2020 Canadian Open (tennis)

The 2020 Canadian Open (branded as the 2020 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank for sponsorship reasons) was a professional men and women's outdoor hard court tennis tournament and the event was initially scheduled to be played from August 7–16, 2020 at Aviva Centre in Toronto for the men and IGA Stadium in Montreal for the women, it would be the 140th edition of the Canadian Open and as part of the 2020 US Open Series.

2020 Canadian Open
DateCancelled
Edition140th
CategoryATP Tour Masters 1000 (men)
WTA Premier 5 (women)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationToronto, Canada (men)
Montreal, Quebec (women)
2019 Champions
Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal
Women's Singles
Bianca Andreescu
Men's Doubles
Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos
Women's Doubles
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková

On April 11, the Canadian Open's women's tournament in Montreal—a WTA Tour Premier 5 event—was cancelled by Tennis Canada due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the men's tournament in Toronto was still tentatively planned as go on, and the tournament was called off due to health concerns against coronavirus. Both Toronto and Montreal retained to host the tournament in 2021 instead.

Impact of the coronavirus pandemic
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports, COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, and COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec

The hosting of the tournament has been placed in jeopardy due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The men's and women's tournaments alternate between Toronto and Montreal annually. On April 11, pursuant to a request by the province of Quebec (which has been the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada) for all cultural and sporting events to be cancelled through August,[1] Tennis Canada announced that the women's half of the Canadian Open, as part of the 2020 WTA Tour, would be cancelled. As a make-up, the 2021 Canadian Open's women's tournament will be held in Montreal instead (rather than Toronto per the rotation). The men's half of the event was still tentatively scheduled, although it may also face cancellation or postponement if the ATP and WTA extend their suspension of play into August, or if Toronto or the province of Ontario make a similar order that also applies to the period.[2][3] Toronto had already cancelled all city-led major events, festivals, conferences, permits and cultural programs until June 30. Although subject to provincial restrictions on public gatherings, Mayor John Tory stated that these did not necessarily bar the hosting of sporting events.[4][5] On June 17, the resumption of tennis season on August 14 was going to be on jeopardy that Toronto was not included in the list, the 2021 Canadian Open's men's tournament will also be held in Toronto.[6]

References
  1. Staff (2020-04-10). "Quebec calls for cancellation of all sports, festivals and cultural events until Aug. 31". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  2. "Tennis Canada announces postponement of Rogers Cup, which was scheduled for August". CTV News Montreal. 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  3. Masters, Mark (2020-04-11). "Montreal postponed, Toronto event "in jeopardy" as Tennis Canada faces "severe" economic challenge". TSN. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  4. "Coronavirus: City of Toronto cancels events through June 30, including Pride Parade". Global News. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. "Toronto official: Ban doesn't include pro teams". ESPN.com. 2020-03-31. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  6. "Toronto loses Rogers Cup men's event for 2020 because of COVID-19". CTV News. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
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