Jabeur, Sakkari, Kenin, or Kalinskaya: The Highly Competitive Qualifying Draw for the Berlin Tournament

Le 13/06/2025 à 17h40 par Jules Hypolite

Jabeur, Sakkari, Kenin, or Kalinskaya: The Highly Competitive Qualifying Draw for the Berlin Tournament

The WTA 500 in Berlin begins tomorrow with the qualifying rounds and on Monday for the main draw.

Nine of the top 10 players will be present (only Iga Swiatek is missing), giving the tournament a Grand Slam-like feel. The qualifying draw, revealed this Friday, is just as competitive.

Anna Kalinskaya, ranked 28th in the world, is the No. 1 seed and will play her first-round match against Ella Seidel, potentially setting up a clash with Maria Sakkari, who starts her campaign against Rebeka Masarova.

Sofia Kenin, the 2019 Australian Open champion, will take on Erika Andreeva, while Ashlyn Krueger, a finalist in Abu Dhabi earlier this season, faces Anna-Lena Friedsam.

Two French players will attempt to navigate through the qualifiers: Chloé Paquet will play Ajla Tomljanovic, while Elsa Jacquemot has drawn a tough opponent in former world No. 2 Ons Jabeur.

Berlin

Tableau

Anna Kalinskaya

38e, 1319 points

Ella Seidel

96e, 774 points

Maria Sakkari

54e, 1116 points

Rebeka Masarova

115e, 659 points

Sofia Kenin

25e, 1719 points

Erika Andreeva

334e, 190 points

Ashlyn Krueger

47e, 1229 points

Anna-Lena Friedsam

181e, 401 points

Chloe Paquet

238e, 299 points

Ajla Tomljanovic

89e, 839 points

Elsa Jacquemot

58e, 1059 points

Ons Jabeur

77e, 893 points

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