Vondrousova, Rybakina, Jabeur lead Zhengzhou entry list
Four out of the seven Grand Slam finalists this season have entered the Zhengzhou Open beginning on October 9, led by Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova View Profile .
The Czech's predecessor as Wimbledon champion, this year's Australian Open runner-up Elena Rybakina View Profile , will also participate in the WTA 500 event. They will be joined by three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur View Profile , Roland Garros runner-up Karolina Muchova View Profile and former Roland Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova View Profile .
The direct entrants to the main draw also include two more former Grand Slam finalists, Madison Keys View Profile and Jennifer Brady, as well as WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia View Profile and major semifinalists Maria Sakkari View Profile , Daria Kasatkina View Profile , Belinda Bencic View Profile and Magda Linette View Profile . Chinese No.1 Zheng Qinwen, who reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the US Open, will also compete.
This year's edition will be the second at WTA 500 level, and the first time the tournament has been held since 2019. Both that year's champion, Karolina Pliskova View Profile , and runner-up, Petra Martic View Profile , are currently main-draw alternates.
