2020 Astana Open
The 2020 Astana Open is an ATP tournament organised for male professional tennis players, held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, at the end of October 2020 on indoor hard courts. It was primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It is the first edition of the tournament and it took place in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from October 26 through November 1, 2020.
| 2020 Astana Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 October–1 November |
| Edition | 1st |
| Category | ATP Tour 250 |
| Prize money | $337,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| Venue | Daulet National Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| John Millman | |
| Doubles | |
| Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen | |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | Benoît Paire | 27 | 1 |
| SRB | Miomir Kecmanović | 39 | 2 |
| FRA | Adrian Mannarino | 41 | 3 |
| AUS | John Millman | 44 | 4 |
| USA | Tennys Sandgren | 48 | 5 |
| KAZ | Alexander Bublik | 51 | 6 |
| USA | Tommy Paul | 59 | 7 |
| AUS | Jordan Thompson | 60 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 19, 2020.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received a protected ranking into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Pablo Andújar → replaced by Mikhail Kukushkin
- Laslo Đere → replaced by Federico Delbonis
- Richard Gasquet → replaced by Radu Albot
- Juan Ignacio Londero → replaced by Egor Gerasimov
- Gilles Simon → replaced by Mackenzie McDonald
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL | Sander Gillé | BEL | Joran Vliegen | 79 | 1 |
| AUS | Max Purcell | AUS | Luke Saville | 79 | 2 |
| NZL | Marcus Daniell | AUT | Philipp Oswald | 85 | 3 |
| JPN | Ben McLachlan | CRO | Franko Škugor | 86 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of October 19, 2020
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry using a protected ranking:
Champions
Singles
- John Millman def. Adrian Mannarino, 7–5, 6–1
Doubles
- Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen def. Max Purcell / Luke Saville, 7–5, 6–3
References
- "ATP Announces Four New Events For 2020". www.atptour.com.