The WTA makes it's long-anticipated return to China later this summer, with the Guangzhou Open scheduled from September 18-23, 2023 in Guangzhou, China.

A WTA 250 event, the tournament will feature several stars who will hopefully be coming off solid performances at the US Open. The event consists of a 32-woman singles field and a 16-team doubles draw.

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Polish star and World No.24 Magda Linette will headline the event, alongside Romanian veteran Sorana Cirstea. There will also be several home favorites, with Chinese stars Lin Zhu, Xinyu Wang and Xiyu Wang present to energize the local crowd.

Below is the full list of entrants.

1. Magda Linette POL

2. Sorana Cirstea ROU

3. Lin Zhu CHN

4. Tatjana Maria GER

5. Daria Saville AUS

6. Linda Fruhvirtova CZE

7. Xinyu Wang CHN

8. Katie Boulter GBR

9. Nadia Podoroska ARG

10. Diane Parry FRA

11. Rebeka Masarova ESP

12. Tamara Korpatsch GER

13. Yulia Putintseva KAZ

14. Claire Liu USA

15. Lucia Bronzetti ITA

16. Kateryna Baindl UKR

17. Xiyu Wang CHN

18. Diana Shnaider

19. Anna Kalinskaya

20. Anna-Lena Friedsam GER

21. Jule Niemeier GER