The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, a premier WTA 500 event on indoor clay, returns to Stuttgart`s Porsche-Arena. This year marks the tournament`s significance as a key part of the European clay-court season, attracting 11 of the world`s top 20 players.
Players will compete for nearly one million euros in prize money, with the singles champion also driving away in a Porsche Macan Turbo.
The main draw action in Stuttgart starts on Monday, April 14th, featuring 28 singles players and 16 doubles teams competing for the titles. The singles final is scheduled for Monday, April 21st, due to the Good Friday holiday which will pause play on Friday, April 18th.
Here are the essential details for the tournament:
- Main Draw Starts: Monday, April 14
- Singles Final: Monday, April 21, 1 p.m. (No matches on Good Friday, April 18)
- Doubles Final: Sunday, April 20, following singles semifinals
- Qualifying: Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13
- Main Draw Ceremony: Sunday, April 13, 1:00 p.m.
- Singles Main Draw Size: 28 players (4 qualifiers, 4 wild cards)
- Doubles Main Draw Size: 16 teams
- Tournament Ball: Wilson Roland Garros Clay Court
Ranking Points and Prize Money:
First round: 1 point | €9,828
Round of 16: 60 points | €13,760
Quarterfinals: 108 points | €27,040
Semifinals: 195 points | €51,305
Finalist: 325 points | €87,825
Champion: 500 points | €142,610
Key storylines to follow in Stuttgart:
- Defending champion Elena Rybakina aims for her first final since her Stuttgart victory last year.
- Aryna Sabalenka seeks her first Stuttgart title after three previous runner-up finishes.
- Iga Swiatek, a two-time former champion in Stuttgart, looks to regain her winning streak at the tournament.
- Jessica Pegula, currently ranked World No. 3, enters after winning her first clay-court title in Charleston.
- Wild cards are awarded to top German players: Eva Lys, Tatjana Maria, Laura Siegemund, and Jule Niemeier.
Stay tuned for more updates as the tournament approaches.
Rupert Caldwell