After more than a month’s absence, Iga Sviontek returns to the court. The first racket of the world will take part in the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart. On Sunday, April 16, the draw for the main draw took place. We know when and with whom the Polish tennis player will potentially meet.
Iga Swiatek returns to action after suffering a rib injury that left her out of Miami Open qualification and the Billie Jean King Cup. Fortunately, it was not a serious injury. “We caught him early, but for sure the time I spend on regeneration over the next few days will help me recover faster,” the Rashina woman said some time ago.
Iga Sviontek met an opponent
The first racket of the world will take part in the WTA 500 tournament in Stuttgart. On Sunday, April 16, the organizers of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix held a draw for the ladders, and Iga Sviontek faced her closest opponent. In the first round, Iga Sviontek received a bye, which ensured her a direct exit to the second round. At this stage of this tournament, the first rocket of the world will meet the winner of the Qinwen Zheng/qualifier pair.
In case of a Polish victory, she may face the winner of the matches Ekaterina Alexandrova/Donna Vekic - Karolina Pliskova/Maria Sakkari in the 1/8 finals. When reaching the WTA semi-finals in Stuttgart, Iga Swiatek can meet with the recent winner of her and the Polish team in the Billie Jean King Cup - Elena Rybakina, and in the final Rashinyan can meet with Arina Sobolenko.
WTA Stuttgart: prize money
Qualifications for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament started on April 15, and according to the organizers, the first matches of the main draw will be held on April 17. Then we will face rival Qinwen Zheng, who, if she beats her, will face the world number one. The WTA tournament in Stuttgart will run until Sunday, April 23rd. All matches of Igi Sviontek will be available on Canal+ Sport. The prize pool for this competition is $780,637.
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1st round - $8,310
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2nd round - $11,500
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Quarterfinals - $21,075
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Semi-final - $43,322
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Final - $74,161
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Winner - $120,150
WTA Stuttgart 2023, schedule:
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April 15 - qualification
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April 16 - qualification
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April 17 - 1 round
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April 18 - 1 round
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April 19 - 2 round
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April 20 - 2 round
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April 21 - 1/4 finals
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April 22 - semi-finals
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April 23 - WTA Stuttgart 2023 final
Source: Wprost
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