WTA: Osaka before Halep - The best hard court players in 2020
Naomi Osaka convinced the most on hard court in 2020 on the WTA tour and at Grand Slams. But who follows?
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Dec 16, 2020, 02:58 pm
Naomi Osaka had a decisive advantage this year to polish her hard court record: She wasted no strength on other surfaces - she only had to play a Fed Cup game in February on clay, where she lost straight to Sara Sorribes Tormo. After the Corona break: The 23-year-old got off to a flying start, made it to the final at the Cincinnati tournament (where she did not appear due to an injury) and won the US Open. A win rate of 88.9 percent on hard court - strong!
Simona Halep follows in second place with only twelve matches, ten of them successful. Before Ash Barty, who only played four tournaments (before the Corona break), won one (Adelaide) and made it to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Interesting: The player with the most wins, Elise Metens (at 25), is only listed in eleventh place, she also suffered nine defeats. And Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin is "only" twelfth, with 18 wins and 7 losses.
These are the 10 most successful hard court players in 2020
| rank | Player | Victories / defeats | Win rate |
| 1 | Naomi Osaka | 16: 2 | 88.9 |
| 2 | Simona Halep | 10: 2 | 83.3 |
| 3 | Ashleigh Barty | 11: 3 | 78.6 |
| 4th | Victoria Azarenka | 14: 4 | 77.8 |
| 5 | Garbine Muguruza | 17: 5 | 77.3 |
| 6th | Kiki Bertens | 10: 3 | 76.9 |
| 7th | Aryna Sabalenka | 23: 7 | 76.7 |
| 8th | Serena Williams | 16: 5 | 76.2 |
| 9 | Elena Rybakina | 22: 7 | 75.9 |
| 10 | Petra Kvitova | 15: 5 | 75.0 |
Source: Tennis Abstract
Note: Nadia Podoroska is listed in second place on Tennis Abstract, but this also includes two W25 tournaments that she has won. We did not include these.