The 2023 Adelaide International 1 is shaping up to be an exciting WTA 500 event, with a strong field of players set to compete in the tournament.
The draw for the event has been released, and it features a number of top players, including Ons Jabeur, the top seed. The defending champion is Ashleigh Barty, but since she retired from professional tennis in 2022, she won't attend the event to defend her title.
The top half of the draw looks particularly tough, with Ons Jabeur, who received a BYE for the first round, facing a potential second-round matchup against Sorana Cirstea or a qualifier. Meanwhile, fifth seed Danielle Collins will take on the 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the first round.
The bottom half of the draw also features a number of talented players, including fourth-seed Veronika Kudermetova, who will start against Amanda Anisimova, and eighth-seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, who will meet Marketa Vondrousova.
One player to keep an eye on in the draw is Daria Kasatkina, the third seed. Kasatkina has had a strong end of the last season and could be a contender for the title in Adelaide. Other players to watch include Victoria Azarenka, Karolina Pliskova, and Garbine Muguruza, who have all had success on the WTA tour in the past.
The Spanish player will play against Bianca Andreescu in the first round of two Grand Slam champions. With such a strong field of players, it's sure to be an exciting event and a great opportunity for fans to see some of the best players in the world in action.
2023 Adelaide International 1 WTA Draw:
| 1. Ons Jabeur (1) |
| 2. BYE |
| 3. Sorana Cirstea |
| 4. Qualifier |
| 5. Jamiee Fourlis |
| 6. Qualifier |
| 7. Elena Rybakina |
| 8. Danielle Collins (5) |
| 9. Daria Kasatkina (3) |
| 10. Qualifier |
| 11. Qualifier |
| 12. Priscilla Hon |
| 13. Qualifier |
| 14. Victoria Azarenka |
| 15. Qinwen Zheng |
| 16. Anett Kontaveit (6) |
| 17. Jelena Ostapenko (7) |
| 18. Karolina Pliskova |
| 19. Irina-Camelia Begu |
| 20. Qualifier |
| 21. Garbine Muguruza |
| 22. Bianca Andreescu |
| 23. Amanda Anisimova |
| 24. Veronika Kudermetova (4) |
| 25. Ekaterina Alexandrova (6) |
| 26. Marketa Vondrousova |
| 27. Kaia Kanepi |
| 28. Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
| 29. Shuai Zhang |
| 30. Liudmila Samsonova |
| 31. BYE |
| 32. Aryna Sabalenka (2) |
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