Madison Keys, Elise Mertens, Amanda Anisimova, Lulu Sun are the players leading the WTA draw in Auckland. The defending champion is Cori Gauff who defeated Elina Svitolina 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.
Last year final
Madison Keys in 2024
Currently the world no.21, the American played her last match on the 7th of October when she lost to world no.17 Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6(7) 6-2 in the 1st round in Wuhan (draw).
Currently, during this year Keys has achieved a compiled 24-12 win-loss record. Madison clinched 1 title in Strasbourg.
Madison Keys will play the world no.73 Lucia Bronzetti in the 1st round. Their current record is 1-0 for Keys.
Keys conquered 1 title in 2024 in Strasbourg.
Madison won 9 titles in her career: 4 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
She is also scheduled to play in Adelaide (Adelaide International) on the 6th of January.
Elise Mertens in 2024
Currently ranked no.34, Elise played her last match on the 17th of October when she had to retire when playing against world no.113 Kimberly Birrell in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 3-6 7-5 4-1 .
This season the Belgian has a composed 27-25 record. Elise Mertens’s best accomplishment of the year was reaching the final in Hobart.
Elise Mertens will fight against Vivian Yang in the 1st round. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now on the main tour.
The Belgian was the runner-up in Hobart (Hobart International).
Mertens won 8 titles in her career: 6 on hard courts and 2 on clay courts. (See the list of her titles)
She is also scheduled to play in Hobart (Hobart International) on the 6th of January.
Amanda Anisimova in 2024
Currently ranked no.36, the American played her last match on the 8th of October when she overcame world no.103 Cristina Bucsa 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Wuhan (draw).
At the moment, during this season Anisimova has achieved a compiled 21-13 match record. Amanda Anisimova’s best achievement of the current season was getting to the final in Toronto.
Amanda Anisimova will compete against the world no.82 Alycia Parks in the 1st round. In the past, they have never played each other till now in top tournaments.
Amanda was the finalist in Toronto (National Bank Open).
She is also scheduled to play in Hobart (Hobart International) on the 6th of January.
Lulu Sun in 2024
Ranked world no.40, Sun played her last match on the 28th of September when she lost to world no.64 Ashlyn Krueger 6-1 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Beijing (draw).
This year LuluAnke has achieved a composed 41-21 match record. The Kiwi has won 2 titles in 2024 in the W50 Roehampton and Bonita Springs. LuluAnke was the runner-up in Monterrey.
Lulu Sun will fight against the world no.102 Rebecca Marino in the 1st round. Their record is 1-0 for Marino.
LuluAnke has won 2 titles in 2024 in the W50 Roehampton and Bonita Springs. The Kiwi got to the final in Monterrey (Abierto GNP Seguros).
She is also scheduled to play in Hobart (Hobart International) on the 6th of January.