The 2020 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at Melbourne Park, from 20 January to 2 February 2020. It was the 108th edition of the Australian Open, the 52nd in the Open Era, and the first Grand Slam of the year. The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments.
Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were the defending champions in Men's Singles and Women's Singles, respectively. Osaka lost in the third round to Coco Gauff. In contrast, Djokovic successfully defended his title by defeating Dominic Thiem to win the tournament for a record-extending eighth time.
Prior to this edition of the Australian Open, the supplier of the hard courts was changed to GreenSet, though the court surface and color remained the same. This is one of the few sporting events held in 2020 which was unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament had a record attendance of 812,174 spectators.
Tournament
The 2020 Australian Open was the 108th edition of the tournament, held at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2020 ATP Tour and the 2020 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as the mixed doubles events. There are singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments. There are also singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament is played on hard courts and is taking place across a series of 25 courts, the three main show courts Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Arena and Margaret Court Arena. 1573 Arena (formerly Show Court Two) was upgraded into a main show court.
Impact of bushfires The bushfires that had burned large portions of Australia for months left a smoke haze over Melbourne on the first day of qualifying. That day, the air over Melbourne was rated as the worst in the world. In qualifying, play was delayed, some players called for medical timeouts, and Dalila Jakupović was forced to retire, due to a coughing fit brought on by the poor air quality.
The tournament held a Rally for Relief similar to the one of 2011 before the tournament to raise money to aid areas devastated by the bushfires. Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff, Petra Kvitová, Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Alexander Zverev all played a doubles format match with Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki as team captains. Roger Federer and Nick Kyrgios later played a one set singles match where Federer prevailed.
Singles players Men's singles Men's singles players Champion Runner-up Novak Djokovic Dominic Thiem Semifinals out Alexander Zverev Roger Federer Quarterfinals out Rafael Nadal Stan Wawrinka Tennys Sandgren Milos Raonic 4th round out Nick Kyrgios Gaël Monfils Daniil Medvedev Andrey Rublev Fabio Fognini Márton Fucsovics Marin Čilić Diego Schwartzman 3rd round out Pablo Carreño Busta Karen Khachanov Ernests Gulbis (Q) Taylor Fritz Alexei Popyrin John Isner David Goffin Fernando Verdasco Sam Querrey Guido Pella Tommy Paul John Millman Stefanos Tsitsipas Roberto Bautista Agut Dušan Lajović Yoshihito Nishioka 2nd round out Federico Delbonis Peter Gojowczyk (Q) Gilles Simon Mikael Ymer Ivo Karlović Aljaž Bedene Kevin Anderson Alex Bolt (WC) Pedro Martínez (Q) Jaume Munar Alejandro Tabilo (Q) Andreas Seppi Pierre-Hugues Herbert Yūichi Sugita Nikoloz Basilashvili Egor Gerasimov Matteo Berrettini Ričardas Berankis Grégoire Barrère Jordan Thompson Jannik Sinner Grigor Dimitrov Hubert Hurkacz Filip Krajinović Philipp Kohlschreiber Cristian Garín Benoît Paire Michael Mmoh (WC) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Marc Polmans (WC) Dan Evans Tatsuma Ito (WC) 1st round out Hugo Dellien João Sousa Christopher Eubanks (Q) Jozef Kovalík (LL) Lorenzo Sonego Pablo Cuevas Yasutaka Uchiyama Mario Vilella Martínez (Q) Lu Yen-hsun (PR) Vasek Pospisil (PR) James Duckworth Félix Auger-Aliassime Tallon Griekspoor (Q) Ilya Ivashka (Q) Albert Ramos Viñolas Adrian Mannarino Frances Tiafoe Dominik Koepfer Hugo Gaston (WC) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Thiago Monteiro Daniel Elahi Galán (Q) Miomir Kecmanović Damir Džumhur Jérémy Chardy Cameron Norrie Elliot Benchetrit (Q) Christopher O'Connell (WC) Kwon Soon-woo Evgeny Donskoy (LL) Casper Ruud Marco Cecchinato Andrew Harris (WC) Marco Trungelliti (Q) Roberto Carballés Baena Borna Ćorić John-Patrick Smith (WC) Mohamed Safwat (Q) Alexander Bublik Reilly Opelka Denis Shapovalov Max Purcell (Q) Leonardo Mayer Juan Ignacio Londero Dennis Novak (Q) Ugo Humbert Quentin Halys (Q) Steve Johnson Salvatore Caruso Marcos Giron Stefano Travaglia Lorenzo Giustino (LL) Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (PR) Corentin Moutet Pablo Andújar Feliciano López Lloyd Harris Norbert Gombos (Q) Mikhail Kukushkin Kyle Edmund Mackenzie McDonald (PR) Laslo Đere Prajnesh Gunneswaran (LL) Jan-Lennard Struff
