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.
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Full name | Simona Halep |
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Country | ![]() |
Calendar prize money | $1.94 million |
Singles | |
Season record | 23–3 |
Calendar titles | 3 |
Current ranking | No. 2[1] |
Year-end ranking | 2 |
Ranking change from previous year | ![]() |
Grand Slam & significant results | |
Australian Open | SF |
French Open | 4R |
Wimbledon | NH |
US Open | A |
Other tournaments | |
Doubles | |
Calendar titles | 0 |
Ranking change from previous year | ![]() |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | A |
French Open | A |
Wimbledon | A |
US Open | A |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | A |
French Open | A |
Wimbledon | A |
US Open | A |
Last updated on: 16 March 2023. |
Singles matches
editTournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 13–18 January 2020 |
– | 1R | Bye | |||
1 | 2R | Ajla Tomljanović | 52 | Win | 6–4, 7–5 | |
2 | QF | Aryna Sabalenka | 13 | Loss | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | ||||||
3 | 1R | Jennifer Brady | 193 | Win | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | |
4 | 2R | Harriet Dart (Q) | 112 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 | |
5 | 3R | Yulia Putintseva | 76 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 | |
6 | 4R | Elise Mertens (16) | 16 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |
7 | QF | Anett Kontaveit (28) | 28 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 | |
8 | SF | 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 | Ons Jabeur (WC) | 45 | Win | 1–6, 6–2, 7–6(9-7) | |
10 | QF | Aryna Sabalenka (7) | 13 | Win | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
11 | SF | Jennifer Brady (Q) | 52 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 | |
12 | W | 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 | Polona Hercog | 46 | Win | 6–1, 1–6, 7–6(7-4) | |
14 | 2R | Barbora Krejčíková (WC) | 118 | Win | 3−6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
15 | QF | Magdalena Fręch (LL) | 174 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 | |
16 | SF | Irina-Camelia Begu | 82 | Win | 7–6(7-2), 6–3 | |
17 | W | 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 | Jasmine Paolini (WC) | 99 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
19 | 3R | Dayana Yastremska | 29 | Win | 7–5, 6–4 | |
20 | QF | Yulia Putintseva | 30 | Win | 6–2, 2-0 ret. | |
21 | SF | Garbiñe Muguruza (9) | 17 | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |
22 | W | 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 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 70 | Win | 6–4, 6–0 |
24 | 2R | Irina-Camelia Begu | 73 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |
25 | 3R | Amanda Anisimova (25) | 29 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 | |
26 | 4R | Iga Świątek | 54 | Loss | 1–6, 2–6 |
Tournament schedule
editSingles schedule
editHalep'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 |
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13 January – 18 January |
Adelaide International | Adelaide | Premier | Hard | NH | 0 | 100 | Quarterfinals lost to Aryna Sabalenka 4–6, 2–6 |
20 January – 1 February |
Australian Open | Melbourne | Grand Slam | Hard | 4R | 240 | 780 | Semifinals lost to Garbiñe Muguruza 6–7(8–10), 5–7 |
17 February – 22 February |
Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai | Premier[a] | Hard | QF | 190 | 470 | Winner defeated 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 Elise Mertens 6−2, 7−5 |
14 September – 21 September |
Italian Open | Rome | Premier 5 | Clay | 2R | 1 | 900 | Winner defeated Karolína Plíšková 6–0, 2–1 ret. |
27 September – 10 October |
French Open | Paris | Grand Slam | Clay | QF | 430 | 240 | Fourth round lost to Iga Świątek 1–6, 2–6 |
Road to the WTA Finals points | 4962 | 2770 | 2192 difference | |||||
Total year-end points | 5461 | 7255 | 1794 difference |
Yearly records
editFinals
editSingles: 3 (3 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2020 | Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE | Premier | Hard | Elena Rybakina | 3−6, 6−3, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 2–0 | Aug 2020 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay | Elise Mertens | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | Sep 2020 | Italian Open, Italy | Premier 5 | Clay | Karolína Plíšková | 6–0, 2–1 ret. |
Top 10 wins
edit# | Player | Rank | Tournament | Surface | Round | Score | SHR |
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1. | Karolína Plíšková | 4 | Italian Open, Rome, Italy | Clay | Final | 6–0, 2–1 ret. | 2 |
Head-to-head matchups
editSurface | Win–loss | Win% |
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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.)
- Elise Mertens 2–0
- Irina-Camelia Begu 2–0
- Jennifer Brady 2–0
- Yulia Putintseva 2–0
- Ajla Tomljanović 1–0
- Amanda Anisimova 1–0
- Anett Kontaveit 1–0
- Barbora Krejčíková 1–0
- Dayana Yastremska 1–0
- Elena Rybakina 1–0
- Harriet Dart 1-0
- Jasmine Paolini 1–0
- Karolína Plíšková 1–0
- Magdalena Fręch 1–0
- Ons Jabeur 1–0
- Polona Hercog 1–0
- Sara Sorribes Tormo 1–0
- Aryna Sabalenka 1–1
- Garbiñe Muguruza 1–1
- Iga Świątek 0–1
Notes
edit- ^ Dubai Tennis Championships was a Premier 5 tournament in 2019.
- ^ Qatar Total Open was a Premier tournament in 2019.
References
edit- ^ "Rankings | Singles | WTA Tour". 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Simona Halep ranking".
- ^ "Simona Halep's 2020 season in perspective". Tennis Majors.
- ^ "Halep's streak extends to 17 wins in a row". CNN.
- ^ "Dubai: Simona Halep wins Dubai Championships over Elena Rybakina". BBC Sports.
- ^ "Simona Halep Takes Break Before Sunshine Double". EssenciallySports.
- ^ "Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber withdraw from BNP Paribas Open". Desert Sun.
- ^ "Tennis in turmoil after Indian Wells cancelled due to coronavirus fears". The Guardian.