WTA 500 Stuttgart: Eight Top 10 Players Announced, Defending Champion Rybakina Absent
In April, one of the clay-court tournaments taking place just before the Madrid - Rome - Roland-Garros tour is the WTA 500 in Stuttgart. In Germany, the lineup is often enticing, and the 2025 edition will be no exception. Indeed, no fewer than eight players currently in the top 10 will be in Stuttgart, competing to win the famous Porsche.
Thus, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Mirra Andreeva, Jasmine Paolini, Zheng Qinwen, and Emma Navarro are expected to be present from April 14 to 20. However, the two other current top 10 members, Madison Keys and especially the defending champion Elena Rybakina, are not among the players announced as participants next month.
The Kazakh had triumphed against Marta Kostyuk last year. Moreover, the Ukrainian is also not expected to defend her points earned in 2024 at the German venue.
Also worth noting are the presences of Paula Badosa, Diana Shnaider, Danielle Collins, and Barbora Krejcikova. The Czech, who has not played a single match in 2025 due to a back injury, is also on the list of participants for the 2025 Porsche Open. Clara Tauson, winner in Auckland and finalist at the WTA 1000 in Dubai, could be a formidable outsider in this tournament.
