The Internationaux de Strasbourg is an important stop on the road to Roland Garros. It serves as the final warm-up tournament before the clay-court Grand Slam in Paris and will run in the same week as the WTA tournament in Rabat.
This will be the second edition of Strasbourg as a WTA 500-level tournament. Last year, Madison Keys defeated Danielle Collins in an all-American final. Although Keys won’t make the trip to defend her crown, Collins will. But who are the other top players set to join her in the field?
WTA Strasbourg: Seven Top 20 Players Set To Feature
The top-ranked player in the draw will be Emma Navarro. The 23-year-old enjoyed a fine season on hard courts, winning her maiden WTA 500 title in Merida without losing a set. Navarro reached the Strasbourg quarterfinals on her debut in 2023, but lost in the last 16 last season.
The second Top 10 player in Strasbourg will be Paula Badosa. The Spaniard missed the Madrid Open in her home country due to a back injury and is a big injury concern to play here. Badosa and Navarro switched spots in the rankings after the WTA 1000 in Madrid.
Joining them will be Barbora Krejcikova who will play in her first tournament of 2025. The reigning Wimbledon champion won in Strabourg in 2021. That year, she went on to win her first Grand Slam at the French Open.
Elina Svitolina will seek her third career title in Strasbourg. She ended her two-year title drought in Rouen and is having an excellent clay swing so far (reached the Madrid semifinals).
The other Top 20 players who will play include Daria Kasatkina. The new Australian national is a former semifinals at the French Open and will ramp up preparations for Paris at this event.
Beatriz Haddad Maia is in desperate search of momentum before heading to Paris. If her current form persists, the Brazilian risks losing a top 50 spot in the second half of the season with plenty of points to defend.
Liudmila Samsonova reached the last four in Strasbourg last season, losing to eventual champion Keys. She will look to go one better in 2025. Samsonova is 1-2 on clay this term.
Main draw in Strasbourg will commence on Sunday, May 18th.
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