STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 (by Michael Dickens)
The WTA Tour’s top four players – World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, World No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland, World No. 3 Coco Gauff of the United States and World No. 4 Jessica Pegula of the United States – as well as eight of the world’s Top 10 players are included in the official entry list for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, an indoor 500-series event, which kicks off the WTA’s European spring clay season in Stuttgart April 12-21.
Other Top 10 players who will compete in Porsche Arena next month include: No. 6 Mirra Andreeva of Russia; No. 7 Jasmine Paolini of Italy; No. 9 Zheng Qinwen of China, and No. 10 Emma Navarro of the United States.
The full entry list for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is out now – and it’s fantastic! Check out who’s set to compete in Stuttgart! Among the latest additions to the Stuttgart lineup are Top 10 players Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva and Emma Navarro! pic.twitter.com/7NnUol1TZ4
— Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) March 20, 2025
Seven other players entered are currently ranked in the Top 20. They include: No. 11 Paula Badosa of Spain; No. 13 Diana Shnaider of Russia; No. 15 Danielle Collins of the United States; No. 16 Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia; No. 18 Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil; No. 19 Donna Vekic of Croatia, and No. 20 Ekaterina Alexandrova.
The lineup also features: No. 21 Liudmila Samsonova of Russia; No. 23 Clara Tauson of Denmark; No. 25 Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia; No. 27 Magdalena Frech of Poland; No. 28 Elise Mertens of Belgium, and 76th-ranked wild card Eva Lys of Germany. Three additional wild cards will be announced soon and four qualifiers will also earn a spot in the 28-player main draw.
“Our spectators can look forward to top-class tennis in the Porsche Arena this year,” Tournament Director Markus Günthardt said in a statement. “The fact that the best four players in the world will be coming here along with a total of eight out of the Top 10 is a special honor for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and it’s something we can be proud of.”
.@iga_swiatek has already taken the Porsche home twice – and she’s hungry for more! But not only because of the car, also because of you and your incredible support! Listen to her personal message to all of you! #IgaSwiatek #porschetennis pic.twitter.com/GzjseK0xb4
— Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) March 16, 2025
Among the top four players, Sabalenka is a three-time Stuttgart finalist; Swiatek won the Stuttgart title in 2022 and 2023; Gauff won the 2024 WTA Finals in Riyadh, and Pegula most recently won a WTA title in Austin, Texas.
Meanwhile, Andreeva has won two WTA 1000 titles this season, at Dubai and last week at Indian Wells; Paolini was a Roland-Garros and Wimbledon finalist last year; Zheng won the singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer and Navarro, who was voted the WTA’s Most Improved Player for 2024, recently won a WTA title in Merida, Mexico.
This year’s winner will receive a Porsche Macau Turbo automobile in addition to prize money and WTA ranking points.
