Entry List WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships 2025 featuring Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff
WTAWednesday, 29 January 2025 at 06:30
The 2025 Dubai Duty Free Championships will see several top stars of the WTA travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates for the fan-favorite event, which is scheduled to run from February 16-22, 2025.
A WTA 1000 event, the Dubai Duty Free Championships often features the best players on tour competing for the prestigious title. The tournament will feature a 64-player singles field, in addition to a 32-team doubles draw. Notable previous champions at the hard court event include WTA icon Venus Williams, former World No.1's Simona Halep and Garbine Muguruza, as well as former Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko.
Paolini to defend title, Sabalenka and Swiatek could renew rivalry
Italian superstar Jasmine Paolini made her breakthrough in Dubai last year, overcoming all odds to win the biggest title of her career. The two-time Grand Slam finalist will return in an attempt to retain her title, although she will face stiff opposition from World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka and defending Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek.
There will be a handful of Grand Slam champions at the event, with 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff slated to compete. The American will be joined by compatriots Jessica Pegula and recent Australian Open champion Madison Keys. Former Wimbledon champions Elena Rybakina and Barbora Krejcikova are also slated to compete in Dubai, with the Czech star having won the title in 2023. Below is the full list of entrants.
ARYNA SABALENKA, 1
IGA SWIATEK, POL, 2
COCO GAUFF, USA, 3
JASMINE PAOLINI, ITA, 4
QINWEN ZHENG, CHN, 5
JESSICA PEGULA, USA, 6
ELENA RYBAKINA, KAZ, 7
EMMA NAVARRO, USA, 8
BARBORA KREJCIKOVA, CZE, 9
DARIA KASATKINA, 10
DANIELLE COLLINS, USA, 11
PAULA BADOSA, ESP, 12
DIANA SHNAIDER, 13
MADISON KEYS, USA, 14
MIRRA ANDREEVA, 15
BELINDA BENCIC, SUI, 15
ANNA KALINSKAYA, 16
BEATRIZ HADDAD MAIA, BRA, 17
MARTA KOSTYUK, UKR, 18
DONNA VEKIC, CRO, 19
KAROLINA MUCHOVA, CZE, 20
LIUDMILA SAMSONOVA, 21
JELENA OSTAPENKO, LAT, 22
YULIA PUTINTSEVA, KAZ, 23
VICTORIA AZARENKA, 24
KATIE BOULTER, GBR, 25
MAGDALENA FRECH, POL, 26
ELINA SVITOLINA, UKR, 27
LINDA NOSKOVA, CZE, 28
LEYLAH FERNANDEZ, CAN, 29
MARIA SAKKARI, GRE, 30
EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA, 31
ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA, 32
DAYANA YASTREMSKA, UKR, 33
ELISE MERTENS, BEL, 34
AMANDA ANISIMOVA, USA 35
ANASTASIA POTAPOVA, 36
XINYU WANG, CHN, 37
SORANA CIRSTEA, ROU, 37
SRMARKETA VONDROUSOVA, CZE,
38ONS JABEUR, TUN, 39
MAGDA LINETTE, POL, 40
ELINA AVANESYAN, ARM, 41
IGA SWIATEK, POL, 2
COCO GAUFF, USA, 3
JASMINE PAOLINI, ITA, 4
QINWEN ZHENG, CHN, 5
JESSICA PEGULA, USA, 6
ELENA RYBAKINA, KAZ, 7
EMMA NAVARRO, USA, 8
BARBORA KREJCIKOVA, CZE, 9
DARIA KASATKINA, 10
DANIELLE COLLINS, USA, 11
PAULA BADOSA, ESP, 12
DIANA SHNAIDER, 13
MADISON KEYS, USA, 14
MIRRA ANDREEVA, 15
BELINDA BENCIC, SUI, 15
ANNA KALINSKAYA, 16
BEATRIZ HADDAD MAIA, BRA, 17
MARTA KOSTYUK, UKR, 18
DONNA VEKIC, CRO, 19
KAROLINA MUCHOVA, CZE, 20
LIUDMILA SAMSONOVA, 21
JELENA OSTAPENKO, LAT, 22
YULIA PUTINTSEVA, KAZ, 23
VICTORIA AZARENKA, 24
KATIE BOULTER, GBR, 25
MAGDALENA FRECH, POL, 26
ELINA SVITOLINA, UKR, 27
LINDA NOSKOVA, CZE, 28
LEYLAH FERNANDEZ, CAN, 29
MARIA SAKKARI, GRE, 30
EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA, 31
ANASTASIA PAVLYUCHENKOVA, 32
DAYANA YASTREMSKA, UKR, 33
ELISE MERTENS, BEL, 34
AMANDA ANISIMOVA, USA 35
ANASTASIA POTAPOVA, 36
XINYU WANG, CHN, 37
SORANA CIRSTEA, ROU, 37
SRMARKETA VONDROUSOVA, CZE,
38ONS JABEUR, TUN, 39
MAGDA LINETTE, POL, 40
ELINA AVANESYAN, ARM, 41
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