STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, February 10, 2025 (by Michael Dickens)

World No. 1 and three-time runner-up Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus headlines the 2025 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which takes place April 12-21 inside Porsche Arena in Stuttgart.

Joining Sabalenka are two-time Stuttgart winner and current World No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland and World No. 4 Jasmine Paolini of Italy, who enjoyed a breakout 2024 season.

A top-class field filled with star power once again will great fans at the 48th Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, the annual kick-off to the WTA’s European spring clay season. This year’s tournament comes to Germany during Easter week.

“Sabalenka, Swiatek and Paolini’s confirmations all show the importance of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix and are fantastically motivating for the whole team,” tournament director Markus Günthardt said in a statement. “We’re confident other top stars will sign up for the tournament.”

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Sabalenka, last year’s WTA Player of the Year, began her 2025 season by winning an Australian Open tune-up title in Brisbane, then reached the final of the year’s first major in Melbourne. In coming back to Stuttgart, she’s been a three-time finalist (2021-23), and the dream of a tournament victory and winning a brand new Porsche automobile remain unfulfilled.

“I am excited to play the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2025 in Stuttgart and hope to see many spectators,” Sabalenka said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Swiatek has been the most successful player of her generation, with 22 singles titles won – including five last season. The four-time French Open champion has won Stuttgart twice, in 2022 and 2023, and looks forward to returning.

“The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is one of my favorite tournaments,” she said. “The Stuttgart crowd always produces a fantastic atmosphere. It motives us players even more to display our best tennis.”

As for Paolini, she was one of the most improved players on the WTA Tour in 2024. The Italian won a WTA 1000 title in Dubai and was runner-up at both the French Open and Wimbledon. Together with Sara Errani, she also won a gold medal in doubles at the Paris Olympic Games.

“I played Stuttgart for the first time last year and immediately felt at home,” Paolini said. “I’m looking forward to enjoying the tournament’s special atmosphere once again.”

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Singles final on Easter Monday

This year’s tournament will end on a Monday (April 21), lasting one day longer than normal. That’s because due to the public holiday bylaws of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, sporting events are not allow to be played on Good Friday (April 18). Thus, the singles final will be played on Easter Monday, while the doubles final will take place on Sunday April 20.

Tickets for the 48th Porsche Tennis Grand Prix are available via the tournament’s official website: www.porsche-tennis.com.