The 2020 Credit One Bank Invitational was a women's tennis event on the 2020 WTA Tour. Originally scheduled as the Volvo Cars Open between April 6 – 12, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced a postponement and a change to the event by Charleston Tennis, which owns the event.[1]

2020 Credit One Bank Invitational
CategoryExhibition
Draw16 player team exhibition
SurfaceGreen clay
LocationCharleston, United States
VenueFamily Circle Tennis Center
Champions
Team Mattek-Sands 26 – 22 Team Keys
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History

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On May 22, 2020, Ben Navarro, the organiser of the Charleston Open, announced the reformatted event. Credit One Bank sponsored the event, billed as the return of top-level women's tennis to competitive play in the United States. This improvised edition of the tournament was reformatted as a 16-player women's tennis all-star tournament using Laver Cup rules. The event was held behind closed doors, with prize money and the benefactor being the Medical University of South Carolina. It was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States, as a clay court tournament held on green clay.[2] It took place from June 23 until June 28, 2020.

Madison Keys and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were captains of the 16-player event featuring Sofia Kenin, Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Amanda Anisimova, Monica Puig, Ajla Tomljanović, Danielle Collins, Alison Riske, Shelby Rogers, Genie Bouchard, Jennifer Brady, Leylah Fernandez, Emma Navarro and Caroline Dolehide. There were 24 matches in total with 16 singles and eight doubles matches.

The tournament counted towards Universal Tennis Rating points. Each match was worth points depending on the day of the event, with only singles matches on the first day and only doubles matches on the final day. A team needed 25 of a possible 48 points to win the event.

All matches were two-set matches. If the match was tied after two sets, a ten-point tiebreaker was played.

The team led by Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Team Peace, won the event, 26–22. Jennifer Brady had the best performance of the tournament, going 4–0 in her four matches, the only undefeated player.

Teams

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Team Kindness Team Peace
  Madison Keys   Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Victoria Azarenka   Sofia Kenin
  Sloane Stephens   Jennifer Brady
  Amanda Anisimova   Eugenie Bouchard
  Alison Riske   Caroline Dolehide
  Shelby Rogers   Danielle Collins
  Leylah Fernandez   Emma Navarro
  Monica Puig   Ajla Tomljanović

Captains listed in bold.

Source:[3]

Schedule

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Date Match Type Team Kindness Team Peace Result Score
Monday, June 22 Team Draft
Tuesday, June 23 Singles   Alison Riske   Sofia Kenin 1–6, 1–6 0–1
  Leylah Fernandez   Emma Navarro 6–4, 6–0 1–1
Wednesday, June 24 Singles
  Amanda Anisimova   Danielle Collins 7–5, 6–4 2–1
  Shelby Rogers   Ajla Tomljanović 1–6, 2–6 2–2
  Monica Puig   Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1–6, 3–6 2–3
Thursday, June 25
Singles   Victoria Azarenka   Jennifer Brady 3–6, 2–6 2–4
Doubles   Sloane Stephens
  Amanda Anisimova
  Danielle Collins
  Eugenie Bouchard
4–6, 6–7 (5–7), 7–10 3–4
Singles   Madison Keys   Caroline Dolehide 6–1, 6–7 (6–8), 10–4 4–4
  Alison Riske   Emma Navarro 7–6 (7–5), 4–6, 10–7 6–4
  Leylah Fernandez   Eugenie Bouchard 4–6, 3–6 6–6
Friday, June 26
Doubles   Madison Keys
  Victoria Azarenka
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Sofia Kenin
2–6, 6–1, 7–10 6–8
Singles   Monica Puig   Ajla Tomljanović 5–7, 2–6 6–10
  Amanda Anisimova   Caroline Dolehide 5–7, 7–5, 10–2 8–10
Doubles   Shelby Rogers
  Alison Riske
  Emma Navarro
  Jennifer Brady
2–6, 3–6 8–12
Singles   Victoria Azarenka   Danielle Collins 1–6, 5–7 8–14
  Sloane Stephens   Eugenie Bouchard 6–3, 7–6 (9–7) 10–14
Saturday, June 27 Singles   Madison Keys   Sofia Kenin 6–3, 5–7, 10–2 13–14
Doubles   Leylah Fernandez
  Monica Puig
  Ajla Tomljanović
  Caroline Dolehide
6–7 (5–7), 6–7 (2–7) 13–17
Singles   Sloane Stephens   Jennifer Brady 2–6, 6–7 (4–7) 13–20
Sunday, June 28
Singles   Shelby Rogers   Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7–5, 7–5 16–20
Doubles   Madison Keys
  Alison Riske
  Jennifer Brady
  Eugenie Bouchard
3–6, 2–6 16–23
  Victoria Azarenka
  Amanda Anisimova
  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Sofia Kenin
3–6, 4–6 16–26
  Sloane Stephens
  Shelby Rogers
  Ajla Tomljanović
  Caroline Dolehide
7–5, 6–3 19–26
  Leylah Fernandez
  Monica Puig
  Danielle Collins
  Emma Navarro
2–6, 6–4, 11–9 22–26

NOTE: The first two matches on Wednesday were "Day One" matches. For purposes of this tournament, Days One and Two are one-point matches, Days Three and Four are two-point matches, and Days Five and Six are three-point matches.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Volvo Car Open will not be held due to COVID-19 concerns". WTA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Volvo Car Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
  3. ^ "Peace, Kindness & Tennis—Charleston draft reunites Kenin, Mattek-Sands". tennis.com. Tennis Channel Network. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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