View Profile tops the draw, as she seeks the rare top-tier clay-court title she has yet to win. Swiatek reached her first Madrid final last year, but fell to Aryna Sabalenka
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A potential second-round hurdle for Haddad Maia could be former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki
View Profile , as the wild card continues her return from maternity leave. Wozniacki, who reached the Madrid final in its inaugural WTA 1000 edition in 2009, meets a qualifer in the first round.
View Profile , the 2021 US Open champion, is in this particular portion as well. Raducanu, coming off a competitive loss to Swiatek in last week's Stuttgart quarterfinals, will face a qualifier or lucky loser in the first round.
View Profile is the top player in the third quarter. After winning the Stuttgart championship on Sunday, Rybakina comes into Madrid as this year's leader in titles (3) and match-wins (26).
View Profile sits at the bottom of the draw as the No.2 seed. Sabalenka has been the most successful Madrid player of late, taking the title in 2021 and last year. In the second round, Sabalenka will play either Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Sabalenka might play one of the spring's hottest players, No.13 seed Danielle Collins
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View Profile reside on the other side of the quarter. Paolini is the only player other than Swiatek and Collins to have won a WTA 1000 title this year, triumphing in Dubai in February.