Swiatek, Jabeur top loaded entry list for Adelaide 2

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Iga Swiatek Adelaide 2022
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The Adelaide International 2 boasts a stellar entry list, which includes the entirety of the Hologic WTA Tour's Top 4, including World No.1 Iga Swiatek

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. World No.3
Jessica Pegula
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and WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia
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have also entered the WTA 500 event, which takes place during Week 2 of the new 2023 season and begins on Jan.9.

Adelaide 2 is the second leg of Adelaide's Festival of Tennis, a two-week span that sees the city host back-to-back WTA 500 events at The Drive. Adelaide 2 is the last WTA 500 tournament before the Australian Open, which begins on Jan. 16.

Jabeur, Sabalenka to open their seasons at Adelaide 1 

With a main-draw cutoff at No.22, Adelaide 2 also features No.8 Daria Kasatkina

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. 2022 Adelaide 250 champion
Madison Keys
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has also entered the tournament, as well as 2022 Sydney champion Paula Badosa
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. Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina
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, who advanced to the final in her last appearance in Adelaide last year, is also set to play.

The Drive has been fertile ground for Swiatek in her past two appearances. She won the 2021 Adelaide 250 and made the semifinals last year, where she lost to Ashleigh Barty. Swiatek, Pegula, and Garcia are set to play Adelaide after representing their respective countries at the inaugural United Cup. Jabeur, Kasatkina and Kudermetova will have an extended two-week residency, having also entering Adelaide 1 the week before.

The next five main-draw alternates are Bianca Andreescu

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, Zhang Shuai, Victoria Azarenka
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,and Zheng Qinwen. 

Main Draw Entry List:

No.1 Iga Swiatek

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No.2 Ons Jabeur
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No.3 Jessica Pegula
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No.4 Caroline Garcia
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No.8 Daria Kasatkina
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No.9 Veronika Kudermetova
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No.11 Madison Keys
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No.12 Belinda Bencic
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No.13 Paula Badosa
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No.14 Danielle Collins
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No.15 Beatriz Haddad Maia
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No.16 Petra Kvitova
No.17 Anett Kontaveit
No.18 Jelena Ostapenko
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No.19 Ekaterina Alexandrova
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No.20 Liudmila Samsonova
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No.21 Elena Rybakian
No.21 (SR) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
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No.22 Barbora Krejcikova
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*Ranking at the time of entry list deadline

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