title: 2020 WTA Lyon Open – Singles
text: # 2020 WTA Lyon Open – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the event.
  
  Sofia Kenin won the title, defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4. Kenin won the title after saving a match point Jaqueline Cristian had against her in the second round.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Sofia Kenin (champion)
  * Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
  * Caroline Garcia (quarterfinals)
  * Alizé Cornet (second round)
  * Alison Van Uytvanck (semifinals)
  * Jil Teichmann (second round, withdrew)
  * Daria Kasatkina (semifinals)
  * Viktória Kužmová (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sofia Kenin | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | 5 | Alison Van Uytvanck | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | | | | | |
  | 5 | Alison Van Uytvanck | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 1 | Sofia Kenin | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 2 | 6 | 4 |
  | 7/WC | Daria Kasatkina | 3 | 6 | 2 | | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 2 | 6 | 4 |
  | | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | S Kenin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Diatchenko | 4 | 3 | | 1 | S Kenin | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Hon | 2 | 0 | | Q | J Cristian | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Cristian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Kenin | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Minella | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | O Dodin | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | O Dodin | 6 | 6 | | | O Dodin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Burel | 4 | 3 | | 6 | J Teichmann | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | J Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Kenin | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | $7^7$ |
  | 3 | C Garcia | 6 | 1 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Van Uytvanck | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | $6^2$ |
  | | G Minnen | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | C Garcia | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Kostyuk | 4 | 4 | | | Y Bonaventure | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Bonaventure | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | C Garcia | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | V Tomova | 7 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Fręch | 5 | $7^7$ | 4 | | V Tomova | 6 | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kawa | 1 | 3 | | 5 | A Van Uytvanck | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7/WC | D Kasatkina | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Parmentier | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7/WC | D Kasatkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Babos | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | Q | I Bara | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | I Bara | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 7/WC | D Kasatkina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | PR | V Lapko | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Giorgi | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | C Giorgi | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Lottner | 5 | 0 | | 4 | A Cornet | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | A Cornet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7/WC | D Kasatkina | 3 | 6 | 2 |
  | 8 | V Kužmová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | LL | L Pattinama Kerkhove | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | V Kužmová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Bogdan | 3 | 6 | 3 | | T Martincová | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Martincová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | V Kužmová | 6 | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
  | | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A-L Friedsam | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Komardina | 2 | 2 | | | A-L Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Paquet | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | K Mladenovic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | K Mladenovic | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Tamara Korpatsch (first round)
  * Marta Kostyuk (qualified)
  * Antonia Lottner (qualified)
  * Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Irina Bara (qualified)
  * Jana Čepelová (first round)
  * Cristina Bucșa (qualifying competition)
  * Jaqueline Cristian (qualified)
  * Magdalena Fręch (qualified)
  * Lu Jiajing (qualifying competition)
  * Isabella Shinikova (qualifying competition)
  * Natalija Kostić (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Jaqueline Cristian
  * Marta Kostyuk
  * Antonia Lottner
  * Anastasiya Komardina
  * Irina Bara
  * Magdalena Fręch
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tamara Korpatsch | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | Lara Salden | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Lara Salden | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Lara Salden | 3 | 0 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Jaqueline Cristian | 6 | 6 |
  | | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 5 | 0 | | 8 | Jaqueline Cristian | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Jaqueline Cristian | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Marta Kostyuk | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Martina Di Giuseppe | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Martina Di Giuseppe | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Marta Kostyuk | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 10 | Lu Jiajing | 1 | 6 | 1 |
  | | Elitsa Kostova | 1 | 3 | | 10 | Lu Jiajing | 1 | 6 | 1 |
  | 10 | Lu Jiajing | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Antonia Lottner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Lou Brouleau | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Lou Brouleau | 3 | 2 | 3 | Antonia Lottner | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | 7 | Cristina Bucșa | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ |
  | | Mirjam Björklund | 4 | 2 | 7 | Cristina Bucșa | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ |
  | 7 | Cristina Bucșa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | Elsa Jacquemot | $7^8$ | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | |
  | WC | Elsa Jacquemot | $7^8$ | $6^3$ | 5 | 4 | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | Anastasiya Komardina | 6 | 6 |
  | | Anastasiya Komardina | 6 | 5 | 7 | | Anastasiya Komardina | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | Natalija Kostić | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Irina Bara | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Audrey Albié | 5 | 0 | | | | |
  | WC | Audrey Albié | 5 | 0 | 5 | Irina Bara | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | 11 | Isabella Shinikova | $6^5$ | 3 |
  | | Diāna Marcinkēviča | 3 | 4 | 11 | Isabella Shinikova | $6^5$ | 3 |
  | 11 | Isabella Shinikova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Jana Čepelová | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Margot Yerolymos | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Margot Yerolymos | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | Margot Yerolymos | 6 | 1 | $6^0$ |
  | | | | | 9 | Magdalena Fręch | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | Valeria Savinykh | 1 | 2 | 9 | Magdalena Fręch | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | 9 | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  