The 2021
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix will run from the 19th till the 25th of April and it will feature seven of the top 10 WTA players in the world.
The Premier tier event is the oldest indoor tennis event held having run continuously from 1978. The event was not held in 2020 but it is returning in 2021 with an extremely strong lineup of players set to participate in the event that was lastly won by Petra Kvitova in 2019. She will defend her title as she is set to participate once again in 2021.
Joining her will be the number one ranked player in the world
Ashleigh Barty who is no stranger to success on clay as well as
Simona Halep another strong clay player. The event is a premier event of the WTA 500 series so there will be no shortage of good players.
Joining Barty, Halep, and Kvitova will be the French Open finalist
Sofia Kenin as well as
Elina Svitolina and 2018 champion
Karolina Pliskova who will look to add another trophy to her cabinet. The extremely strong field is rounded out by players such as Australian Open finalist Jennifer Brady and reigning French Open champion
Iga Swiatek.
2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Entry List:
1 BARTY, ASHLEIGH (AUS) 1
2 HALEP, SIMONA (ROU) 3
3 KENIN, SOFIA (USA) 4
4 SVITOLINA, ELINA (UKR) 5
5 PLISKOVA, KAROLINA (CZE) 6
6 SABALENKA, ARYNA (BLR) 8
7 KVITOVA, PETRA (CZE) 10
8 BERTENS, KIKI (NED) 11
9 BENCIC, BELINDA (SUI) 12
10 BRADY, JENNIFER (USA) 14
11 AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 15
12 SWIATEK, IGA (POL) 16
13 KONTA, JOHANNA (GBR) 18
14 VONDROUSOVA, MARKETA (CZE) 20
15 MUCHOVA, KAROLINA (CZE) 22
16 RYBAKINA, ELENA (KAZ) 23
17 KONTAVEIT, ANETT (EST) 24
18 SAKKARI, MARIA (GRE) 25