- Top Seeds: Serena Williams, Aryna Sabalenka, Johanna Konta, Amada Anisimova
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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, USA – As the tour continues in Europe, those players hoping to go on to the US Open start their campaigns in at the Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthopaedics.
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Tournament Fast Facts
| Level | WTA International |
| Surface | Hard (O) |
| Singles Draw | 32 |
| Doubles Draw | 16 |
| Prize Money | $225,500 |
| Tournament Website | |
| Top seeds | [1] Serena Williams
[2] Aryna Sabalenka [3] Johanna Konta [4] Amanda Anisimova [5] Yulia Putintseva [6] Magda Linette [7] Sloane Stephens [8] Ons Jabeur |
| Top Half | [1] Serena Williams
[7] Sloane Stephens [4] Amanda Anisimova [5] Yulia Putintseva |
| Bottom Half | [6] Magda Linette
[3] Johanna Konta [8] Ons Jabeur [2] Aryna Sabalenka |
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Draw & Results
| Tournament Website |
| Order of Play |
| Singles |
| Doubles |
| Qualifying |
[1] Serena Williams
After losing in the US Open 2019, Williams shut her season down, and 2020 saw a title win in Auckland, but a third-round exit at the Australian Open and a win and a loss at Fed up before lockdown hit globally. In that time, she has had a tennis court installed at her home with the US Open hard court, and heads a stellar field for a WTA International.
On paper this should be plain sailing for Williams, but as with everyone else, her return to the tour holds many unknowns.
Williams’ Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: Bernarda Pera | First Meeting
- R2: Victoria Azarenka | H2H: Williams leads 18-4
- QF: Sloane Stephens [7] | H2H: Williams leads 5-1
- SF: Amanda Anisimova [4] | H2H: Williams leads 1-0
- F: Aryna Sabalenka [2] | First Meeting
[2] Aryna Sabalenka
Sabalenka started her year well, with the semi-final of Adelaide and winning the title in Doha before lockdown. As well as potential rustiness on their respective come-backs, Sabalenka has a few potential first time encounters which gives her a fairly open run deep into the tournament.
Sabalenka’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: Madison Brengle | H2H: Sabalenka leads 1-0
- R2: Coco Gauff | First Meeting
- QF: Ons Jabeur [8] | First Meeting
- SF: Johanna Konta [3] | H2H: Sabalenka leads 1-0
- F: Serena Williams [1] | H2H: First Meeting
[3] Johanna Konta
With a loss, a win and a mixed doubles win under her belt at the Battle of the Brits Team Tennis, Konta has at least had some match play, while cautiously still managing a niggling knee injury that caused her to cu short her season last year after the US Open last year.
It is a tricky start for her having Maria Bouzkova first, who she lost to in her last match played of the year but if she can get a run, it could give her some match confidence.
Konta’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: Maria Bouzkova | H2H: Bouzkova leads 1-0
- R2: Anna Blinkova | First Meeting
- QF: Magda Linette [6] | H2H: First Meeting
- SF: Aryna Sabalenka [2] | H2H: Sabalenka leads 1-0
- F: Serena Williams [1] | H2H tied at 1-1
[4] Amanda Anisimova
It was a decent start for the 18-year-old Anisimova, albeit losing to Serena Williams in Auckland, but after starting with a semi-final, she seemed to be derailed before picking up a couple of wins in Doha.
Her lockdown tennis consisted of a couple of US organised domestic tournaments, and so comes in with some matches which is more than many others.
Anisimova’s Path to the Final (Ranking/Seeding)
- R1: Cece Bellis | First Meeting
- R2: Jessica Pegula | First Meeting
- QF: Yulia Putintseva [5] | First Meeting
- SF: Serena Williams [1] | H2H: Williams leads 1-0
- F: Aryna Sabalenka [2] | H2H: Anisimova leads 2-0
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