Swiatek, defending champion Pegula lead Guadalajara 2023 entry list

World No.1 Iga Swiatek

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Seven of the Hologic WTA Tour's Top 10 are entered in Guadalajara, including Ons Jabeur

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View Profile . It will be the first WTA 1000 after the US Open. This year, Guadalajara is the penultimate WTA 1000 of the season, with the China Open in Beijing to follow one week later. 

Swiatek is set to make her tournament debut in Guadalajara, having skipped the tournament last fall. It would mark Swiatek's second appearance in the Mexican city, following the 2021 WTA Finals. 

Last fall, Pegula broke through in Guadalajara to win her first WTA 1000 title and put an exclamation point on her breakout season. Pegula has built on that success this year, picking up a second North American hard-court title in Montreal.

Here are the Top 20 players entered in Guadalajara:

Iga Swiatek

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Jessica Pegula

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Elena Rybakina

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Ons Jabeur

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Coco Gauff

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Caroline Garcia
Maria Sakkari

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Petra Kvitova
Daria Kasatkina

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Jennifer Brady (SR)
Belinda Bencic

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Veronika Kudermetova

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Madison Keys

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Victoria Azarenka

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Beatriz Haddad Maia

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Jelena Ostapenko

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Watch the video below for the tournament's full field: