STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 5, 2025 (by Michael Dickens)
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the WTA’s annual start to the European spring clay season, has added Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur and Marta Kostytuk of Ukraine to its entry list. The announcement was made by tournament organizers on Saturday.
Qualifying for the WTA 500 indoor red clay tournament at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany begins on Saturday, April 12 and main draw play starts of April 14 and continues through April 21.
Jabeur, ranked 29th, and No. 24 Kostyuk were added to replace World No. 9 Paula Badosa of Spain and Czechia’s Barbora Krejcikova, ranked 15th, who both pulled out of the event due to injury.
Here’s an update on our entry list: you’ve all been waiting for her, and now she’s in – please welcome @Ons_Jabeur to the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix! But that’s not all – we’re also thrilled to have last year’s finalist, @marta_kostyuk, returning to the Porsche Arena! ✨ pic.twitter.com/lvfI98Aj52
— Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) April 5, 2025
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix will feature seven of the current WTA Top 10 players, including the first four – No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland, No. 3 Coco Gauff of the United States, No. 4 Jessica Pegula of the United States – plus No. 6 Jasmine Paolini of Italy, No. 7 Mirra Andreeva of Russia and No. 8 Zheng Qinwen of China. And, there’s No. 11 Emma Navarro of the United States, who was ranked 10th when the preliminary entry list was announced last month.
Defending champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan will not return to defend her title.
Four Germans – Eva Lys, Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria and Jule Niemeier – have received wild cards.
Our Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2025 wildcards are set!
Welcome back, 2017 champion & local favorite Laura Siegemund!
Tatjana Maria returns for her 8th appearance—her first was in 2005!
Jule Niemeier joins the lineup, ready to take on the best!
We can’t wait! pic.twitter.com/enBcJZH2AK— Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) March 27, 2025
The 28-player main draw will be rounded out by four qualifiers.
“It fills us with pride that we this year are once again able to present our public with such a superb field,” said Tournament Director Markus Günthardt this week during a Media Talk at the Stuttgart Porsche Brand Store. “Eight Top 10 players, including the best four, that’s pretty difficult to beat. The trust the players place in us year in, year out, is a huge spur.”
Ticket information is available via the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix’s website.
