STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, March 19, 2026 (by Michael Dickens)
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix has long been one of the most popular tournaments on the WTA Tour – and it serves as the annual kick off to the spring European clay season. This year, the WTA 500-series event on red clay inside Porsche Arena will prove its appeal to players and fans, alike, with a field that includes seven Top-10 players – including the the world’s Top Four – in World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, No. 2 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, No. 3 Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 4 Coco Gauff of the United States.
Rybakina won the Stuttgart title in 2024 and Swiatek is a two-time Porsche title winner.
Joining the Top Four are No. 8 Jasmine Paolini of Italy, No. 9 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and No. 10 Mirra Andreeva of Russia.
“Having the world’s top four current players is a special honor,” Tournament Director Markus Günthardt said in a statement. “We are delighted at once again being able to present our audiences in the Porsche Arena with world-class tennis of the highest order.”
Top 4 in the world. 3 more players from the Top 10. One stage: the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart!
Year after year, the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix delivers one of the strongest fields on tour – and 2026 is no exception. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1VBLJ6fQie
— Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) March 19, 2026
The tournament’s entry list for the 28-player singles draw was revealed on Thursday. A total of 22 names appear, which includes one protected ranking (Czechia’s Barbora Krejcikova) and three wild cards, which have been awarded to Germans Laura Siegemund, who won the 2017 Porsche title; Eva Lys and Ella Seidel.
The entry list also includes defending champion Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, China’s Zheng Qinwen, Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia and Linda Noskova of Czechia.
This year’s tournament will feature the premiere of the Porsche One Point Challenge on the first day of main draw matches on April 13. Also, Porsche traditionally supports social projects by means of the “Aces for Charity” fundraiser.
The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix winner will be rewarded with a grand prize of an exclusive Porsche sports car.
