STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 12, 2025 (by Michael Dickens)
On the eve of this year’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which kicks off the European spring clay season for the WTA Tour, the 16-player qualifying draw was revealed Friday at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, host site of the 500-level indoor red clay tournament since 2006.
Top-seeded is No. 46 Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine, who will face Ana Konjuh of Croatia, ranked 534th, on Saturday in the first match of the day on Court 1. The 24-year-old from Odessa, whose career-best ranking has been 21st, sports a 12-8 win-loss record this season.
Meanwhile, Konjuh, 27, has split her time this season between the ITF Tour and playing WTA Tour qualifiers. She’s 10-11 in all competitions. A former Top-20 star, Konjuh has been battled a variety of elbow and ankle injuries over the past several seasons that have snake-bitten her once promising career.
Ella Seidel and Nastasja Schunk (photo: Porsche AG)
Other qualifying draw seeds include: No. 2 Veronika Kudermetova of Russia (ranked 52nd), No. 3 Erika Andreeva of Russia (ranked 97th), No. 4 Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine (ranked No. 103), No. 5 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus (ranked No. 109), No. 6 Ella Seidel of Germany (ranked No. 125), No. 7 Anastasia Zakharova of Russia (ranked No. 127) and No. 8 Sara Errani of Italy (ranked No. 152).
Wild cards were awarded to Germany’s Nastasja Schunk (ranked No. 322) and Mariela Thamm (ranked No. 719).
Qualifying draw play begins at 11 a.m. on Courts 1 and 2 inside Porsche Arena.
Saturday’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix order of play
Around the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Paris Olympics gold medalist Zheng Qinwen, the current World No. 8, withdrew from the tournament on Thursday. She was entered in Stuttgart for the third time after having reached the round of 16 in a career-best showing last year.
Also out are Ons Jabeur of Tunisia (leg) and Barbora Krejcikova of Czechia (back) with continuing injuries. Jabeur has been sidelined since losing in the third round of the Miami Open last month and Krejcikova has not played in 2025.
Unfortunately, both Qinwen Zheng and Ons Jabeur have withdrawn from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2025. pic.twitter.com/loLOsdps3J
— Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) April 11, 2025
Meanwhile, three-time Stuttgart finalist and current World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and World No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland, a two-time Porsche champion, headline the 28-player draw, which includes the rest of the current Top 5 players: World No. 3 Jessica Pegula of the United States, World No. 4 Coco Gauff of the U.S., and World No. 5 Mirra Andreeva of Russia.
“I’m super happy to be able to play here once again” and we are super happy to have you here @CocoGauff !#porschetennis #PTGP25 #cocogauff #arrival pic.twitter.com/IuOH7Ltg0N
— Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) April 11, 2025
The remaining seeds, as projected by the entry list, includes World No. 6 Jasmine Paolini of Italy, World No. 11 Emma Navarro of the U.S. and World No. 13 Diana Shnaider of Russia.
Wild cards were previously awarded to four Germans: Eva Lys, Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria and Jule Niemeier.
Main draw play begins Monday, April 14. Due to the upcoming Easter holiday, there will be no play on Good Friday, April 18. The singles final will take place on Monday, April 21.
