Defending champion Sabalenka and entire Top 25 on Wuhan entry list
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka View Profile and World No.1 Iga Swiatek View Profile lead the entire Top 25 on the entry list for the Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open, which begins on Oct. 7.
The WTA 1000 tournament is being held for the first time since 2019, when Sabalenka successfully defended her 2018 crown to capture her fourth career title. Her run that year include wins over Danielle Collins View Profile , Elena Rybakina View Profile , Ashleigh Barty and, in the final, Alison Riske-Amritraj.
Since then, Sabalenka has become a three-time Grand Slam champion, lifting the most recent of those trophies at the US Open last week. She is one of six major winners to receive direct entry to the main draw, along with Swiatek, Rybakina, Coco Gauff View Profile , Barbora Krejcikova View Profile and Jelena Ostapenko View Profile . Olympic gold medalist and the highest-ranked Chinese player, Zheng Qinwen, will lead the home contingent.
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Alongside Sabalenka, 2017 winner Caroline Garcia View Profile is the only other former champion who has entered.
The entry list is based on the PIF WTA Rankings of the week commencing Sept. 9. It comprises the entire Top 44, with two exceptions: Linda Noskova View Profile (personal reasons) and Marketa Vondrousova View Profile (shoulder injury). Ajla Tomljanovic View Profile is the only player to receive direct entry into the main draw via a special ranking (No.33).
The top seven initial alternates to the main draw in case of withdrawals are as follows: Marie Bouzkova View Profile , Amanda Anisimova View Profile , Zhang Shuai (using a special ranking), Peyton Stearns View Profile , Irina-Camelia Begu View Profile (using a special ranking) and Elina Avanesyan View Profile .
Five further Grand Slam champions are listed as alternates: Sofia Kenin View Profile (11th), Sloane Stephens (19th), Bianca Andreescu View Profile (21st, using a special ranking), Emma Raducanu View Profile (28th) and Naomi Osaka View Profile (30th).
