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2025 Abu Dhabi Open
The 2025 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament, and a WTA 500 event on the 2025 WTA Tour. It took place at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in Abu Dhabi, from 1 February until 8 February 2025. Finals Singles * Belinda Bencic def. Ashlyn Krueger, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 Doubles * Jeļena Ostapenko / Ellen Perez def. Kristina Mladenovic / Zhang Shuai, 6–2, 6–1 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings are as of 27 January 2025 Other entrants The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw: * Belinda Bencic * Caroline Garcia * Emma Raducanu * Markéta Vondroušová The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Sonay Kartal * Sofia Kenin * McCartney Kessler * Wakana Sonobe * Katie Volynets * Renata Zarazúa The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Veronika Kudermetova * Moyuka Uchij ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTA 500 Tournaments
WTA 500 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021. At their introduction in 2021, WTA 500 tournaments' prize money was approximately $500,000. Since then, prize money awarded by WTA 500 events has grown less uniform, with one tournament's prize money rising to as much as $1.5 million. The ranking points awarded to the winners of these tournaments are 500. This compares to 2,000 points for winning a Grand Slam tournament ("major"), up to 1,500 points for winning the WTA Finals, 1000 points for winning a WTA 1000 tournament, and 250 for winning a WTA 250 tournament. Events Current Defunct or Upgraded/Downgraded Historic names 1990–2008 ''WTA Tier II'' 2009–2020 ''WTA Premier'' 2021–present ''WTA 500'' Singles results 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Singles champions WTA Tier II WTA Premier WTA 500 Statistics Most titles Bold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yulia Putintseva
Yulia Antonovna Putintseva (, ; born 7 January 1995) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20 on 27 January 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 76 on 17 March 2025. Putintseva has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour and is a three-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major quarterfinalist (twice at the French Open and once at the US Open (tennis), US Open). Personal life Yulia was born to Anton Putintsev and Anna Putintseva, and has a brother named Ilya. Born in Moscow, she resides in Boca Raton, Florida. She was introduced to sport by her father; she liked it, and was soon practising at Spartak Tennis Club in Moscow. Later, she moved to Paris to attend the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, after winning an under-14s event. Her favourite surface is clay; her favourite tournaments are the Australian Open and US Open (tennis), US Open. Her tennis idols were Martina Hingis and Justine Henin. Since the beginn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronika Kudermetova
Veronika Eduardovna Kudermetova (born 24 April 1997) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9, achieved on 24 October 2022, and a best WTA doubles ranking of No. 2, reached on 6 June 2022. In doubles, she has won eight WTA Tour titles including three WTA 1000, and the 2022 WTA Finals – Doubles, 2022 WTA Finals with Elise Mertens. In addition, she reached the doubles final of Wimbledon in 2021, with Elena Vesnina. She has also won two WTA singles titles. Kudermetova won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Volvo Car Open, 2021 Charleston Open, and her first WTA doubles title at the 2019 Wuhan Open, partnering Duan Yingying. She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in singles at the 2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and in doubles at the 2014 Kremlin Cup, partnering with Evgeniya Rodina. Playing for the Russia Fed Cup team, Kudermetova has a win–loss record of 3–4. Personal life Kudermetova was born to Eduard Kudermet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renata Zarazúa
Renata Zarazúa Ruckstuhl (born 30 September 1997), known as Renata Zarazúa (), is a Mexican professional tennis player. She reached a best singles ranking of world No. 51 on 25 November 2024, and peaked at No. 88 in the doubles rankings on 27 January 2025. She has won two singles and one doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. On the ITF Circuit, she has won four titles in singles and 17 in doubles. In 2020, she qualified for the main draw of the French Open, becoming the first Mexican female tennis player to compete in the main draw of a major in 20 years. On the WTA Tour, her biggest result to date was reaching the semifinals of the 2020 Mexican Open. Playing for Mexico, Zarazúa has a win–loss record of 17–13 in BJK Cup competition (as of January 2025). Early life and background Zarazúa was born on 30 September 1997 to Jose Luis and Alejandra in Mexico City. She also has an older brother named Patricio, who is a former college tennis player for Palm Beach Atl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Volynets
Katie Volynets (born December 31, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 56 by the WTA, achieved on July 29, 2024. Early life Volynets was born in Walnut Creek, California. Her parents had emigrated from Ukraine, and she still has extended family in Kyiv and Dnipro. Career 2019: Grand Slam tournament debut On August 11, 2019, Volynets won the USTA Girls 18s National Championships final over Emma Navarro, earning her a wildcard entry into the singles main draw of the US Open. She lost in the first round to Bianca Andreescu, who went on to win the tournament. 2021: Indian Wells and Wimbledon debuts In May, she won her first singles title on the ITF Circuit, at the $100k event in Bonita Springs. She qualified for the Wimbledon Championships for the first time at this major. Volynets received a wildcard into the singles main draw of the US Open. In October, she made her debut at the WTA 1000 level in Indian Wells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakana Sonobe
Wakana Sonobe (born 17 January 2008) is a Japanese tennis player. She won the girls' singles at the 2025 Australian Open and reached the final of the girls' singles at the 2024 US Open. Early life From Saitama Prefecture, she started playing tennis at four years-old, and briefly did ballet as a youngster. She won the Japanese U14 national tennis title in singles in 2021. She became based at the IMG Academy in the United States in February 2022. Career 2023 She made her junior grand slam debut at the 2023 Australian Open where she reached the second round with partner Emerson Jones. Playing the girls' singles at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships she was defeated by British player Mika Stojsavljevic in the first round. She lost to Stojsavljevic again in the first round of the 2023 US Open girls' singles but reached the semi finals of the girls' doubles alongside compatriot Hayu Kinoshita. 2024 Playing alongside Mika Stojsavljevic she reached the quarter finals of the girls' doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCartney Kessler
