2020 Volvo Car Open

The 2020 Credit One Bank Invitational is an upcoming a women's tennis event on the 2020 WTA Tour. Originally scheduled as the Volvo Cars Open between April 4 – 12, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced a postponement and a change to the event by Charleston Tennis, which owns the event.[1]

2020 Credit One Bank Invitational
Edition48th
CategoryExhibition
Draw16 player team exhibition
Prize money$823,000
SurfaceGreen clay
LocationCharleston, United States
VenueFamily Circle Tennis Center
2019 Champions
Singles
Madison Keys
Doubles
Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Alicja Rosolska

On May 22, 2020, Ben Navarro, the organiser of the Charleston Open, announced the reformatted event. Credit One Bank will sponsor the event, billed as the return of top-level women's tennis to competitive play in the United States. The 48th edition of this tournament was reformatted as a 16-player women's tennis all-star tournament using Laver Cup rules. The event will be held behind closed doors, with prize money and the benefactor being the Medical University of South Carolina. It will be held at the Family Circle Tennis Center, on Daniel Island, Charleston, United States, and be a clay court tournament held on green clay.[2] The new dates will be June 23 - 28, 2020.

Madison Keys and Bethanie Mattek-Sands will be captains of the 16-player event featuring Sofia Kenin, Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Amanda Anisimova, Monica Puig, Ajla Tomljanovic, Danielle Collins, Alison Riske, Shelby Rogers, Genie Bouchard, Jennifer Brady, Leylah Fernandez, Emma Navarro and Caroline Dolehide. Keys and Mattek-Sands will serve as captains. There will be 24 matches airing live on Tennis Channel with local simulcast on WCIV, with 16 singles and eight doubles matches featured.

The tournament will count towards Universal Tennis Rating points. Each match will be 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 will need 25 of a possible 48 points to win the event.

Teams
Team Kindness Team Peace
Madison Keys Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Victoria Azarenka Sofia Kenin
Sloane Stephens Jennifer Brady
Amanda Anisimova Eugenie Bouchard
Alison Riske Caroline Dolehide
Shelby Rogers Danielle Collins
Leylah Fernandez Emma Navarro
Monica Puig Ajla Tomljanovic

Captains listed in bold.

Source:[3]

Schedule
Date Match Type Team Kindness Team Peace Result Score
Monday, June 22 Team Draft
Tuesday, June 23 Singles Alison Riske Sofia Kenin 1–6, 1–6 0–1
Leylah Fernandez Emma Navarro 6–4, 6–0 1–1
Wednesday, June 24 Singles
Amanda Anisimova Danielle Collins 7-5, 6-4 2–1
Shelby Rogers Ajla Tomljanovic 1–6, 2–6 2–2
Monica Puig Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1–6, 3–6 2–3
Thursday, June 25
Singles Victoria Azarenka Jennifer Brady 3–6, 2–6 2–4
Doubles Sloane Stephens
Amanda Anisimova		 Danielle Collins
Eugenie Bouchard		 4–6, 6–7 (5–7), 7–10 3–4
Singles Madison Keys Caroline Dolehide 6–1, 6–7 (6–8), 10–4 4–4
Alison Riske Emma Navarro 7–6 (7–5), 4–6, 10–7 6–4
Leylah Fernandez Eugenie Bouchard 4–6, 3–6 6–6
Friday, June 26
Doubles Madison Keys
Victoria Azarenka		 Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sofia Kenin		 2–6, 6–1, 7–10 6–8
Singles Monica Puig Ajla Tomljanovic 5–7, 2–6 6–10
Amanda Anisimova Caroline Dolehide
Doubles Shelby Rogers
Alison Riske		 Emma Navarro
Jennifer Brady
Singles Victoria Azarenka Danielle Collins
Sloane Stephens Eugenie Bouchard
Saturday, June 27 Singles
Doubles
Singles
Sunday, June 28 Doubles

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
  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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