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2020 Simona Halep tennis season

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2020 Simona Halep tennis season
Full nameSimona Halep
Country Romania
Calendar prize money$1.94 million
Singles
Season record23–3
Calendar titles3
Current rankingNo. 2[1]
Year-end ranking2
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease 2
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenSF
French Open4R
WimbledonNH
US OpenA
Other tournaments
Doubles
Calendar titles0
Ranking change from previous yearSteady
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenA
French OpenA
WimbledonA
US OpenA
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenA
French OpenA
WimbledonA
US OpenA
Last updated on: 16 March 2023.

The 2020 Simona Halep tennis season officially began on 5 January 2020 at the Adelaide International. Simona Halep entered the season as the No.4 ranked player in the world and finished the year ranked as the No. 2 ranked player in the world and with the most titles alongside Aryna Sabalenka during the season, winning a total of 3 WTA titles.[2][3] Throughout the season, she achieved a new personal record with a 17-match winning streak, commencing from the Dubai Championships, surpassing her previous performance of 15 consecutive victories dating back to early 2015. [4] By the end of the 2020 season, she registered 23 wins and three losses.

Singles matches

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Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
13–18 January 2020
1R Bye
1 2R Australia Ajla Tomljanović 52 Win 6–4, 7–5
2 QF Belarus Aryna Sabalenka 13 Loss 4–6, 2–6
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
20 January – 2 February 2020
3 1R United States Jennifer Brady 193 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–1
4 2R United Kingdom Harriet Dart (Q) 112 Win 6–2, 6–4
5 3R Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 76 Win 6–1, 6–4
6 4R Belgium Elise Mertens (16) 16 Win 6–4, 6–4
7 QF Estonia Anett Kontaveit (28) 28 Win 6–1, 6–1
8 SF Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 32 Loss 6–7(8-10), 5–7
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
17–22 February 2020[5]
1R Bye
9 2R Tunisia Ons Jabeur (WC) 45 Win 1–6, 6–2, 7–6(9-7)
10 QF Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (7) 13 Win 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
11 SF United States Jennifer Brady (Q) 52 Win 6–2, 6–0
12 W Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (SE) 19 Win (1) 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7-5)
Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
WTA International
Clay, outdoor
10–16 August 2020
13 1R Slovenia Polona Hercog 46 Win 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(7-4)
14 2R Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (WC) 118 Win 3−6, 7–5, 6–2
15 QF Poland Magdalena Fręch (LL) 174 Win 6–2, 6–0
16 SF Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 82 Win 7–6(7-2), 6–3
17 W Belgium Elise Mertens (3) 23 Win (2) 6–2, 7–5
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
14 – 21 September 2020
1R Bye
18 2R Italy Jasmine Paolini (WC) 99 Win 6–3, 6–4
19 3R Ukraine Dayana Yastremska 29 Win 7–5, 6–4
20 QF Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 30 Win 6–2, 2-0 ret.
21 SF Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (9) 17 Win 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
22 W Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (2) 4 Win (3) 6–0, 2–1 ret.
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
27 September – 11 October 2020
23 1R Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo 70 Win 6–4, 6–0
24 2R Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 73 Win 6–3, 6–4
25 3R United States Amanda Anisimova (25) 29 Win 6–0, 6–1
26 4R Poland Iga Świątek 54 Loss 1–6, 2–6

Tournament schedule

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Singles schedule

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Halep's 2020 singles schedule was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participating in only six tournaments: 2 Grand Slams and 4 WTA-tour level tournaments. Nevertheless, she clinched titles in half of these tournaments.

Date Championship Location Category Surface 2019
result
2019
points
2020
points
Outcome
13 January –
18 January
Adelaide International Adelaide Premier Hard NH 0 100 Quarterfinals lost to Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
4–6, 2–6
20 January –
1 February
Australian Open Melbourne Grand Slam Hard 4R 240 780 Semifinals lost to Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
6–7(8–10), 5–7
17 February –
22 February
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai Premier[a] Hard QF 190 470 Winner defeated Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina
3−6, 6−3, 7–6(7–5)
23 February –
29 February
Qatar Open Doha Premier 5[b] Hard F 305 0 Withdrew due to fatigue [6]
9 March –
22 March
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells Premier Mandatory Hard 4R 120 0 Withdrew due to right foot injury, tournament cancellation [7][8]
10 August –
16 August
Prague Open Prague International Clay DNP 0 280 Winner defeated Belgium Elise Mertens
6−2, 7−5
14 September –
21 September
Italian Open Rome Premier 5 Clay 2R 1 900 Winner defeated Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
6–0, 2–1 ret.
27 September –
10 October
French Open Paris Grand Slam Clay QF 430 240 Fourth round lost to Poland Iga Świątek
1–6, 2–6
Road to the WTA Finals points 4962 2770 Decrease 2192 difference
Total year-end points 5461 7255 Increase 1794 difference

Yearly records

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Finals

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Singles: 3 (3 titles)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (1–0)
Premier (1–0)
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoors (3–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE Premier Hard Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 3−6, 6−3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–0 Aug 2020 Prague Open, Czech Republic International Clay Belgium Elise Mertens 6–2, 7–5
Win 3–0 Sep 2020 Italian Open, Italy Premier 5 Clay Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–0, 2–1 ret.

Top 10 wins

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# Player Rank Tournament Surface Round Score SHR
1. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 4 Italian Open, Rome, Italy Clay Final 6–0, 2–1 ret. 2

Head-to-head matchups

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Surface Win–loss Win%
Hard 10–2 83.33%
Clay 13–1 92.86%
Grass 0–0  – 
Overall 23–3 88.46%

Players are ordered by letter. (Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of the most recent match during 2020, Italic denotes top 50.)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Rankings | Singles | WTA Tour". 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Simona Halep ranking".
  3. ^ "Simona Halep's 2020 season in perspective". Tennis Majors.
  4. ^ "Halep's streak extends to 17 wins in a row". CNN.
  5. ^ "Dubai: Simona Halep wins Dubai Championships over Elena Rybakina". BBC Sports.
  6. ^ "Simona Halep Takes Break Before Sunshine Double". EssenciallySports.
  7. ^ "Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber withdraw from BNP Paribas Open". Desert Sun.
  8. ^ "Tennis in turmoil after Indian Wells cancelled due to coronavirus fears". The Guardian.