# 2020 WTA Shenzhen Open – Singles

Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Kristýna Plíšková.
Ekaterina Alexandrova won her first WTA singles title, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final, 6–2, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Belinda Bencic (first round)
* Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
* Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
* Wang Qiang (quarterfinals)
* Ekaterina Alexandrova (champion)
* Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)
* Elena Rybakina (final)
* Zhang Shuai (second 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
* NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

### Finals

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

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Bencic | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Blinkova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | A Blinkova | 1 | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Duan | 3 | 4 | | | Z Diyas | 6 | 6$^9$ | 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 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Xin Wang | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | G Muguruza | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 6 | 6 | | | A Sasnovich | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 4 | 4 | | 5 | E Alexandrova | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Alexandrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | PR | K Bondarenko | 7$^{10}$ | 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

* Tatjana Maria (first round)
* Nina Stojanović (first round)
* Tímea Babos (qualifying competition)
* Jasmine Paolini (qualifying competition)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
* Margarita Gasparyan (qualified)
* Varvara Gracheva (qualifying competition)
* Monica Niculescu (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Anna-Lena Friedsam
* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Margarita Gasparyan
* Nicole Gibbs

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

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

#### Second qualifier

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

#### Third qualifier

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

#### Fourth qualifier

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