The North American hard-court season will be underway when the Citi Open Washington event kicks off on August 1, with numerous WTA stars still vying for their first title of the season.
American Jessica Pegula will be present to defend the title she won in 2019, and she will be joined by compatriots Sloane Stephens, Sofia Kenin and WTA legend Venus Williams, who was granted a wildcard entry to the event.
Joining the American contingent are reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu. alongside two-time Grand Slam champions Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka. Big-hitting Belgian Elise Mertens is also scheduled to compete, as is Estonian veteran Kaia Kanepi.
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With so much talent present at the WTA 250 event, the prize pool is worth an enticing $251,750. Below is the breakdown.
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN
Champion $33,200
Finalist $19,750
Semifinalist $11,000
Quarterfinalist $6,200
R16 $4,100
R32 $2,835
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- That means all the quality women players will not be participating. Therefore, Iga is all that is remaining and she should have joined them.crissy26-07-2024
- She has been getting many things lately since hiring Brad Gilbert as a coach, including cupcake draws.crissy26-07-2024
- leave her alone - she's not strong enough physically - and with the disproportionate amount of attention she is being destroyed mentally as well.Juliet20-07-2024
- oh no mention of the absence of Belinda Bencic - she is the defending Gold medalistJuliet20-07-2024
- What about the current womens Olympic Gold medallist - Belinda Bencic? she will be missing - not worth a mention? hmmm....Juliet20-07-2024
