Women's singles
2020 Italian Open
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Karolína Plíšková
Score	6–0, 2–1, ret.
Draw	56 (8 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16

Simona Halep won the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Italian Open after the defending champion Karolína Plíšková retired from the final, with the scoreline at 6–0, 2–1. It was her first Italian Open title.

Sofia Kenin became the first top five player and reigning major champion to be defeated by a 'double bagel' (6–0, 6–0) scoreline since Lindsay Davenport defeated Maria Sharapova at the 2005 Indian Wells tournament. Kenin was defeated by Victoria Azarenka in the second round.^[1]

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Simona Halep	6	2
		Yulia Putintseva	2	0r
								1	Simona Halep	6	4	6
								9	Garbiñe Muguruza	3	6	4
	SE	Victoria Azarenka	6	3	4
	9	Garbiñe Muguruza	3	6	6
															1	Simona Halep	6	2
															2	Karolína Plíšková	0	1r
	12	Markéta Vondroušová	6	6
	4	Elina Svitolina	3	0
								12	Markéta Vondroušová	2	4
								2	Karolína Plíšková	6	6
	11	Elise Mertens	3	6	0
	2	Karolína Plíšková	6	3	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Halep	6	6
		A Sevastova	2	3				WC	J Paolini	3	4
	WC	J Paolini	6	6											1	S Halep	7	6
	WC	C Giorgi	5	77	4											D Yastremska	5	4
		D Yastremska	7	65	6				D Yastremska	4	77	6
		A Anisimova	77	78					A Anisimova	6	63	4
	16	D Vekić	64	66																		1	S Halep	6	2
	10	E Rybakina	6	6																			Y Putintseva	2	0r
		E Alexandrova	0	4				10	E Rybakina	7	77
		M Bouzková	6	6					M Bouzková	5	63
		A Tomljanović	3	4											10	E Rybakina	6	63	2
		Y Putintseva	6	6												Y Putintseva	4	77	6
		R Peterson	2	4					Y Putintseva	6	62	6
								8	P Martić	3	77	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	S Kenin	0	0
	SE	V Azarenka	79	6				SE	V Azarenka	6	6
	WC	V Williams	67	2											SE	V Azarenka	6
	Q	D Kasatkina	6	6											Q	D Kasatkina	6r
	WC	V Zvonareva	2	2				Q	D Kasatkina	6	6
		K Siniaková	6	6					K Siniaková	2	3
	15	A Kerber	3	1																		SE	V Azarenka	6	3	4
	9	G Muguruza	6	6																		9	G Muguruza	3	6	6
		S Stephens	3	3				9	G Muguruza	77	3	6
		O Jabeur	4	3					C Gauff	63	6	3
		C Gauff	6	6											9	G Muguruza	6	6
	WC	E Cocciaretto	2	2											7	J Konta	4	1
	Q	I-C Begu	6	6				Q	I-C Begu	0	4
								7	J Konta	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	K Bertens	4	4
	Q	K Juvan	6	4	1				P Hercog	6	6
		P Hercog	4	6	6											P Hercog	6	1	65
		I Świątek	65	3											12	M Vondroušová	1	6	77
	Q	A Rus	77	6				Q	A Rus	3	3
	Q	M Doi	1	6	4			12	M Vondroušová	6	6
	12	M Vondroušová	6	4	6																	12	M Vondroušová	6	6
	14	A Kontaveit	6	77																		4	E Svitolina	3	0
		C Garcia	3	61				14	A Kontaveit	6	5	3
		B Pera	6	63	3				S Kuznetsova	4	7	6
		S Kuznetsova	3	77	6											S Kuznetsova	66	4
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	65	6										4	E Svitolina	78	6
		S Zhang	4	77	1				A Pavlyuchenkova	3	64
								4	E Svitolina	6	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	B Bencic	3	1
		J Görges	1	0				Q	D Kovinić	6	6
	Q	D Kovinić	6	6											Q	D Kovinić	4	4
		M Linette	6	6											11	E Mertens	6	6
		J Ostapenko	4	3					M Linette	2	4
		S-w Hsieh	3	1				11	E Mertens	6	6
	11	E Mertens	6	6																		11	E Mertens	3	6	0
	13	A Riske	7	64	3																	2	Ka Plíšková	6	3	6
	Q	A Bolsova	5	77	6			Q	A Bolsova	6	1	64
	Q	A Blinkova	6	6				Q	A Blinkova	4	6	77
		J Teichmann	3	3											Q	A Blinkova	4	3
		B Strýcová	6	6											2	Ka Plíšková	6	6
		V Kudermetova	3	3					B Strýcová	3	3
								2	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
									Bye
								10	Misaki Doi
		Martina Trevisan	4	77	3
	10	Misaki Doi	6	64	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
								2	Anna Blinkova	7	6
									Stefanie Vögele	5	3
		Stefanie Vögele	2	6	7
	15	Leylah Fernandez	6	2	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Lauren Davis	4	1
		Kaja Juvan	6	6
									Kaja Juvan	6	6
								WC	Melania Delai	2	3
	WC	Melania Delai	4	6	6
	9	Nao Hibino	6	3	4

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Arantxa Rus	6	6
		Liudmila Samsonova	1	3
								4	Arantxa Rus	6	6
								13	Tímea Babos	0	1
		Giulia Gatto-Monticone	3	6	2
	13	Tímea Babos	6	1	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Zarina Diyas	5	6	3
		Anna Kalinskaya	7	2	6
									Anna Kalinskaya	2	2
								14	Aliona Bolsova	6	6
	WC	Jessica Pieri	1	1
	14	Aliona Bolsova	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Daria Kasatkina	6	6
		Arina Rodionova	0	1
								6	Daria Kasatkina	6	6
									Gabriela Dabrowski	2	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	6
		Sara Errani	1	3
								7	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	6
								16	Anna-Lena Friedsam	1	1
		Martina Di Giuseppe	3	2
	16	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Christina McHale	6	4	5
		Katarzyna Kawa	4	6	7
									Katarzyna Kawa	6	4	3
								12	Danka Kovinić	3	6	6
		Ulrikke Eikeri	2	1
	12	Danka Kovinić	6	6

References

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw