
		L Tsurenko	3	3				3	E Mertens	6	6
	3	E Mertens	6	6																		7	E Rybakina	6	7
	8	S Zhang	6	6																			Kr Plíšková	2	5
		M Linette	4	2				8	S Zhang	68	3
	PR	K Bondarenko	6	6				PR	K Bondarenko	710	6
		M Doi	4	1											PR	K Bondarenko	4	4
		Kr Plíšková	6	6												Kr Plíšková	6	6
	Q	I-C Begu	3	3					Kr Plíšková	6	6
	Q	M Gasparyan	3	0				2	A Sabalenka	4	4
	2	A Sabalenka	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Tatjana Maria (first round)
2. Nina Stojanović (first round)
3. Tímea Babos (qualifying competition)
4. Jasmine Paolini (qualifying competition)
5. Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
6. Margarita Gasparyan (qualified)
7. Varvara Gracheva (qualifying competition)
8. Monica Niculescu (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Anna-Lena Friedsam
2. Irina-Camelia Begu
3. Margarita Gasparyan
4. Nicole Gibbs

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Tatjana Maria	1	2
		Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	6
									Anna-Lena Friedsam	7	6
								7	Varvara Gracheva	5	4
	WC	Yuan Yue	4	3
	7	Varvara Gracheva	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Nina Stojanović	4	6	5
		Barbora Krejčíková	6	2	7
									Barbora Krejčíková	5	2
								5	Irina-Camelia Begu	7	6
		Stefanie Vögele	5	6	1
	5	Irina-Camelia Begu	7	3	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tímea Babos	7	6
		Kaja Juvan	5	4
								3	Tímea Babos	3	77	3
								6	Margarita Gasparyan	6	63	6
	WC	Ma Shuyue	2	1
	6	Margarita Gasparyan	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Jasmine Paolini	6	7
		Martina Trevisan	3	5
								4	Jasmine Paolini	3	0
									Nicole Gibbs	6	6
		Nicole Gibbs	6	6
	8	Monica Niculescu	3	3