2020 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
2020 Italian Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Diego Schwartzman
Score	7–5, 6–3
Draw	56 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2020 Italian Open (tennis)

Novak Djokovic defeated Diego Schwartzman in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2020 Italian Open. It was his fifth Italian Open title and record 36th Masters 1000 title overall. Djokovic entered his 287th week as world No. 1 (surpassing Pete Sampras in second place) following the tournament.

Rafael Nadal was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Schwartzman in the quarterfinals.

Casper Ruud became the first Norwegian to reach a Masters 1000 semifinal, surpassing his father Christian Ruud, who reached the quarterfinals of Monte Carlo in 1997.

Seeds

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

01.   Novak Djokovic (champion)

02.   Rafael Nadal (quarterfinals)

03.   Stefanos Tsitsipas (second round)

04.   Matteo Berrettini (quarterfinals)

05.   Gaël Monfils (second round)

06.   David Goffin (second round)

07.   Fabio Fognini (second round)

08.   Diego Schwartzman (final)

09.   Andrey Rublev (second round)

10.   Stan Wawrinka (first round)

11.   Karen Khachanov (first round)

12.   Denis Shapovalov (semifinals)

13.   Milos Raonic (second round)

14.   Cristian Garín (first round)

15.   Grigor Dimitrov (quarterfinals)

16.   Félix Auger-Aliassime (first round)

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

The players who also received a bye into the second round were as follows, corresponding each semifinalist from the US Open:

• Pablo Carreño Busta

The other seven byes were removed and therefore seven players were added into the main draw.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	4	6
	Q	Dominik Koepfer	3	6	3
								1	Novak Djokovic	7	6
									Casper Ruud	5	3
	4	Matteo Berrettini	6	3	65
		Casper Ruud	4	6	77
															1	Novak Djokovic	7	6
															8	Diego Schwartzman	5	3
	12	Denis Shapovalov	6	3	6
	15	Grigor Dimitrov	2	6	2
								12	Denis Shapovalov	4	7	64
								8	Diego Schwartzman	6	5	77
	8	Diego Schwartzman	6	7
	2	Rafael Nadal	2	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Djokovic	6	6
	Q	T Sandgren	6	3	64			WC	S Caruso	3	2
	WC	S Caruso	3	6	77										1	N Djokovic	79	6
	Q	M Cecchinato	3	79	6											F Krajinović	67	3
		K Edmund	6	67	2			Q	M Cecchinato	4	1
		F Krajinović	6	7					F Krajinović	6	6
	16	F Auger-Aliassime	4	5																		1	N Djokovic	6	4	6
	10	S Wawrinka	0	62																		Q	D Koepfer	3	6	3
	Q	L Musetti	6	77				Q	L Musetti	6	6
		K Nishikori	6	77					K Nishikori	3	4
		A Ramos Viñolas	4	63											Q	L Musetti	4	0
	Q	D Koepfer	3	6	77										Q	D Koepfer	6	6
		A de Minaur	6	3	65			Q	D Koepfer	6	6
								5	G Monfils	2	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Berrettini	7	6
		J-L Struff	1	65				Q	F Coria	5	1
	Q	F Coria	6	77											4	M Berrettini	77	77
		T Fritz	4	64											WC	S Travaglia	65	61
	WC	S Travaglia	6	77				WC	S Travaglia	77	7
		B Ćorić	6	6					B Ćorić	62	5
	14	C Garín	4	4																		4	M Berrettini	6	3	65
	11	K Khachanov	3	6	1																		C Ruud	4	6	77
		C Ruud	6	3	6				C Ruud	6	6
		L Sonego	6	6					L Sonego	3	4
		N Basilashvili	3	1												C Ruud	6	78
		M Čilić	64	6	6											M Čilić	2	66
		A Bublik	77	2	4				M Čilić	6	6
								6	D Goffin	2	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	F Fognini	5	64
	PR	K Anderson	3	65					U Humbert	7	77
		U Humbert	6	77												U Humbert	77	1	4
		S Querrey	3	63											12	D Shapovalov	65	6	6
	Q	P Martínez	6	77				Q	P Martínez	4	4
		G Pella	2	3				12	D Shapovalov	6	6
	12	D Shapovalov	6	6																		12	D Shapovalov	6	3	6
	15	G Dimitrov	7	6																		15	G Dimitrov	2	6	2
	WC	G Mager	5	1				15	G Dimitrov	6	6
		Y Nishioka	6	6					Y Nishioka	1	0
		M Kecmanović	4	1											15	G Dimitrov	4	6	6
		B Paire	2	1											WC	J Sinner	6	4	4
	WC	J Sinner	6	6				WC	J Sinner	6	69	6
								3	S Tsitsipas	1	711	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	D Schwartzman	6	77
	LL	J Sousa	5	62					J Millman	4	61
		J Millman	7	77											8	D Schwartzman	3	6	6
		D Evans	3	6	5											H Hurkacz	6	2	4
		H Hurkacz	6	3	7				H Hurkacz	78	3	6
	Q	F Bagnis	4	4				9	A Rublev	66	6	2
	9	A Rublev	6	6																		8	D Schwartzman	6	7
	13	M Raonic	77	6																		2	R Nadal	2	5
		A Mannarino	63	2				13	M Raonic	63	6	2
	Q	A Davidovich Fokina	4	4					D Lajović	77	4	6
		D Lajović	6	6												D Lajović	1	3
															2	R Nadal	6	6
									P Carreño Busta	1	1
								2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Tennys Sandgren (qualified)
2. Gilles Simon (second round)
3. Aljaž Bedene (second round)
4. Alexander Bublik (moved to main draw)
5. Fernando Verdasco (first round)
6. Tommy Paul (first round)
7. Jérémy Chardy (second round)
8. Juan Ignacio Londero (first round)
9. João Sousa (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
10. Radu Albot (first round)
11. Mikael Ymer (qualifying competition)
12. Egor Gerasimov (first round)
13. Kwon Soon-woo (first round)
14. Cameron Norrie (first round)
15. Corentin Moutet (qualifying competition)
16. Thiago Monteiro (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Tennys Sandgren
2. Dominik Koepfer
3. Marco Cecchinato
4. Lorenzo Musetti
5. Federico Coria
6. Facundo Bagnis
7. Pedro Martínez
8. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Lucky loser

