Draw WTA ATX Austin Open 2025 featuring Jessica Pegula, Diana Shnaider and Yue Yuan

Sunday, 23 February 2025 at 17:28

The draw for the ATX Austin Open 2025 has been made. The competition will be played from February 24 to March 02 in Texas, where some notable players will take part. Number one seeded player, America’s Jessica Pegula, will start her campaign against Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus in the opening round of the competition.

Number two seeded player, Russia’s Diana Shnaider will player her first round encounter against a player from the qualification round. The 30-year-old will come into the competition after having a disappointing outing in the Dubai Duty Freen Tennis Championships where she was knocked out after losing in the second round to Lind Noskova, in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6.

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Defending champion China’s Yue Yuan will face Australia’s Kimberly Birrell in her first-round clash. The 26-year-old lifted the title last year after beating fellow countrywoman Xiyu Wang in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-6.

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First edition’s champion, Marta Kostyuk, who lifted the title after beating Varvara Gracheva in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-5, will not take part in the event. First edition’s runner-up, Gracheva, will play America’s Peyton Stearns in the round of 32 clash of the competition.