After Nottingham and Birmingham on the run-up to Wimbledon calendar comes
Eastbourne International which is the main tournament on offer in the UK before the Grand Slam.
Taking place in tandem with the Bad Homburg Open on the WTA side and its combined ATP tournament in the men's, Eastbourne International will host a star studded line-up between June 26 - July 1.
Barring Swiatek who competes in Bad Homburg and Sabalenka who is having a week off, the whole top 10 are involved including
Elena Rybakina,
Caroline Garcia,
Coco Gauff,
Ons Jabeur,
Maria Sakkari, Jessica Pegula and Beatriz Haddad Maia.
Jabeur will clash with Marketa Vondrousova, Pegula faces Qinwen Zheng, Gauff takes on fellow American in Bernarda Pera. While Haddad Maia after injury trouble faces Marie Bouzkova.
Rybakina could face Madison Keys in the second round, while Sakkari could take on Elise Mertens or Karolina Pliskova if she gets past Anhelina Kalinina.
There is also the blockbuster meeting between Jelena Ostapenko and Petra Kvitova to look forward to.
2023 Eastbourne International WTA Draw:
1. Elena Rybakina (1) |
2. Qualifier |
3. Madison Keys |
4. Qualifier |
5. Barbora Krejcikova |
6. Katie Boulter |
7. Marie Bouzkova |
8. Beatriz Haddad Maia (8) |
9. Jessica Pegula (3) |
10. Qinwen Zheng |
11. Shelby Rogers |
12. Qualifier |
13. Daria Kasatkina |
14. Qualifier |
15. Bernarda Pera |
16. Coco Gauff (5) |
17. Petra Kvitova (7) |
18. Jelena Ostapenko |
19. Shuai Zhang |
20. Harriet Dart |
21. Camila Giorgi |
22. Anastasia Potapova |
23. Marketa Vondrousova |
24. Ons Jabeur (4) |
25. Maria Sakkari (6) |
26. Anhelina Kalinina |
27. Karolina Pliskova |
28. Elise Mertens |
29. Sorana Cirstea |
30. Qualifier |
31. Qualifier |
32. Caroline Garcia (2) |