Many of the WTA’s biggest stars are preparing to take part in the biggest clay-court event in the calendar: the French Open.
Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and many others are set to take part in the calendar’s second Grand Slam event from May 24.
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Following Roland Garros, the likes of Sabalenka, Rybakina and Coco Gauff will turn their attention towards the grass-court swing.
Coco Gauff’s participation in the Berlin Open – one of the Wimbledon warm-up events – was recently announced.
On Tuesday, the Berlin Open revealed their complete entry list ahead of the event.
Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina are set to play the Berlin Open
On Tuesday morning, the Berlin Open announced their full entry list.
“We can’t keep this from you any longer!” a spokesperson for the event said on X [Twitter].
“Here is the official entry list for the 2026 Vanda Pharmaceuticals Berlin Tennis Open.”
The event boasts a number of high-profile names, including Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva.
Amanda Anisimova is also set to participate, as are Victoria Mboko, Jasmine Paolini and Italian Open champion Elina Svitolina.
When analysing the names on the entry list, there can be no denying that this is one of the strongest fields for a WTA 500 event in recent memory.
Remarkably, 16 of the 18 entrants are ranked within the world’s top 20. The only exceptions are Clara Tauson and Eva Lys [wildcard], who are ranked 21st and 81st on the WTA Tour, respectively.
Berlin Open entry list
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Elena Rybakina
- Coco Gauff
- Jessica Pegula
- Amanda Anisimova
- Elina Svitolina
- Mirra Andreeva
- Victoria Mboko
- Karolina Muchova
- Belinda Bencic
- Linda Noskova
- Jasmine Paolini
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Sorana Cirstea
- Madison Keys
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Clara Tauson
- Eva Lys [wildcard]
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Aryna Sabalenka looked destined to win the 2025 Berlin Open after beating Rebecca Masarova and Elena Rybakina on her way to the semi-finals.
However, she was stopped in her tracks by 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova.
Vondrousova, who was unseeded in the event, defeated Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 in the Steffi Graf Stadium.
“I didn’t play for a long time. I am just happy to be back healthy and so grateful to play these matches,” Vondrousova said on the WTA Tour website, as reported by BBC Sport.
“When I saw the field here, I was like, ‘OK, let’s just try to win the first round’ and then, you know, now this is happening.”
Vondrousova went on to win the title, beating Xinyu Wang 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in the final.
