The WTA 500 Charleston Open will take place from March 31 to April 6, 2025, at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston. The tournament marks the beginning of the clay swing and will feature four top-10 players and 11 from the top 25, led by Jessica Pegula (No. 4), Madison Keys (No. 5), and Zheng Qinwen (No. 9).
The defending champion is Danielle Collins (No. 15) – who entered the main draw as the 7th seed – and defeated Daria Kasatkina (No. 12, 5th seed) in the 2024 final. Other top contenders include Emma Navarro (No. 10, 4th seed), Diana Shnaider (No. 13, 6th seed), and Amanda Anisimova (No. 17, 8th seed).
The tournament offers a total prize pool of $1,064,510, with $142,000 for the champion. It will feature a 48-player singles draw. Other notable players in the draw include former world No. 3 Maria Sakkari, 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, and Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist Belinda Bencic – the 2022 Charleston champion and 2023 runner-up.
In terms of how to watch it, it is mainly subscription led platforms and TV Channels with Tennis Channel who show the vast majority of the tour airing proceedings in the US with an all star team onsite in Miami and through until the grass court season.
Area | WTA Masters 1000s | WTA 500s | WTA 250s |
Africa 1* | Supersport | Supersport | N/A |
Africa 2* | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Albania & Kosovo | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Australia | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Austria | Sky | Sky | Sky, Cliq.de |
Balkans* | Sportklub | Sportklub | Sportklub |
Baltics* | TV3 | TV3 | TV3 |
Belgium | Telenet,BeTV | Telenet,BeTV | RTL Belgium,BeTV |
Brunei | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Bulgaria | A1 Max Sport | A1 Max Sport | A1 Max Sport |
Cambodia | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Canada | Rogers Sportsnet,TSN | TSN | TSN |
China | MIGUCCTVShanghai TVIQIYITencent | MIGU | MIGU |
Cyprus | CYTA | CYTA | CYTA |
Czech Republic | Digisport | Digisport | Digisport,Nova TV |
Denmark | TV2 | TV2 | TV2 |
East Timor | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
France* | Canal+/Eurosport | Eurosport | Eurosport |
Eastern Europe* | Setanta | Setanta | N/A |
Georgia | Silk Media/Setanta Georgia | Silk Media/Setanta Georgia | Setanta Georgia |
Germany | Sky Deutschland | Sky Deutschland | Sky Deutschland |
Greece | Cosmote | Cosmote | Cosmote |
Hong Kong | PCCW | PCCW | PCCW |
Hungary | Network 4 | Network 4 | Network 4 |
India | Sony LIV | Tennis TV | Tennis TV |
Indonesia | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Israel | Charlton | Sport5 | Sport5 |
Italy | Sky Italia, SuperTennis | Sportcast (SuperTennis) | Sportcast (SuperTennis) |
Japan | WOWOW,Gaora Sports Channel | WOWOW | WOWOW |
Laos | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Latin America* | ESPN/Disney+ | ESPN | ESPN/Disney+ |
Malaysia | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Malta | GO | GO | N/A |
Middle East & North Africa | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports,Dubai Sports Channel |
Moldova | Setanta | N/A | N/A |
Netherlands | Ziggo | Ziggo | Ziggo |
Philippines | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Poland | Polsat | Polsat | Polsat |
Portugal | Sport TV | Sport TV | Sport TV |
Republic of Ireland | Sky UK | Sky UK | Sky UK |
Romania | Digisport | Digisport | Digisport,Prima Sport |
Singapore | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Slovakia | Digisport | Digisport | Digisport |
South Africa | SuperSport | SuperSport | N/A |
South America | ESPN | ESPN | ESPN |
South Korea | Eclat | Eclat | Eclat |
Spain | Telefonica(Movistar),Siccative (TVE) | Telefonica (Movistar) | Telefonica (Movistar) |
Switzerland | Sky | Sky | Sky |
Taiwan | Sino Catch (Sportcast) | Sino Catch (Sportcast) | Sino Catch(Sportcast) |
Thailand | beIN Sports | beIN Sports | beIN Sports |
Turkey | S Sport | S Sport | S Sport |
Ukraine | Setanta | Setanta | N/A |
United Kingdom | Sky UK | Sky UK | Sky UK |
United States* | Tennis Channel | Tennis Channel | Tennis Channel |
Vietnam | TBC | TBC | TBC |