Madison Keys was the defending champion, but she lost in the second round to
Sloane Stephens in a rematch of the
previous tournament's quarterfinal.[2] As all losing quarterfinalists were previous WTA title holders, all four semifinalists were in contention to become a maiden WTA champion.[3]
Seeds
The top eight
seeds received a
bye into the second round.
Bold denotes the mandatory tournaments (WTA 1000) †– Tournaments are affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic * – Tournaments are introduced due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic