The WTA will make one of it's several stops in Asia for the 2024
Guangzhou Open, which is scheduled to run from October 21-27, 2024 in the city of Guangzhou, China.
A WTA 250 event, the Guangzhou Open went on a temporary hiatus after the 2019 edition following the coronavirus pandemic. However, the tournament returned last year, with China's Xiyu Wang winning the trophy in front of an appreciative home crowd. The 23-year old is scheduled to defend her title this year.
Former Grand Slam champions set to compete for the title
There will be a number of star players at the event, with 2021 US Open champion
Emma Raducanu as one of the main attractions. The British star will be joined by fellow Grand Slam champions
Sloane Stephens and
Sofia Kenin, with the latter having lifted the Guangzhou title in 2019.
Kazakh star Yulia Putintseva is also scheduled to compete at the tournament, alongside Great Britain's
Katie Boulter. There will be several local stars present, with China's Wang Yafan and Zheng Saisai leading the group. Below is the list of entrants so far.
Yulia Putintseva 🇰🇿
Katie Boulter 🇬🇧
Dayana Yastremska 🇺🇦
Yue Yuan 🇨🇳
Anastasia Potapova
Lulu Sun 🇳🇿
Elina Avanesyan 🇦🇲
Wang Xiyu 🇨🇳
Sofia Kenin 🇺🇸
Sloane Stephens 🇺🇸
Emma Raducanu 🇬🇧
Wang Yafan 🇨🇳
Zheng Saisai 🇨🇳
Sijia Wei 🇨🇳