Women's singles Women's singles players Champion Runner-up Sofia Kenin Garbiñe Muguruza Semifinals out Ashleigh Barty Simona Halep Quarterfinals out Petra Kvitová Ons Jabeur Anett Kontaveit Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4th round out Alison Riske Maria Sakkari Coco Gauff Wang Qiang Iga Świątek Elise Mertens Kiki Bertens Angelique Kerber 3rd round out Elena Rybakina Julia Görges Madison Keys Ekaterina Alexandrova Naomi Osaka Zhang Shuai Caroline Wozniacki Serena Williams Belinda Bencic Donna Vekić Catherine Bellis (PR) Yulia Putintseva Elina Svitolina Zarina Diyas Camila Giorgi Karolína Plíšková 2nd round out Polona Hercog Greet Minnen (Q) Zhu Lin Petra Martić Arantxa Rus Nao Hibino (Q) Barbora Krejčíková (Q) Paula Badosa Zheng Saisai Sorana Cîrstea Caty McNally (Q) Ann Li (Q) Caroline Garcia Dayana Yastremska Fiona Ferro Tamara Zidanšek Jeļena Ostapenko Sara Sorribes Tormo Alizé Cornet Carla Suárez Navarro Heather Watson Karolína Muchová Danielle Collins Harriet Dart (Q) Lauren Davis Ajla Tomljanović Anna Blinkova Arina Rodionova (WC) Svetlana Kuznetsova Priscilla Hon (WC) Taylor Townsend Laura Siegemund 1st round out Lesia Tsurenko Rebecca Peterson Aliaksandra Sasnovich Bernarda Pera Wang Yafan Viktorija Golubic Viktória Kužmová Christina McHale Daria Kasatkina Magda Linette Peng Shuai Margarita Gasparyan Jil Teichmann Kaia Kanepi Johanna Larsson (Q) Kateřina Siniaková Marie Bouzková Anna Kalinskaya (Q) Venus Williams Barbora Strýcová Sloane Stephens Samantha Stosur Lizette Cabrera (WC) Martina Trevisan (Q) Johanna Konta Madison Brengle Kristie Ahn Kaja Juvan (Q) Pauline Parmentier (WC) Alison Van Uytvanck Han Na-lae (WC) Anastasia Potapova Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (PR) Liudmila Samsonova (Q) Veronika Kudermetova Astra Sharma (WC) Maria Sharapova (WC) Monica Niculescu (Q) Tímea Babos Aryna Sabalenka Danka Kovinić Kristýna Plíšková Tatjana Maria Kirsten Flipkens Vitalia Diatchenko Hsieh Su-wei Misaki Doi Jennifer Brady Katie Boulter (PR) Leylah Annie Fernandez (Q) Shelby Rogers (Q) Anastasija Sevastova Amanda Anisimova Jasmine Paolini Kateryna Bondarenko (PR) Irina-Camelia Begu Markéta Vondroušová Antonia Lottner (Q) Kateryna Kozlova Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Q) Nina Stojanović Jessica Pegula CoCo Vandeweghe (WC) Kristina Mladenovic
Events
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic def. Dominic Thiem, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles
Sofia Kenin def. Garbiñe Muguruza, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Men's doubles
Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury def. Max Purcell / Luke Saville, 6–4, 6–2
Women's doubles
Tímea Babos / Kristina Mladenovic def. Hsieh Su-wei / Barbora Strýcová, 6–2, 6–1
Mixed doubles
Barbora Krejčíková / Nikola Mektić def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray, 5–7, 6–4, [10–1]
Wheelchair men's singles
Shingo Kunieda def. Gordon Reid, 6–4, 6–4
Wheelchair women's singles
Yui Kamiji def. Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–2
Wheelchair quad singles
Dylan Alcott def. Andy Lapthorne, 6–0, 6–4
Wheelchair men's doubles
Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Wheelchair women's doubles
Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley def. Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–4
Wheelchair quad doubles
Dylan Alcott / Heath Davidson def. Andy Lapthorne / David Wagner, 6–4, 6–3
Boys' singles
Harold Mayot def. Arthur Cazaux, 6–4, 6–1
Girls' singles
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva def. Weronika Baszak, 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Boys' doubles
Nicholas David Ionel / Leandro Riedi def. Mikołaj Lorens / Kārlis Ozoliņš, 6–7(8–10), 7–5, [10–4]
Girls' doubles
Alex Eala / Priska Madelyn Nugroho def. Živa Falkner / Matilda Mutavdzic, 6–1, 6–2
Point distribution and prize money
Point distribution Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points offered for each event.
Senior points EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680Men's doubles0 13007804302401307010403020210
Wheelchair points EventWFSF/3rdQF/4thSingles800500375100Doubles800500100Quad singles800500100800100
Junior points EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Boys' singles37527018012075302520Girls' singlesBoys' doubles2701801207545Girls' doubles
Prize money The Australian Open total prize money for 2020 was increased by 13.6% to a tournament record A$71,000,000.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q3Q2Q1SinglesA$4,120,000A$2,065,000A$1,040,000A$525,000A$300,000A$180,000A$128,000A$90,000A$50,000A$32,500A$20,000Doubles *A$760,000A$380,000A$200,000A$110,000A$62,000A$38,000A$25,000Mixed doubles *A$190,000A$100,000A$50,000A$24,000A$12,000A$6,250 1Qualifiers prize money was also the Round of 128 prize money. *per team
References
External links
Australian Open official website