title: 2020 Simona Halep tennis season
text: # 2020 Simona Halep tennis season
  
  The 2020 Simona Halep tennis season officially began on 5 January 2020 at the Sydney International. Simona Halep entered the season as the No. 6 ranked player in the world and finished the year ranked as the No. 2 ranked player in the world and the most titles among the WTA players (3).
  
  ## Singles matches
  
  | Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 13–18 January 2020 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
  | Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 13–18 January 2020 | 1 | 2R | Ajla Tomljanović | WC | Win | 6–4, 7–5 |
  | Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 13–18 January 2020 | 2 | 3r | Aryna Sabalenka | 6/WC | Loss | 4–6, 2–6 |
  | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 |
  | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 3 | 1R | Jennifer Brady (WC) | 193 | Win | $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–1 |
  | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 4 | 2R | Harriet Dart | 112 | Win | 6–2, 6–4 |
  | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 5 | 3R | Yulia Putintseva | 76 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 |
  | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 6 | 4R | Elise Mertens (16) | 16 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 |
  | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 7 | QF | Anett Kontaveit (28) | 28 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 |
  | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 20 January – 2 February 2020 | 8 | SF | Garbiñe Muguruza | | Loss | 6–7, 5–7 |
  | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 17–22 February 2020 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
  | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 17–22 February 2020 | 9 | 2R | Ons Jabeur | 79 | Win | 1–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
  | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 17–22 February 2020 | 10 | QF | Aryna Sabalenka (7) | 23 | Win | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
  | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 17–22 February 2020 | 11 | SF | Jennifer Brady | 45 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 |
  | Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 17–22 February 2020 | 12 | W | Elena Rybakina | 45 | Win (1) | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
  | J&T Banka Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International Clay, outdoor 10–16 August 2020 |
  | J&T Banka Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International Clay, outdoor 10–16 August 2020 | 13 | 1R | Polona Hercog | 110 | Win | 6–1, 1–6, 7–6 |
  | J&T Banka Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International Clay, outdoor 10–16 August 2020 | 14 | 2R | Barbora Krejcikova(WC) | WC | Win | 3−6, 7–5, 6–2 |
  | J&T Banka Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International Clay, outdoor 10–16 August 2020 | 15 | QF | Magdalena Fręch | 73 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 |
  | J&T Banka Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International Clay, outdoor 10–16 August 2020 | 16 | SF | Irina-Camelia Begu | 43 | Win | 7–6, 6–3 |
  | J&T Banka Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic WTA International Clay, outdoor 10–16 August 2020 | 17 | W | Elise Mertens (3) | 47 | Win (2) | 6–2, 7–5 |
  | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 Septembre 2020 |
  | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 Septembre 2020 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
  | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 Septembre 2020 | 18 | 2R | Jasmine Paolini | 78 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
  | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 Septembre 2020 | 19 | 3R | Dayana Yastremska | 31 | Win | 7–5, 6–4 |
  | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 Septembre 2020 | 20 | QF | Yulia Putintseva | | Win | 6–2, 6–0 |
  | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 Septembre 2020 | 21 | SF | Garbiñe Muguruza (9) | 12 | Win | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
  | Italian Open Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14 – 21 Septembre 2020 | 22 | W | Karolína Plíšková (2) | 4 | Win (3) | 6–0, 2–1 |
  | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 26 May – 9 June 2020 | 23 | 1R | Sara Sorribes | 47 | Win | 6–4, 6–0 |
  | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 26 May – 9 June 2020 | 24 | 2R | Irina Begu | 87 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
  | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 26 May – 9 June 2020 | 25 | 3R | Amanda Anisimova (25) | 25 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
  | French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 26 May – 9 June 2020 | 26 | 4R | Iga Świątek | 104 | Loss | 1–6, 2–6 |
  
  ## Yearly records
  
  ### Head-to-head matchups
  
  | Surface | Win–loss | Win% |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hard | 10–2 | 83.33% |
  | Clay | 13–1 | 92.86% |
  | Grass | 0–0 | – |
  | Overall | 23–3 | 88.46% |
  
  Players are ordered by letter. (Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of the most recent match between the two players, Italic denotes top 50.)
  
  * Elise Mertens 2–0
  * Irina-Camelia Begu 2–0
  * Jennifer Brady2-0
  * Yulia Putintseva 2–0
  * Ajla Tomljanović 1–0
  * Amanda Anisimova 1–0
  * Anett Kontaveit 1–0
  * Barbora Krejcikova 1–0
  * Dayana Yastremska 1–0
  * Elena Rybakina 1–0
  * Harriet Dart1-0
  * Jasmine Paolini 1–0
  * Karolína Plíšková 1–0
  * Magdalena Fręch 1–0
  * Ons Jabeur 1–0
  * Polona Hercog 1–0
  * Sara Sorribes 1–0
  * Aryna Sabalenka 1–1
  * Garbiñe Muguruza 1–1
  * Iga Świątek 0-1
  