McCartney Kessler (born July 8, 1999) is an American tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 32 in singles, and No. 152 in doubles, achieved on March 31, 2025. Kessler has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour. Early life From Calhoun, Georgia, her parents, Carl Kessler and Julie Kessler (Driggers), played collegiate tennis at University of Central Florida. She has an older sister Mackenzie, who played club tennis at the University of Central Florida, and an older brother McClain Kessler, who played collegiate tennis at Florida. Kessler attended Calhoun High School. College Kessler signed on to the University of Florida on a tennis scholarship to play collegiate tennis for the Florida Gators in November 2017. At Florida, she was a three-time All-American and three-time First Team All-SEC player. She also earned the 2022 SEC Player of the Year Award, becoming the ninth player from University of Florida to earn the award. Career Juniors Kessler won the U16 do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Kenin
} Sofia Anna "Sonya" Kenin (born November 14, 1998) is an American professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 4 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, and No. 26 in doubles. Kenin was named the 2020 WTA Player of the Year, an award earned by winning the 2020 Australian Open – Women's singles, Australian Open and finishing runner-up at the 2020 French Open – Women's singles, French Open. She has won five singles and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, the latter including the 2019 China Open – Women's doubles, 2019 China Open and 2024 Miami Open – Women's doubles, 2024 Miami Open partnering Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Coached primarily by her father, Kenin developed into a promising junior player, reaching No. 2 in the world after winning the Orange Bowl (tennis), Orange Bowl at the age of 16 and finishing runner-up in the 2015 US Open – Girls' singles, 2015 US Open girls' singles event the following year. She also won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonay Kartal
Sonay Kartal (born 28 October 2001) is a British tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 49 in singles, achieved 23 June 2025. She has won one WTA Tour title and 14 ITF titles, all in singles. Early life Kartal was born in Sidcup, London, and lives in the city of Brighton and Hove. She is of Turkish descent through her father. She attended Longhill High School. She began playing tennis at the age of six, after watching her older brother play. She currently trains at Pavilion & Avenue tennis club in Hove. Her favourite tennis players are Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters. Career 2021: Comeback and first ITF Circuit title Kartal won her first title in November 2021, at the Antalya 15k event, beating Amarissa Toth in the final. This was shortly followed by her second title (and her first on hardcourt) at Monastir $15k, defeating former world No. 40, Ayumi Morita, in the final. Kartal won the women's title at the ''UK Pro League'' with a 6–0, 6–1 win over F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markéta Vondroušová
Markéta Vondroušová (; born 28 June 1999) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 6 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA. Vondroušová has won two singles titles, including the 2023 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2023 Wimbledon Championships, the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon women's singles title. She was also runner-up at the 2019 French Open – Women's singles, 2019 French Open as a teenager, and claimed a silver medal at the Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Vondroušová is a former junior world No. 1, having won two major doubles titles. She had a quick breakthrough on the WTA Tour, winning the 2017 Ladies Open Biel Bienne at age 17 in just her second career WTA Tour singles event. This helped her reach the top 100 of the WTA rankings before turning 18. Vondroušová struggled with injuries early in her career, most notably missing th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu ( , ; born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, and is the current British No. 1. Raducanu was the 2021 US Open – Women's singles, 2021 US Open champion, and the first British woman to win a singles Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 1977 Wimbledon Championships. With a Wild card (sports), wildcard entry at 2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2021 Wimbledon, ranked outside the world's top 300, she reached the fourth round at her first major tournament. At the 2021 US Open, she became the first qualifier (tennis), qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title, beating Leylah Fernandez in 2021 US Open – Women's singles final, the final and without dropping a set during the tournament. It was the second major tournament of her career, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Garcia
Caroline Garcia (, born 16 October 1993) is a French professional tennis player. She had a career-high WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 4 in singles and world No. 2 in doubles. Garcia was the 2022 WTA Finals – Singles, 2022 WTA Finals champion. Garcia was also a two-time Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major champion in doubles, having won the French Open women's doubles title in 2016 French Open – Women's doubles, 2016 and 2022 French Open – Women's doubles, 2022 partnering Kristina Mladenovic. The pair were also runners-up at the 2016 US Open – Women's doubles, 2016 US Open, and reached the semifinals at the 2017 Australian Open – Women's doubles, 2017 Australian Open. Garcia reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2 in October 2016, and won eight doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2016 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's doubles, 2016 Madrid Open. She also qualified for the WTA Finals on two occasions, and alongside Mladenovic was voted the 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
