Ashleigh Barty, Simona Halep, and Elina Svitolina are going to be the top names that will take part in the upcoming WTA event in Stuttgart that will be staged from the 19th of April. While Naomi Osaka was widely expected to play, eventually she decided to commence her clay-court season in Europe from Madrid.
The defending champion is Petra Kvitova that won the tournament in 2019. The event was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.
These are the players that are expected to compete right now.
1. Barty
2. Halep
3. Kenin
4. Svitolina
5. Pliskova
6. Sabalenka
7. Kvitova
8. Bertens
9. Bencic
10. Brady
11.Azarenka
12. Swiatek
13. Konta
14. Vondrousova
15. Muchova
16. Rybakina
17. Kontaveit
18. Sakkari
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Ashleigh Barty in 2021
Ranked world no.1, the Australian played her last match on the 24th of February when she capitulated to Danielle Collins 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Adelaide (draw).
At the moment, during this season Ashleigh has achieved an overall 8-2 match record. Ashleigh has won 1 title in Melbourne.
Simona Halep in 2021
Now the world no.3, Simona played her last match on the 16th of February when she lost to Serena Williams 6-3 6-3 in the quarter of the Australian Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Romanian has an overall 6-2 win-loss record.
Ashleigh Barty and Simona Halep played each other 4 times. Their head to head is 3-1 for Halep. The last time they played each other, Simona Halep won 7-5 7-5 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2019.
Elina Svitolina in 2021
Ranked no.5, Svitolina played her last match on the 9th of March when she lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 6-4 6-1 in the 2nd round in Dubai (draw).
Currently, during this season Elina has a 9-5 win-loss record.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
Currently the world no.2, Osaka played her last match on the 20th of February when she defeated Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open to win her 7th career title.
This season Naomi has a 10-0 win-loss record. Osaka clinched 1 title at the Australian Open.
Elina Svitolina and Naomi Osaka played each other 6 times. The head to head is 3-3. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Naomi Osaka won 6-4 6-1 in the quarter in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2019.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
