Cori Gauff, Kristina Mladenovic, Marta Kostyuk, and Camila Giorgi are going to be among the top names of the WTA250 that will be played in Lyon on the 1st of March. Sofia Kenin is the defending champion and she chose not to play this event as she will be part of the short Middle East swing that will be staged in the same weeks.
Entry List
here the entry list with Alexandrova, Ferro, Garcia, and Podoroska as the plausible top seeds.
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (No.33/RUS)
- Fiona Ferro (No.43/FRA)
- Caroline Garcia (No.44/FRA)
- Nadia Podoroska (No.47/ARG)
- Coco Gauff (No.48/USA)
- Polona Hercog (No.49/SLO)
- Kristina Mladenovic (No.50/FRA)
- Alizé Cornet (No.53/FRA)
- Shelby Rogers (No.60/USA)
- Alison Van Uytvanck (No.65/BEL)
- Paula Badosa (No.67/ESP)
- Sorana Cirstea (No.72/ROU)
- Arantxa Rus (No.74/NED)
- Camila Giorgi (No.76/ITA)
- Marta Kostyuk (No.78/UKR)
- Zarina Diyas (No.81/KAZ)
- Christina McHale (No.82/USA)
- Kirsten Flipkens (No.87/BEL)
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich (No.90/BLR)
- Varvara Gracheva (No.95/RUS)
- Viktoria Kuzmova (No.98/SVK)
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Gauff at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
At the moment ranked no.48, Gauff has managed to achieve a compiled 3-2 win-loss record in 2021. The American is currently having a run at the Australian Open where she defeated Jil Teichmann 6-3 6-2.
Cori Gauff will face Svitolina in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other so far in top competitions.
Mladenovic at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.52, Mladenovic has an overall 1-2 record in 2021. Mladenovic is now competing at the Australian Open where she managed to beat Maria Sakkari 6-2 0-6 6-3.
Kristina Mladenovic will face Hibino in the 2nd round. Their head to head is 2-0 for Mladenovic.
Cori Gauff and Kristina Mladenovic have never faced off.
Marta Kostyuk in 2021
Currently the world no.78 (career-high), Marta played her last match on the 8th of February when she capitulated to Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 7-6(5) in the 1st round of the Australian Open (draw).
This season the Ukrainian has a 5-3 record. Marta Kostyuk’s best performance of the present year was getting to the semifinal in Abu Dhabi.
Giorgi at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.79, the Italian achieved a compiled 2-1 match record in 2021. Camila is currently playing at the Australian Open where she ousted Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-3.
Camila Giorgi will face Swiatek in the 2nd round. Their record is 1-0 for Giorgi.
Marta Kostyuk and Camila Giorgi played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Giorgi. When they played, Camila Giorgi won 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Prague (Prague Open) in August 2020.
