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All ten of the world's highest-ranked players will descend on Wuhan next month for the WTA 1000 event, with Coco Gauff defending her title and 1,000 crucial ranking points up for grabs.
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Every single player in the WTA's Top 10 has committed to the Wuhan Open, headlined by World No. 1 Elena Rybakina. Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, Linda Noskova, Elina Svitolina, Karolina Muchova, Iga Swiatek, and Marta Kostyuk complete a stacked field. Victoria Mboko is the notable absentee, ruled out with a left knee injury.
The WTA 1000 event boasts a 56-player singles draw - 43 direct entrants, eight qualifiers, four wild cards, and one special exemption. Daria Snigur, Yuliia Starodubtseva, Cristina Bucsa, and Karolina Pliskova secured the final direct-entry spots. Lilli Tagger, Anhelina Kalinina, Mayar Sherif, and Tamara Korpatsch head the alternates list.
Coco Gauff returns as defending champion after storming through last year's draw without dropping a set. Sabalenka, however, remains the tournament's most decorated active player with three titles, the most recent coming in 2024 following a four-year hiatus from the event. The winner will pocket 1,000 ranking points and $665,000 in prize money.
The draw is set for Saturday, 10 October, with first-round action beginning on Monday, 12 October. The final will be played on Sunday, 18 October.
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