# 2020 Italian Open – Women's singles

Simona Halep won the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Italian Open after the defending champion Karolína Plíšková retired from the final, with the scoreline at 6–0, 2–1. It was her first Italian Open title.
Sofia Kenin became the first top five player and reigning major champion to be defeated by a 'double bagel' (6–0, 6–0) scoreline since Lindsay Davenport defeated Maria Sharapova at the 2005 Indian Wells tournament. Kenin was defeated by Victoria Azarenka in the second round.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Simona Halep (champion)
    02. Karolína Plíšková (final, retired)
    03. Sofia Kenin (second round)
    04. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
    05. Kiki Bertens (second round)
    06. Belinda Bencic (second round)
    07. Johanna Konta (third round)
    08. Petra Martić (second round)
    09. Garbiñe Muguruza (semifinals)
    10. Elena Rybakina (third round)
    11. Elise Mertens (quarterfinals)
    12. Markéta Vondroušová (semifinals)
    13. Alison Riske (first round)
    14. Anett Kontaveit (second round)
    15. Angelique Kerber (first round)
    16. Donna Vekić (first 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 2 | 0$^r$ | | 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| SE | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 0 | 1$^r$ |
| 12 | Markéta Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 0 | 1$^r$ |
| 4 | Elina Svitolina | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Elina Svitolina | 3 | 0 | | 12 | Markéta Vondroušová | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 11 | Elise Mertens | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 2 | 3 | | WC | J Paolini | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Paolini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Giorgi | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | D Yastremska | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 7 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | D Yastremska | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | A Anisimova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | D Vekić | 6$^4$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 2 | 0$^r$ |
| | E Alexandrova | 0 | 4 | | 10 | E Rybakina | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bouzková | 6 | 6 | | | M Bouzková | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | E Rybakina | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | R Peterson | 2 | 4 | | | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | P Martić | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | S Kenin | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SE | V Azarenka | 7$^9$ | 6 | SE | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | SE | V Azarenka | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Kasatkina | 6$^r$ | | | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 2 | 2 | Q | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | K Siniaková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Kerber | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | SE | V Azarenka | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | G Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | S Stephens | 3 | 3 | 9 | G Muguruza | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Jabeur | 4 | 3 | | C Gauff | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | E Cocciaretto | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | J Konta | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | Q | I-C Begu | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | J Konta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | K Bertens | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Juvan | 6 | 4 | 1 | | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Hercog | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | I Świątek | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | M Vondroušová | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | A Rus | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | A Rus | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Doi | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | A Kontaveit | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Svitolina | 3 | 0 |
| | C Garcia | 3 | 6$^1$ | | 14 | A Kontaveit | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Pera | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 4 | E Svitolina | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | E Svitolina | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | B Bencic | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 1 | 0 | | Q | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | D Kovinić | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 4 | 3 | | | M Linette | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 3 | 1 | | 11 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | E Mertens | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | A Riske | 7 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Q | A Bolsova | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | A Bolsova | 6 | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Blinkova | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Teichmann | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | A Blinkova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 3 | 3 | | | B Strýcová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Bernarda Pera (moved to main draw)
* Anna Blinkova (qualified)
* Lauren Davis (first round)
* Arantxa Rus (qualified)
* Zarina Diyas (first round)
* Daria Kasatkina (qualified)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
* Christina McHale (first round)
* Nao Hibino (first round)
* Misaki Doi (qualified)
* Patricia Maria Țig (withdrew, still competing in İstanbul)
* Danka Kovinić (qualified)
* Tímea Babos (qualifying competition)
* Aliona Bolsova (qualified)
* Leylah Annie Fernandez (first round)
* Anna-Lena Friedsam (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Misaki Doi
* Anna Blinkova
* Kaja Juvan
* Arantxa Rus
* Aliona Bolsova
* Daria Kasatkina
* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Danka Kovinić

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | | Bye |
| | | | | | 10 | Misaki Doi |
| | Martina Trevisan | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 10 | Misaki Doi |
| 10 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 2 | Anna Blinkova | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Stefanie Vögele | 5 | 3 |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 2 | 6 | 7 | | Stefanie Vögele | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | Leylah Fernandez | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Lauren Davis | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Kaja Juvan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Kaja Juvan | 6 | 6 | | | Kaja Juvan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Melania Delai | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Melania Delai | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Melania Delai | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Nao Hibino | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 1 | 3 | | 4 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Tímea Babos | 0 | 1 |
| | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Tímea Babos | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Zarina Diyas | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Anna Kalinskaya | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anna Kalinskaya | 7 | 2 | 6 | | Anna Kalinskaya | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | 14 | Aliona Bolsova | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Jessica Pieri | 1 | 1 | | 14 | Aliona Bolsova | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Aliona Bolsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Arina Rodionova | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Arina Rodionova | 0 | 1 | 6 | Daria Kasatkina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Gabriela Dabrowski | 2 | 2 |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sara Errani | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sara Errani | 1 | 3 | 7 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 16 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 1 | 1 |
| | Martina Di Giuseppe | 3 | 2 | 16 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Christina McHale | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Kawa | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Katarzyna Kawa | 4 | 6 | 7 | | Katarzyna Kawa | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | 12 | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Ulrikke Eikeri | 2 | 1 | | 12 | Danka Kovinić | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Danka Kovinić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |