This week, the Western & Southern Open will be held, incorporating both WTA Premier 5 and ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.
It would normally be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. However this year, because of the COVID-19 situation, Flushing Meadows, the site of the US Open, will be the host.
2020 Western & Southern Open - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Hard, Laykold, in New York City, 22-28 August 2020.
Defending champion:
Madison Keys (16) who defeated wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova 7-5 7-6(5)
The following players withdrew after entering but before the main draw was published:
- Belinda Bencic replaced by Alice Cornet
- Kiki Bertens replaced by Alison Van Uytvanck
- Fiona Ferro replaced by Victoria Azarenka
- Sveta Kuznetsova replaced by Ajla Tomljanović
- Garbiñe Muguruza replaced by Bernarda Pera
- Barbora Strycova replaced by Katerina Siniakova
Karolina Pliskova, world number 3, is top seed.
The other seeds are all in the top 15
The top 7 seeds have first round byes
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