The world’s Top 4 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart

As one of the most popular tournaments on the worldwide WTA Tour, the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is once again proving its big appeal this year. With a field that includes Aryna Sabalenka as the No. 1, the 2024 Stuttgart winner Elena Rybakina, the two-time tournament victor Iga Swiatek plus the French Open champion Coco Gauff, it means the four outstanding players in the past 12 months will be competing in the Porsche Arena. The last four Grand Slams were claimed by the quartet of superstars. Elena Rybakina recently secured the title at the Australian Open.

“Having the world’s top four current players is a special honour,” says Tournament Director Markus Günthardt. “We are delighted at once again being able to present our audiences in the Porsche Arena with world-class tennis of the highest order.”

Outstanding field with seven Top 10 players

Other Top 10 players set to return to Stuttgart are the two-time Grand Slam runner-up Jasmine Paolini (No. 7), the 19-time WTA winner Elina Svitolina (No. 8) plus Mirra Andreeva (No. 10), one of the 2025 season’s biggest risers. Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, will be back competing in the Porsche Arena as the title holder. Barbora Krejcikova, the winner of the Grand Slams in Paris (2021) and at Wimbledon (2024) and Qinwen Zheng will be continuing their comebacks in Stuttgart after injury. The circle of favourites also includes the world No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova together with Linda Noskova. One week ago, the world No. 13 reached the semifinals of the renowned WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells.

Germany’s colours in the Porsche Arena will be worn by Laura Siegemund, the 2017 winner, Porsche Friend Eva Lys and Ella Seidel. They all have a main draw berth by virtue of a wild card. Awaiting the winner of the final is traditionally an exclusive sports car. This year it is a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet in Cartagena Yellow Metallic.

Porsche One Point Challenge to offer thrills galore

A single rally can decide everything – it is the motto by which 16 professional players, celebrities and ambitious amateurs will be playing each other for the first time at the premiere of the Porsche One Point Challenge. The show event will take place on Centre Court on Monday 13 April at 4.30 pm. The tournament concept – one point will be played in each match. In addition to Porsche Tennis Grand Prix stars like Elena Rybakina, Jelena Ostapenko, Jasmine Paolini, Laura Siegemund and Porsche Friend Eva Lys, other famous tennis fans like Endurance World Champion and former Formular 1 pilot Mark Webber and Fabian Bredlow, a goalkeeper at the VfB Stuttgart football club, will be taking part. Joining them will be two young players from the Porsche Talent Team. Five places will be drawn from a competition for amateur tennis enthusiasts. Entries are still possible up until 30 March via www.porsche-tennis.com. Awaiting the winner of the Porsche One Point Challenge is an exclusive trip for two to Istanbul donated by Turkish Airlines Holidays.

Porsche supports centres and projects for children

As a part of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix’s societal commitment, Porsche traditionally supports the work of charitable organisations through the “Aces for Charity” fundraiser. The sports car manufacturer will once again this year donate 100 euro for each ace struck. The donation, which will be divided up equally between the “Stuttgarter Kinderstiftung” and the “Stiftung Agapedia” foundations, will go towards supporting centres and projects for children in Stuttgart and the surrounding region.

Advance ticket sales

Tickets for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix are available in advance as usual via Easy Ticket Service (Internet or by calling +49 711/2 55 55 55) or also directly at www.porsche-tennis.com. From Thursday, 16 April, through Sunday, 19 April, only a limited number of remaining tickets will be available at the box office. Information about VIP tickets enabling an exclusive tennis experience close up to the stars is available by emailing vip@perfectmatch.de.

Media representatives can apply for accreditation for the 2026 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at porsche-tennis.com until 31 March.

Porsche in tennis

The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is the flagship of Porsche’s worldwide involvement in women’s tennis. First played in 1978, the Stuttgart WTA tournament stands for tradition and innovation, just like the Porsche brand. As the most loyal sponsor of women’s international tennis, Porsche has accompanied the WTA’s oldest indoor event right from the start. Porsche has also been a premium partner of the “Deutsche Tennis Bund” (DTB – German Tennis Association) since 2012 and is committed to fostering up-and-coming players in the Porsche Talent Team.

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: The entry list

Pos. WTA Ranking Name Nation 1 1 Aryna Sabalenka 2 2 Elena Rybakina KAZ 3 3 Iga Swiatek POL 4 4 Coco Gauff USA 5 7 Jasmine Paolini ITA 6 8 Elina Svitolina UKR 7 10 Mirra Andreeva 8 10* Barbora Krejcikova CZE 9 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova 10 13 Linda Noskova CZE 11 14 Karolina Muchova CZE 12 16 Clara Touson DEN 13 19 Elise Mertens BEL 14 20 Diana Shnaider 15 21 Anna Kalinskaya 16 22 Liudmila Samsonova 17 24 Jelena Ostapenko LAT 18 25 Leylah Fernandez CAN 19 26 Qinwen Zheng CHN 20 53** Laura Siegemund GER 21 77** Eva Lys GER 22 86** Ella Seidel GER

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