Defending champion Jabeur, Swiatek, Sabalenka top Madrid entry list

All of the current Top 25-ranked players are on the initial entry list for the 2023 Mutua Madrid Open, this year's first WTA 1000 event on clay.

Main-draw play begins at La Caja Mágica in the Spanish capital on Tuesday, April 25. The two-week tournament, a combined event with the ATP Tour 1000 field, culminates with the women's singles final on Saturday, May 6 and the women's doubles final on Sunday, May 7.

World No.1 Iga Swiatek

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Right behind Swiatek on the entry list is No.2 Aryna Sabalenka

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Last years finalists, defending champion Ons Jabeur

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The rest of this week's Top 10 players are also in the mix. No.6 Coco Gauff

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Resurgent 33-year-old Kvitova, who just won the WTA 1000 event in Miami, holds the record for the most Mutua Madrid Open women's singles titles. She won the tournament in 2011, 2015 and 2018.

Former World No.1 Victoria Azarenka

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Among the other Grand Slam champions on the entry list are Barbora Krejcikova

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Another Grand Slam champion, Bianca Andreescu

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Others include 2021 Olympic champion Belinda Bencic

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Former World No.2 Paula Badosa

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Former WTA Doubles World No.1 Barbora Strycova is also on the singles entry list with a special ranking after maternity leave.