ADELAIDE, Australia -- No.4 Caroline Garcia tops the draw at the Adelaide International 2, which begins on Monday. The tournament is the last WTA 500 event before the Australian Open, which begins on Monday, Jan. 16.
World No.1 Iga Swiatek (right shoulder injury) and No.3 Jessica Pegula (change of schedule) withdrew after the draw was made on Saturday. No.2 Ons Jabeur withdrew on Sunday due to a lower back injury. For the full updated draw, click here.
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World No.4 Garcia sits atop the draw after taking over Swiatek's vacated position on Line 1. Already 3-0 on the season after a strong week for Team France at the United Cup, Garcia will face a qualifier in the second round.
No.8 seed Belinda Bencic has also landed in Garcia's quarter and will open against two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza.
The second quarter of the draw is anchored by No.6 seed Veronika Kudermetova and No.10 seed Danielle Collins. Kudermetova faces a tough first-round match against Victoria Azarenka, who received a wildcard into the main draw. Azarenka came within a point of advancing to the semifinals of Adelaide 1, losing in a third-set tiebreak to Czech teen Linda Noskova.
The third quarter is led by No.9 seed Paula Badosa and Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia. Badosa will face Anett Kontaveit in the first round.
The last quarter is anchored by No.5 seed Daria Kasatkina and No.12 seed Petra Kvitova. After a first-round bye, Kasatkina will face either Barbora Krejcikova or a qualifier. Kvitova will open against reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
Jelena Ostapenko and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova are also in the draw. After being sidelined for most of 2022, Pavlyuchenkova is set to play her first tournament since Rome. She is bidding to win her first match since the 2022 Australian Open.
