Zeynep Sonmez, Francesca Jones, Donna Vekic, Janice Tjen are the players leading the WTA draw in Chennai. The defending champion is Linda Fruhvirtova who won the last edition after defeating Magda Linette 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. The winner will collect $36,300 in prize money while the runner-up will collect $21,484.
This is the overall prize money.
| Winner | $ 36,300 |
| Final | $ 21,484 |
| 1/2 | $ 11,970 |
| 1/4 | $ 6,820 |
| R2 | $ 4,470 |
| R1 | $ 3,110 |
| Points | |
|---|---|
| Winner | 250 |
| Final | 163 |
| 1/2 | 98 |
| 1/4 | 54 |
| R2 | 30 |
| R1 | 1 |
HIGHLIGHTS. This is what happened in the final last year
Zeynep Sonmez in 2025
Ranked no.69 (career-high), Sonmez played her last match on the 18th of October when she surrendered to world no.54 Maria Sakkari 7-5 6-3 in the qualifications in Tokyo (draw).
Currently, during this season Sonmez has a composed 24-25 win-loss record.
Zeynep Sonmez will compete against the world no.176 Tatiana Barkova in the 1st round. In the past, they have never competed against each other until now in top events.
Francesca Jones in 2025
Currently the world no.
74, Jones played her last match on the 20th of October when she was overcome by world no.163 Xiyu Wang 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Guangzhou (draw).This season Francesca has managed to achieve an overall 45-17 match record. Jones conquered 4 titles in 2025 in the W75 Vacaria, the W75 Prague, the Contrexeville and the Palermo.
Francesca Jones will compete against the world no.125 Diane Parry in the 1st round. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top tournaments.
The Brit has won 4 titles in 2025 in the W75 Vacaria, the W75 Prague, the Contrexeville and the Palermo.
Donna Vekic in 2025
At the moment ranked no.79, the Croatian played her last match on the 7th of October when she was overcome by world no.13 Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in Wuhan (draw).
Presently, during this year the Croatian achieved a composed 12-22 match record.
Vekic 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)
Janice Tjen in 2025
Ranked world no.80 (career-high), the Indonesian played her last match on the 19th of October when she was defeated by world no.176 Tatiana Prozorova 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4) in the qualifications in Guangzhou (draw).
Presently, during this year Tjen has an overall 72-15 match record. Tjen clinched 7 titles in 2025 in the W35 Goyang, the W35 Andong, Maanshan, the W35 Luzhou, the W50 Taizhou, the W35 Taipei and the Jinan. Janice was the runner-up in the W35 Goyang, the W75 Lexington, the W100 Landisville and Sao Paulo.
Janice Tjen will square off with the world no.152 Lucrezia Stefanini in the 1st round. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Tjen.
Tjen has won 7 titles in 2025 in the W35 Goyang, the W35 Andong, Maanshan, the W35 Luzhou, the W50 Taizhou, the W35 Taipei and the Jinan. Tjen was the finalist in the W35 Goyang, in the W75 Lexington, in the W100 Landisville and in Sao Paulo (SP Open).