WTA Canadian Open entry list: Gauff & Swiatek set to lead field, Raducanu returns

The hard-court summer is underway, and the first WTA 1000 event of the swing starts in less than a week.

The IGA Stadium in Montreal will play host to the Canadian Open women’s singles event this coming week, with action starting on July 27th.

Here, we look at who will be in action over the coming fortnight.

Who is out?

The biggest name not in action is world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who confirmed last week she would not be in action after a heavy load of matches across the first half of the season.

World No 10 Paula Badosa has also withdrawn due to recurring injury issues, while world No 6 Zheng Qinwen has pulled out after elbow surgery last week.

Former world No 2 Ons Jabeur will not be in action after confirming her intention to take a break from professional tennis, while Donna Vekic and Sonay Kartal have also withdrawn.

The top seeds

In the absence of world No 1 Sabalenka, world No 2 Coco Gauff is set to be the top seed, in the American’s first tournament since her shock round-one defeat at Wimbledon.

Meanwhile, world No 3 Iga Swiatek is currently set to return to action as the second seed in her first tournament since claiming her sixth Grand Slam title at the All England Club.

World No 4 and two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula is set to be the third seed, with world No 5 Mirra Andreeva set to be seeded fourth.

2024 runner-up Amanda Anisimova and Madison Keys are set to be the fifth and sixth seeds, respectively, with Jasmine Paolini seeded seventh and Emma Navarro seeded eighth.

Who else is entered?

Outside of the top eight seeds, there are plenty of big names in action.

Elena Rybakina and Elina Svitolina are set to be the ninth and 10th seeds, respectively, while Karolina Muchova, Ekaterina Alexandrova, and Daria Kasatkina are also inside the top 16 seeds in Montreal.

Recent Wimbledon semi-finalist Belinda Bencic is set to be the 17th seed, with former Grand Slam champions Jelena Ostapenko and Sofia Kenin seeded 23rd and 24th, respectively.

Outside of the seeded players, this year marks the return of Emma Raducanu to Canadian Open action.

The Brit made her event debut in 2022, though she missed 2023 due to injury and 2024 due to a scheduling change.

Also among the notable unseeded players are four-time Grand Slam singles champion and former world No 1 Naomi Osaka, and rising star Alex Eala – who will make her event debut inside the IGA Stadium.

The tournament has also awarded a wildcard to former world No 5 Eugenie Bouchard, with the 31-year-old announcing she will retire at her home event this week.

2019 US Open champion and former world No 4 Bianca Andreescu also receives a wildcard into her home event, as does rising Canadian star Victoria Mboko.

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Canadian Open Entry List (as of July 22, 2025)

1) Coco Gauff
2) Iga Swiatek
3) Jessica Pegula
4) Mirra Andreeva
5) Amanda Anisimova
6) Madison Keys
7) Jasmine Paolini
8) Emma Navarro
9) Elena Rybakina
10) Elina Svitolina
11) Karolina Muchova
12) Ekaterina Alexandrova
13) Liudmila Samsonova
14) Diana Shnaider
15) Daria Kasatkina
16) Clara Tauson
17) Belinda Bencic
18) Beatriz Haddad Maia
19) Elise Mertens
20) Linda Noskova
21) Magdalena Frech
22) Jelena Ostapenko
23) Sofia Kenin
24) Marta Kostyuk
25) Magda Linette
26) Ashlyn Krueger
27) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
28) McCartney Kessler
29) Olga Danilovic
30) Dayana Yastremska
31) Rebecca Sramkova
32) Peyton Stearns
Leylah Fernandez
Anna Kalinskaya
Emma Raducanu
Maya Joint
Dayana Yastremska
Katie Boulter
Anastasia Potapova
Maria Tatjana
Veronika Kudermetova
Lulu Sun
Marie Bouzkova
Elina Avanesyan
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Jaqueline Cristian
Naomi Osaka
Danielle Collins
Hailey Baptiste
Alex Eala
Camila Osorio
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Alycia Parks
Eva Lys
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Lucia Bronzetti
Polina Kudermetova
Ann Li
Lois Boisson
Caroline Dolehide
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Barbora Krejcikova
Suzan Lamens
Renata Zarazua
Moyuka Uchijima
Emiliana Arango
Kimberly Birrell
Yulia Putintseva
Wang Xinyu
(PR) Marketa Vondrousova
(PR) Sorana Cirstea
(PR) Lin Zhu
(PR) Anastasija Sevastova
(PR) Caty McNally
(WC) Bianca Andreesca
(WC) Eugenie Bouchard
(WC) Carson Branstine
(WC) Kayla Cross
(WC) Elizabeth Mandlik
(WC) Rebecca Marino
(WC) Victoria Mboko
(WC) Marina Stakusic
Remaining players to enter through qualifying draw

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