1. João Sousa

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								1	Tennys Sandgren	66	6	6
									Alexei Popyrin	78	4	2
	Alexei Popyrin		6	78
	Luke Saville		3	66
															1	Tennys Sandgren	6	6
															9	João Sousa	3	0
	Matteo Gigante		3	6	61
	Ilya Ivashka		6	4	77
									Ilya Ivashka	4	63
								9	João Sousa	6	77
	WC	Luciano Darderi	6	3	1
	9	João Sousa	3	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								2	Gilles Simon	5	6	3
									Dominik Koepfer	7	2	6
	Flavio Cobolli		62	6	0
	Dominik Koepfer		77	3	6
															Dominik Koepfer		2	6	6
															Mikhail Kukushkin		6	4	2
	Mikhail Kukushkin		63	6	7
	Elias Ymer		77	4	5
								Mikhail Kukushkin		6	6
								Taro Daniel		2	2
		Taro Daniel	4	77	6
	16	Thiago Monteiro	6	64	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								3	Aljaž Bedene	65	3
									Jozef Kovalík	77	6
	Evgeny Donskoy		5	4
	Jozef Kovalík		7	6
															Jozef Kovalík		2	1
															Marco Cecchinato		6	6
	Andreas Seppi		2	6	61
	Bradley Klahn		6	4	77
								Bradley Klahn		1	4
								Marco Cecchinato		6	6
		Marco Cecchinato	6	5	6
	12	Egor Gerasimov	2	7	3

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Jacopo Berrettini	3	2
		Leonardo Mayer	6	6
									Leonardo Mayer	64	3
								WC	Lorenzo Musetti	77	6
		Bernabé Zapata Miralles	62	6	1
	WC	Lorenzo Musetti	77	0	6
															WC	Lorenzo Musetti	6	5	6
																Giulio Zeppieri	1	7	3
	Hugo Dellien		7	6
	Alessandro Giannessi		5	4
								Hugo Dellien		67	6	0
								Giulio Zeppieri		79	3	6
		Giulio Zeppieri	6	6
	14	Cameron Norrie	3	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Fernando Verdasco	0	2
		Damir Džumhur	6	6
								Damir Džumhur		7	6
								Tommy Robredo		5	4
	Tommy Robredo		1	6	6
	Gian Marco Moroni		6	3	4
															Damir Džumhur		1	1
															Federico Coria		6	6
	Paolo Lorenzi		6	4	5
	Federico Coria		3	6	7
								Federico Coria		6	6
								Steven Diez		4	2
		Steven Diez	6	7
	10	Radu Albot	4	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Tommy Paul	5	4
		Facundo Bagnis	7	6
								Facundo Bagnis		77	6
								James Duckworth		64	1
	James Duckworth		77	4
	Yasutaka Uchiyama		62	0r
																Facundo Bagnis	7	6
															11	Mikael Ymer	5	1
	Ernests Gulbis		66	1
	Marc Polmans		78	6
									Marc Polmans	4	4
								11	Mikael Ymer	6	6
		Marcos Giron	6	5	66
	11	Mikael Ymer	4	7	78

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Jérémy Chardy	6	6
	Alt	Michael Venus	1	1
								7	Jérémy Chardy	2	2
									Andrej Martin	6	6
	Andrej Martin		5	77	7
	Daniel Elahi Galán		7	64	5
															Andrej Martin		3	2
															Pedro Martínez		6	6
	WC	Francesco Forti	4	0
		Pedro Martínez	6	6
								Pedro Martínez		4	6	6
								Matteo Viola		6	2	4
		Matteo Viola	77	1	77
	13	Kwon Soon-woo	65	6	65

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Juan Ignacio Londero	6	2	2
		Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	2	6	6
								Alejandro Davidovich Fokina		6	6
								Yūichi Sugita		0	1
	Yūichi Sugita		6	6
	Lloyd Harris		4	2
																Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	6	6
															15	Corentin Moutet	1	2
	Filip Horanský		2	4
	Roberto Marcora		6	6
									Roberto Marcora	77	3	1r
								15	Corentin Moutet	62	6	2
		Roberto Carballés Baena	5	2r
	15	Corentin Moutet	7	4

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw