By Alberto Amalfi | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro lead American goals at this month’s San Diego Open.
The Cymbiotika San Diego Open WTA 500 occasion can be performed Saturday, February 24 by way of Sunday, March 3 at Barnes Tennis Heart, 4490 W. Level Loma Blvd, San Diego, CA 92107.
The 29-year-old Pegula, who lately introduced her cut up from coach David Witt, is ranked No. 4. She has gained 4 profession WTA singles titles and reached the singles quarterfinals at Grand Slam tournaments on six events since making her Grand Slam debut on the US Open in 2015.
A flexible all-court participant, Pegula has additionally captured seven profession WTA doubles titles, together with the inaugural Cymbiotika San Diego Open in 2022 when she teamed with fellow American Coco Gauff to defeat Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico 1-6, 7-5, 10-4 to win the doubles championship at Barnes Tennis Heart.
Pegula achieved the No. 1 doubles rating on the planet on September 11, 2023.
The 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open WTA 500 participant subject will embrace the next opponents:
(Listed by WTA Rating at time of entry)
4 Jessica Pegula, United States
10 Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic
13 Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil
23 Emma Navarro, United States
28 Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine
29 Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine
31 Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine
34 Donna Vekic, Croatia
34* Paula Badosa, Spain
37 Leylah Fernandez, Canada
38 Anna Kalinskaya, Russia
40 Xinyu Wang, China
41 Caroline Dolehide, United States
42 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia
43 Arantxa Rus, Netherlands
44 Tatjana Maria, Germany
45 Lin Zhu, China
*Particular Rating
Among the many Major Draw entrants are 2023 French Open singles finalist Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic and rising younger American Emma Navarro.
The 22-year-old Navarro, a local of Charleston, S.C., isn’t any stranger to San Diego. In 2019, she reached the singles last of the USTA Billie Jean King Ladies’ 18s Nationwide Championships that are contested in August at Barnes Tennis Heart.
In 2021, Navarro gained the NCAA singles title as a freshman on the College of Virginia. She additionally gained her first profession WTA singles title earlier this yr in Hobart, Australia. For extra info on Navarro, click on right here.
The WTA 500 match, that includes the highest ladies tennis professionals on the planet, provides $922,573 in prize cash and could have a 28-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw.
Qualifying rounds are scheduled for Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, February 25 with Major Draw matches beginning Monday, February 26 and concluding with the singles and doubles finals on Sunday, March 3.
The beginning occasions for every day of the 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open can be as follows:
Day 1 Qualifying – Saturday, February 24 – 10 a.m.
Day 2 Qualifying – Sunday, February 25 – 11 a.m.
Major Draw Periods
Monday, February 26, Tuesday, February 27 and Wednesday, February 28 – 1 p.m.
Thursday, February 29 – 11:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Friday, March 1 (Quarterfinals) – 11:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 (Semifinals) – 1 p.m.
Doubles Championship – Sunday, March 3 – 1:30 p.m.
Singles Championship – Sunday, March 3 – 4 p.m.
(All occasions are PST)
Tickets for the 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open are presently on sale.
Ticket info is obtainable on the official match web site at wtasdopen.com.
Former French Open champion and present world No. 10 Barbora Krejcikova of Czech Republic swept the singles and doubles titles on the 2023 Cymbiotika San Diego Open.
The 28-year-old Krejcikova overcame American Sofia Kenin 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 within the singles last after which teamed with compatriot Katerina Siniakova for a 6-1, 6-4 victory over People Danielle Collins and Coco Vandeweghe within the doubles championship.
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