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2020 Volvo Car Open

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2020 Credit One Bank Invitational
CategoryExhibition
Draw16 player team exhibition
SurfaceGreen clay
LocationCharleston, United States
VenueFamily Circle Tennis Center
Champions
Team Mattek-Sands 26 – 22 Team Keys
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The 2020 Credit One Bank Invitational was a women's tennis event on the 2020 WTA Tour. Originally scheduled as the Volvo Cars Open between April 6 – 12, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced a postponement and a change to the event by Charleston Tennis, which owns the event.[1]

History

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On May 22, 2020, Ben Navarro, the organiser of the Charleston Open, announced the reformatted event. Credit One Bank sponsored the event, billed as the return of top-level women's tennis to competitive play in the United States. This improvised edition of the tournament was reformatted as a 16-player women's tennis all-star tournament using Laver Cup rules. The event was held behind closed doors, with prize money and the benefactor being the Medical University of South Carolina. It was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States, as a clay court tournament held on green clay.[2] It took place from June 23 until June 28, 2020.

Madison Keys and Bethanie Mattek-Sands were captains of the 16-player event featuring Sofia Kenin, Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Amanda Anisimova, Monica Puig, Ajla Tomljanović, Danielle Collins, Alison Riske, Shelby Rogers, Genie Bouchard, Jennifer Brady, Leylah Fernandez, Emma Navarro and Caroline Dolehide. There were 24 matches in total with 16 singles and eight doubles matches.

The tournament counted towards Universal Tennis Rating points. Each match was worth points depending on the day of the event, with only singles matches on the first day and only doubles matches on the final day. A team needed 25 of a possible 48 points to win the event.

All matches were two-set matches. If the match was tied after two sets, a ten-point tiebreaker was played.

The team led by Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Team Peace, won the event, 26–22. Jennifer Brady had the best performance of the tournament, going 4–0 in her four matches, the only undefeated player.

Teams

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Team Kindness Team Peace
United States Madison Keys United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Sofia Kenin
United States Sloane Stephens United States Jennifer Brady
United States Amanda Anisimova Canada Eugenie Bouchard
United States Alison Riske United States Caroline Dolehide
United States Shelby Rogers United States Danielle Collins
Canada Leylah Fernandez United States Emma Navarro
Puerto Rico Monica Puig Australia Ajla Tomljanović

Captains listed in bold.

Source:[3]

Schedule

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Date Match Type Team Kindness Team Peace Result Score
Monday, June 22 Team Draft
Tuesday, June 23 Singles United States Alison Riske United States Sofia Kenin 1–6, 1–6 0–1
Canada Leylah Fernandez United States Emma Navarro 6–4, 6–0 1–1
Wednesday, June 24 Singles
United States Amanda Anisimova United States Danielle Collins 7–5, 6–4 2–1
United States Shelby Rogers Australia Ajla Tomljanović 1–6, 2–6 2–2
Puerto Rico Monica Puig United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1–6, 3–6 2–3
Thursday, June 25
Singles Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Jennifer Brady 3–6, 2–6 2–4
Doubles United States Sloane Stephens
United States Amanda Anisimova
United States Danielle Collins
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
4–6, 6–7 (5–7), 7–10 3–4
Singles United States Madison Keys United States Caroline Dolehide 6–1, 6–7 (6–8), 10–4 4–4
United States Alison Riske United States Emma Navarro 7–6 (7–5), 4–6, 10–7 6–4
Canada Leylah Fernandez Canada Eugenie Bouchard 4–6, 3–6 6–6
Friday, June 26
Doubles United States Madison Keys
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Sofia Kenin
2–6, 6–1, 7–10 6–8
Singles Puerto Rico Monica Puig Australia Ajla Tomljanović 5–7, 2–6 6–10
United States Amanda Anisimova United States Caroline Dolehide 5–7, 7–5, 10–2 8–10
Doubles United States Shelby Rogers
United States Alison Riske
United States Emma Navarro
United States Jennifer Brady
2–6, 3–6 8–12
Singles Belarus Victoria Azarenka United States Danielle Collins 1–6, 5–7 8–14
United States Sloane Stephens Canada Eugenie Bouchard 6–3, 7–6 (9–7) 10–14
Saturday, June 27 Singles United States Madison Keys United States Sofia Kenin 6–3, 5–7, 10–2 13–14
Doubles Canada Leylah Fernandez
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
Australia Ajla Tomljanović
United States Caroline Dolehide
6–7 (5–7), 6–7 (2–7) 13–17
Singles United States Sloane Stephens United States Jennifer Brady 2–6, 6–7 (4–7) 13–20
Sunday, June 28
Singles United States Shelby Rogers United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7–5, 7–5 16–20
Doubles United States Madison Keys
United States Alison Riske
United States Jennifer Brady
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
3–6, 2–6 16–23
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United States Amanda Anisimova
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Sofia Kenin
3–6, 4–6 16–26
United States Sloane Stephens
United States Shelby Rogers
Australia Ajla Tomljanović
United States Caroline Dolehide
7–5, 6–3 19–26
Canada Leylah Fernandez
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
United States Danielle Collins
United States Emma Navarro
2–6, 6–4, 11–9 22–26

NOTE: The first two matches on Wednesday were "Day One" matches. For purposes of this tournament, Days One and Two are one-point matches, Days Three and Four are two-point matches, and Days Five and Six are three-point matches.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Volvo Car Open will not be held due to COVID-19 concerns". WTA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Volvo Car Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
  3. ^ "Peace, Kindness & Tennis—Charleston draft reunites Kenin, Mattek-Sands". tennis.com. Tennis Channel Network. June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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