Berlin tennis exhibitions
| bett1Aces | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Abolished | 2020 |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Venue | Steffi-Graf-Stadium (13–15 July 2020) Airport Tempelhof (Hangar 6) (17–19 July 2020) |
| Surface | Grass and Hard |
| Draw | 2 x 6S (Men) 2 x 6S (Women) |
| Prize money | €200,000 |
| Website | bett1aces.de/en/ |
The Berlin tennis exhibitions (known for sponsorship reasons as the bett1Aces) were two men's and women's exhibition tennis tournaments each, which were held from 13 to 19 July 2020 in Berlin, Germany, during the break of the ATP and WTA Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From 13 to 15 July they took take place at the Steffi-Graf-Stadium on grass, and from 17 to 19 July in a disused hangar of the Airport Tempelhof on hardcourt. Six players each took part in the men's and women's competitions.[1][2]
Dominic Thiem and Elina Svitolina were the champions of the tournaments at the Steffi-Graf-Stadium,[3] before Thiem again and Anastasija Sevastova won at the Airport Tempelhof.[4]
Participants
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Men[edit]
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Women[edit]
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- Singles rankings as of 16 March 2020 (rankings are frozen until the resumption of the season in August 2020)
- Notes
Draws
[edit]Steffi-Graf-Stadium
[edit]13–15 July 2020 (on grass)
Men
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Dominic Thiem
| 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
 Tommy Haas
| 4 | 6 | [8] |  Jannik Sinner
| 3 | 65 | ||||||||||||||
| Jannik Sinner
| 6 | 3 | [10] | 1 | Dominic Thiem
| 64 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||
 Roberto Bautista Agut
| 6 | 3 | [10] | 2 | Matteo Berrettini
| 77 | 4 | [8] | ||||||||||||
| Jan-Lennard Struff
| 3 | 6 | [7] | Roberto Bautista Agut
| 6 | 3 | [6] | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Matteo Berrettini
| 4 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||
Women
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final[a] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Elina Svitolina
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Anastasija Sevastova
| 6 | 4 | Anastasija Sevastova
| 62 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Julia Görges
| 3 | 3r | 1 | Elina Svitolina
| 3 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||
| Andrea Petkovic
| 4 | 1 |  Petra Kvitová
| 6 | 1 | [5] | ||||||||||||||
| Petra Kvitová
| 6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Kiki Bertens
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
- Note
- ^ The women's final was held at the Airport Tempelhof on hardcourt on 17 July due to rain on the original date on 15 July.
Airport Tempelhof
[edit]17–19 July 2020 (on hardcourt)
Men
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dominic Thiem
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jan-Lennard Struff
| 65 | 63 | Tommy Haas
| 64 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tommy Haas
| 77 | 77 | 1 | Dominic Thiem
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Jannik Sinner
| 6 | 77 | Jannik Sinner
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Karen Khachanov
| 3 | 63 | Jannik Sinner
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roberto Bautista Agut
| 65 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | Tommy Haas | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Roberto Bautista Agut
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
- Note
- ^ Mischa Zverev played as an alternate for Tommy Haas.
Women
[edit]| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Elina Svitolina
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anastasija Sevastova
| 6 | 6 | Anastasija Sevastova
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Kiki Bertens
| 1 | 4 | Anastasija Sevastova
| 3 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||
| Alexandra Vecic
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Petra Kvitová
| 6 | 3 | [5] | |||||||||||||
| Andrea Petkovic
| 6 | 6 | Andrea Petkovic
| 6 | 4 | [5] | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Petra Kvitová
| 3 | 6 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Elina Svitolina
| 4 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Petkovic
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Dominic Thiem, Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios to play in exhibition in Berlin". ESPN. 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Petra Kvitova, Tommy Haas join tennis exhibition in Berlin". Times of India. 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Dominic Thiem fights back against Matteo Berrettini to win Bett1 Aces". Eurosport. 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Perfect Landing: Thiem, Sevastova soar to victory in airport hangar". Tennis.com. 19 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Bitter rivals Zverev, Kyrgios withdraw from Berlin tournament amid virus spat". Yahoo Sports. 8 July 2020.