The Credit One Charleston Open will welcome five of the Hologic WTA Tour's Top 10 when it celebrates its 50th edition in April. Among the players will be 2020 Roland Garros champion No.4 Iga Swiatek, who will begin her clay-court preparations. This year's entry list also includes 2021 Indian Wells champion Paula Badosa, 2021 WTA Finals champion and former No.1 Garbiñe Muguruza and Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur. The WTA 500 event begins on Apr. 2.
"I just wanted to see Charleston, basically," Swiatek told reporters in Indian Wells when asked why she has opted to start her clay season immediately after the Miami Open. "After the clay season last year, I was kind of annoyed that I only played three tournaments on clay and it didn't seem like a lot. So this year I wanted to try to play more. We're planning to play everything but we're going to see how my body is going to cope and if we're going to prepare properly. Doing that the smart way is the most important thing."
This year, the event will be played in the newly renovated Credit One Stadium on Daniel Island. Including Swiatek and Muguruza, seven major champions are entered, including 2017 Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko, two-time major champions Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova, Sloane Stephens, and Sofia Kenin, who has received a main draw wildcard. Overall, the entry list includes 28 of the tour's Top 50, including Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins, US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez, Olympic champion Belinda Bencic and 2019 champion Madison Keys.
"We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Iga to Charleston for the first time and welcome Petra and Karolina back," Tournament Director Bob Moran said. "Karolina is coming off an injury that delayed her start of the year so we’re eager to see her back on court. We knew once we convinced Petra to join us here in our beautiful city, she would be returning on a regular basis. We believe we’ll have the same effect on Iga in April.
"Our new player facilities and stadium will be second to none and we are confident that all of our players will be blown away with the investment and commitment our ownership has made on behalf of women’s tennis.”
Main Draw Entry List - Cut-off: No.75
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Paula Badosa
3. Karolina Pliskova
4. Garbiñe Muguruza
5. Ons Jabeur
6. Danielle Collins
7. Jelena Ostapenko
8. Elina Svitolina
9. Jessica Pegula
10. Elena Rybakina
11. Leylah Fernandez
12. Veronika Kudermetova
13. Belinda Bencic
14. Simona Halep
15. Madison Keys
16. Petra Kvitova
17. Alizé Cornet
18. Sloane Stephens
19. Ajla Tomljanovic
20. Zhang Shuai
21. Tereza Martincova
22. Amanda Anisimova
23. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
24. Jasmine Paolini
25. Yulia Putintseva
26. Ana Konjuh
27. Shelby Rogers
28. Anhelina Kalinina
29. Ekaterina Alexandrova
30. Alison Riske
31. Madison Brengle
32. Elena Gabriela Ruse
33. Aliaksandra Sasnovic
34. Andrea Petkovic
35. Magda Linette
36. Kaia Kanepi
37. Ann Li
38. Mayar Sherif
39. Arantxa Rus
40. Irina-Camelia Begu
41. Zheng Qinwen
42. Anna Bondar
