The 2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament, and part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour[1] and the 2020 WTA 125K series.[2] It took place from March 2–8, 2020 in Indian Wells, United States.
| 2020 Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 2–8 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour WTA 125K series |
| Draw | 48S / 16D |
| Prize money | $162,480+H (ATP) $162,480 (WTA) |
| Surface | Hard, outdoor |
| Location | Indian Wells, United States |
| Venue | Indian Wells Tennis Garden |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Steve Johnson | |
| Women's singles | |
 Irina-Camelia Begu | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Denis Kudla / Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend | |
Point distribution
edit| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 48 | Q | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 125 | 75 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Women's singles | 160 | 95 | 57 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Women's doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Men's singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA
|
Ugo Humbert | 43 | 1 |
| FRA
|
Lucas Pouille | 57 | 2 |
 GBR |
|||
 MDA
|
Radu Albot | 69 | 4 |
| USA
|
Steve Johnson | 73 | 5 |
 ITA
|
Jannik Sinner | 75 | 6 |
 JPN
|
Yūichi Sugita | 81 | 7 |
| USA
|
Frances Tiafoe | 82 | 8 |
| FRA
|
Grégoire Barrère | 90 | 9 |
| ITA
|
Salvatore Caruso | 100 | 10 |
| USA
|
Denis Kudla | 106 | 11 |
| JPN
|
Taro Daniel | 110 | 12 |
 RUS
|
Evgeny Donskoy | 114 | 13 |
| USA
|
Marcos Giron | 115 | 14 |
 AUS
|
Christopher O'Connell | 116 | 15 |
 GER
|
Peter Gojowczyk | 117 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 24 February 2020.[3]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Gage Brymer
Sem Verbeek
Women's singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 CZE
|
Kateřina Siniaková | 55 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Anna Blinkova | 59 | 2 |
| USA
|
Bernarda Pera | 63 | 3 |
| USA
|
Taylor Townsend | 67 | 4 |
| GER
|
Laura Siegemund | 68 | 5 |
| JPN
|
Nao Hibino | 71 | 6 |
| USA
|
Madison Brengle | 76 | 7 |
 CHN
|
Zhu Lin | 77 | 8 |
| USA
|
Jessica Pegula | 79 | 9 |
| ROU
|
Patricia Maria Țig | 81 | 10 |
 PUR
|
Monica Puig | 84 | 11 |
| USA
|
Christina McHale | 86 | 12 |
| JPN
|
Misaki Doi | 89 | 13 |
| USA
|
Kristie Ahn | 93 | 14 |
| AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 96 | 15 |
| RUS
|
Varvara Gracheva | 101 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 24 February 2019.[4]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw using protected rankings:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
edit- Before the tournament
- Allie Kiick → replaced by Sachia Vickery
- Whitney Osuigwe → replaced by
Verónica Cepede Royg
- During the tournament
Women's doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN
|
Duan Yingying | JPN
|
Nao Hibino | 87 | 1 |
| JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 108 | 2 |
| AUS
|
Samantha Stosur |  BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 121 | 3 |
| USA
|
Asia Muhammad | USA
|
Taylor Townsend | 140 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 24 February 2020
Other entrants
editThe following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
editMen's singles
edit- Steve Johnson def. Jack Sock 6–4, 6–4.
Women's singles
edit
Irina-Camelia Begu def. 
Misaki Doi, 6–3, 6–3
Men's doubles
edit- Denis Kudla / Thai-Son Kwiatkowski def. Sebastian Korda / Mitchell Krueger 6–3, 2–6, [10–6].
Women's doubles
edit- Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend def. Caty McNally / Jessica Pegula, 6–4, 6–4
References
edit- ^ "ATP Indian Wells Overview". atptour.com.
- ^ "WTA Indian Wells Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Oracle Challenger Series Indian Wells ATP Players". oraclechallengerseries.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Oracle Challenger Series Indian Wells WTA Players". oraclechallengerseries.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.