World No.4 Elena Rybakina, No.5 Jessica Pegula, and reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova top the entry list for the 2024 Adelaide International. The WTA 500 event returns to Memorial Drive with a field that includes five of the Hologic WTA Tour’s Top 10, including 2023 French Open finalist Karolina Muchova and 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova.

Two wild cards have been granted to former No.1 Angelique Kerber and Australia’s own Ajla Tomljanovic. Kerber is set to return to competition for the first time since giving birth to her daughter Lianna in February. Adelaide will be her first WTA tournament since 2022 Wimbledon.

Rounding out the Top 20 entrants are Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, former champion Madison Keys, Jelena Ostapenko, Zheng Qinwen, Liudmila Samsonova, Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova, and Caroline Garcia.

Full Adelaide entry list:

No.4 Elena Rybakina
No.5 Jessica Pegula
No. 7 Marketa Vondrousova
No. 8 Karolina Muchova
No.10 Barbora Krejcikova
No.11 Beatriz Maia Haddad
No.12 Madison Keys
No.13 Jelena Ostapenko
No.15 Qinwen Zheng
No.16 Lyudmila Samsonova
No.18 Daria Kasatkina
No. 19 Veronika Kudermetova
No. 20 Caroline Garcia
No. 21 Ekaterina Alexandrova
No.24 Magda Linette
No.25 Elina Svitolina
No. 26 Sorana Cirstea
No. 27 Anhelina Kalinina
No.28 Anastasia Potapova
WC – Angelique Kerber
WC – Ajla Tomljanovic

The Adelaide International begins on Jan. 8.

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Source: https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3821460/rybakina-pegula-vondrousova-lead-strong-entry-list-for-adelaide



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