PREVIEW NOTES: TOP SEED OPEN PRESENTED BY BLUEGRASS ORTHOPAEDICS LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, USA | AUGUST 10-16, 2020 | USD $225,500 INTERNATIONAL WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.topseedtennis.net | @TopSeedTennisKY WTA Communications: Chase Altieri (
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[email protected] to request your individual login to grant access to SAP Tennis Analytics for Media. TOP SEED OPEN PRESENTED BY BLUEGRASS ORTHOPAEDICS – QUICK FACTS Main draw dates: Monday - Sunday, August 10-16, 2020 Singles Final: Sunday, August 16, 11:00am Doubles Final: Sunday, August 16, Following Singles Final Venue: Top Seed Tennis Club Status: WTA International event Staging: Tournament’s 1st year Draw sizes: 32 singles / 16 doubles teams / 24 singles qualifying Surface: Deco Turf II / Outdoors Total prize money: USD $225,500 Tennis Ball: Wilson US Open – Regular Duty SINGLES USD $ RANK POINTS Winner 25,000 280 Runner-Up 14,000 180 Semifinalist 8,700 110 Quarterfinalist 5,000 60 Round of 16 3,150 30 Round of 32 2,300 1 MAIN DRAW QUICK-HITS Singles wildcards: Catherine McNally (USA), Shelby Rogers (USA), Vera Zvonareva (RUS) Youngest singles player: Coco Gauff, 16 years old (March 13, 2004) Oldest singles player: Venus Williams, 40 years old (June 17, 1980) TOURNAMENT TALKING POINTS • The 1st edition of the Top Seed Open presented by Bluegrass Orthaepedics is headlined by Grand Slam champions: Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Sloane Stephens.