Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina and Sofia Kenin are going to lead the French Open draw as the top seeds.

The tournaments will miss 3 key top10 players after the defection of the world no.1 Ashleigh Barty (scared about the Coronavirus), the world no.3 Naomi Osaka (hamstring injury), and the world no.7 Bianca Andreescu (foot injury).

One of the top favorites for the title, Serena Williams, will be seeded no.6. Coco Gauff is probably the most dangerous floater, as she will be unseeded in Paris.

French Open draw – seeds

Here all the seeding.

1. Simona Halep
2. Karolina Pliskova
3. Elina Svitolina
4. Sofia Kenin
5. Kiki Bertens
6. Serena Williams
7. Belina Bencic
8. Petra Kvitova
9. Aryna Sabalenka
10. Johanna Konta
11. Victoria Azarenka
12. Garbifle Muguruza
13. Madison Keys
14. Petra Martic
15. Elena Rybakina
16. Marketa Vondrousova
17. Elise Mertens
18. Anett Kontaveit
19. Angélique Kerber
20. Alison Riske
21. Maria Sakkari
22. Jennifer Brady
23. Dayana Yastremska
24. Karolina Muchova
25. Yulia Putintseva
26. Amanda Anisimova
27. Donna Vekic
28. Ekaterina Alexandrova
29. Svetlana Kuznetsova
30. Sloane Stephens
31. Magda Li nette
32. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

 

Simona Halep in 2020

At the moment ranked no.2, Simona played her last match on the 21st of September when she beat Karolina Pliskova 6-0 2-1 in the final in Rome to win her 22nd career title.

This season Simona has a 20-2 win-loss record. Halep conquered 3 titles in 2020 in Dubai, in Prague and in Rome. Simona is probably the favorite to win the French Open.

Karolina Pliskova in 2020

Currently the world no.4, Pliskova played her last match on the 21st of September when she had to retire when playing against Simona Halep in the final and the scoreline was 6-0 2-1 .

Presently, this year Karolina has a 13-6 win-loss record. Karolina clinched 1 title in Brisbane. The Czech got to the final in Rome.

There are will be doubts about Karolina’s fitness after she retired when playing the final in Rome.

Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova played each other 12 times. The head to head is 8-4 for Halep. The last time that they locked horns, Simona Halep won 6-0 2-1 ret. in the final in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 21st of September 2020.

Here the video highlights.

Svitolina in Strasbourg, ranking, and results in 2020

Currently the world no.5, Elina has a 14-7 win-loss record in 2020. Svitolina is playing in Strasbourg where she overcame Magda Linette 7-60 7-5.

Elina Svitolina will play Teichmann in the quarter. They have never played each other as of now on the main tour.

The Ukrainian clinched 1 title in 2020 in Monterrey. The Ukrainian won 14 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 4 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)

Sofia Kenin in 2020

Now ranked no.6, Kenin played her last match on the 17th of September when she lost to Victoria Azarenka 6-0 6-0 in the 2nd round in Rome.

Currently, this year Sofia has a 18-8 win-loss record. The American has won 2 titles in 2020 at the Australian Open and in Lyon.

Even if Sofia will be the only 2020 sla champion at the French Open, ther ar doubts about her chances to go deep in the tournament especially after she lost 6-0 6-0 with Azarenka in Rome.

Elina Svitolina and Sofia Kenin played each other 5 times. The head to head is 3-2 for Svitolina. The last time that they competed against each other, Elina Svitolina won 7-5 7-610 in the round robin in Shenzhen (WTA Finals) in November 2019.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.