Paris Olympics silver medallist Donna Vekic, defending champion Linda Fruhvirtova and former Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette were the marquee names in the entry list released on Friday for this year’s Chennai Open.
The WTA 250 event, returning to India after three years, will be held from October 27 to November 2 at the SDAT Stadium. Czechia’s Fruhvirtova, a teenager in 2022, had beaten Linette 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win her maiden and so far, the only Tour-level title.
The entry list included eight Top 100 players – Poland’s Linette (World No. 38), Germany’s Tatjana Maria (World No. 44), Croatia’s Vekic (World No. 69), Britain’s Francesca Jones (World No. 72) Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti (World No. 73), Turkiye’s Zeynep Sonmez (World No. 82), Australia’s Kimberly Birrell (World No. 85) and Frenchwoman Leolia Jeanjean (World No. 93).
Maria and Vekic are former Wimbledon semifinalists.
The 32-player main draw will also have four wildcards, four qualifiers and a spot for special exemption.
The wilcards will be announced closer to the event.
Main Draw Entry List along with their rankings
1. Magda Linette (Poland) – 38
2. Tatjana Maria (Germany) – 44
3. Donna Vekic (Croatia) – 69
4. Francesca Jones (Britain) – 72
5. Lucia Bronzetti (Italy) – 73
6. Zeynep Sonmez (Turkiye) – 82
7. Kimberly Birrell (Australia) – 85
8. Leolia Jeanjean (France) – 93
9. Diane Parry (France) – 101
10. Janice Tjen (Indonesia) – 102
11. Elina Avanesyan (Armenia) – 103
12. Darja Semenistaja (Latvia) – 104
Published on Oct 03, 2025
