Iga Swiatek, Ludmilla Samsonova, Donna Vekic and Bianca Andreescu are the players to watch in Bad Homburg. There are some doubts about the participation of Donna Vekic, who will probably opt for resting after reaching the final in Berlin before Wimbledon.
This is the main draw.
Iga Swiatek in 2023
Currently the world no.1, Iga played her last match on the 10th of June when she overcame world no.16 Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the final of the French Open to win her 14th career title.
During this season Swiatek has managed to achieve a composed 35-6 win-loss record. Iga has won 3 titles in 2023 in Doha, Stuttgart and French Open. Iga was the finalist in Dubai and Madrid.
She is also scheduled to play in Prague (Livesport Prague Open) on the 31st of July and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 28th of August.
Ludmilla Samsonova in 2023
Ranked no.15, the Russian played her last match on the 20th of June when she capitulated to world no.22 Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Berlin (draw).
At present, during this year the Russian has an overall 14-14 record. Ludmilla Samsonova’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Abu Dhabi.
Iga Swiatek and Ludmilla Samsonova played each other just twice. Their record is 2-0 for Swiatek. The last time they fought against each other, Iga Swiatek won 6-1 6-0 in the 3rd round in Dubai (Dubai Duty Free Championships) on the 22nd of February 2023.
Here are the highlights.
Vekic in Berlin, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.23, the Croatian owns a composed 24-9 win-loss record in 2023. Vekic is playing at the moment in Berlin where she bested the world no.43 Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-2, the world no.3 Elena Rybakina 6-71 6-3 6-4, the world no.81 Elina Avanesyan 6-2 7-60 and the world no.8 Maria Sakkari 6-4 7-68.
Donna Vekic will fight against the world no.9 Petra Kvitova in the final on Sunday at 3:30 pm on Steffi Graf Stadion. Their record is 4-1 for Kvitova.
Vekic has won 1 title in 2023 in Monterrey.
Donna won 4 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Bianca Andreescu in 2023
LLLWWLWLLW At the moment ranked no.35, the Canadian played her last match on the 21st of June when she lost to world no.53 Marketa Vondrousova 7-6(0) 7-5 in the 1st round in Berlin (draw).
Currently, during this year the Canadian has a 12-12 win-loss record. Bianca Andreescu’s most significant result of this season was reaching the semifinal in Hua Hin.
Donna Vekic and Bianca Andreescu have never played each other till now on the main tour.
