# 2020 Cary Challenger – Singles

Andreas Seppi was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.
Denis Kudla won the title after defeating Prajnesh Gunneswaran 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 in the final.

## Seeds

* Thiago Monteiro (second round)
* Denis Kudla (champion)
* Daniel Elahi Galán (semifinals)
* Prajnesh Gunneswaran (final)
* Mohamed Safwat (first round)
* Michael Mmoh (second round, withdrew)
* Dmitry Popko (quarterfinals)
* Mackenzie McDonald (first round)

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Mikael Torpegaard | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | w/o | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | w/o | | | 4 | Prajnesh Gunneswaran | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | | 2 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Daniel Elahi Galán | 7$^8$ | 1 | 4 | 2 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Denis Kudla | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Monteiro | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Clezar | 6$^5$ | 2$^r$ | | 1 | T Monteiro | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Torpegaard | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Torpegaard | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | W Blumberg | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | M Torpegaard | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | |
| | T-S Kwiatkowski | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | B Nakashima | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | B Nakashima | 4 | 6 | 7 | | B Nakashima | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Galarneau | 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | A Galarneau | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M McDonald | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Torpegaard | |
| 4 | P Gunneswaran | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Gunneswaran | w/o |
| | P Polansky | 2 | 2 | | 4 | P Gunneswaran | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fratangelo | 6$^{11}$ | 3 | | | J Sock | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sock | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | P Gunneswaran | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | R Ramanathan | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | Q | T Bellucci | 6 | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Gabashvili | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Bellucci | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7$^9$ | Q | T Bellucci | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Safwat | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | M Mmoh | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Nedovyesov | 5 | 0 | | 6 | M Mmoh | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Eubanks | 7 | 7 | | | C Eubanks | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Harrison | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | C Eubanks | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | H Moriya | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | DE Galán | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T-l Wu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | T-l Wu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cid Subervi | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 3 | DE Galán | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | DE Galán | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | DE Galán | 7$^8$ | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | D Popko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Kudla | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 |
| | U Blanch | 3 | 2 | | 7 | D Popko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Ymer | 1 | 2 | | | M Krueger | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krueger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | D Popko | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | N Rubin | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Garrett Johns | 4 | 6 | 7 | WC | G Johns | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K King | 2 | 1 | | 2 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |