The main competition of the second part of the famous Sunshine Double will start on Tuesday in Miami. In the popular destination in Florida, one of the most valuable trophies will be contested from March 21 to April 1, when the finals are scheduled.
Among the biggest favorites are the world number one and the defending champion Iga Šwiatekováwinner of this year’s Australian Open Aryna Sabalenkováthe champion of the previous event at Indian Wells Jelena Rybakinová and home number one Jessica Pegula. The complete elite ten will be presented.
Czech women’s tennis players were among the thirty-two seeded Petra Kvitová, Barbora Krejčíková, Karolína Plíšková a Marie Bouzková. He will also perform in the main competition Katerina Siniaková, Linda Fruhvirtová, Linda Nosková, Markéta Vondroušová and a wild card Brenda Fruhvirtova. Karolína Muchová and Tereza Martincová can complete them from the qualification.
The home team also received a wild card into the main competition Hailey Baptiste, Robin Montgomery a Ashlyn KruegerMexican Fernanda Contreras GómezFilipina Alexandra EalaováRussia Erika Andrejevová a Victoria Jiménez z Andorry.
Regardless of the result of this year’s Miami Open, Šwiateková will remain on the tennis throne.
The total subsidy of the women’s tournament amounts to 8.8 million dollars (approx. 197.8 million crowns). The winner will earn approximately 1.26 million dollars (approx. 28.3 million crowns) and add 1,000 points to the WTA ranking.
| • Summary • |
| Last year’s final: Šwiateková (2-Pol.) – Ósakaová (Japan) 6-4 6-0 |
| Top seeds: Šwiateková (1st), Sabalenková (2nd), Pegulaová (3rd), Dzabúrová (4th), Garciaová (5th), Gauffová (6th), Sakkariová (7th), Kasatkinová (8th) |
| Category: WTA 1000 (Mandatory) |
| Venue: Miami, USA |
| Surface: hard |
| Subsidy: 8,800,000 dollars |
| • Possible quarter-finals • |
| Šwiateková (1-Pol.) – Kasatkinová (8-) | H2H 5-1 |
| Pegula (3-USA) – Gauff (6-USA) | H2H 1-0 |
| Sakkariová (7-Greek) – Dzabúrová (4-Tun.) | H2H 3-2 |
| Garcia (5-Fr.) – Sabalenkova (2-) | H2H 3-2 |
| • Possible round of 16 • |
| Šwiateková (1-Pol.) – Haddadová Maiaová (13-Braz.) | H2H 0-1 |
| Rybakinová (10-Kaz.) – Kasatkinová (8-) | H2H 1-2 |
| Pegulaová (3-USA) – Azarenkova (14-) | H2H 2-3 |
| Samsonova (12-) – Gauffova (6-USA) | H2H 0-2 |
| Sakkariová (7-Greece) – Bencicová (9-Switzerland) | H2H 1-1 |
| Kvitová (15-CZE) – Dzabúrová (4-Tun.) | H2H 4-1 |
| Garcia (5-Fr.) – Kuděrmetova (11-) | H2H 0-1 |
| Krejčíková (16-CR) – Sabalenková (2-) | H2H 1-3 |
| • Opponents of Czech female tennis players in the 1st round • |
| Kvitová (15-CZE) – free lottery ticket |
| Krejčíková (16-CR) – free lottery ticket |
| Kar. Plíšková (17-CR) – free lottery ticket |
| Bouzková (31-CR) – free lottery ticket |
| Siniaková (Czech Republic) – Liu (USA) | H2H 0-2 |
| B. Fruhvirtová (CZ) – Xiyu Wang (China) | H2H 0-0 |
| L. Fruhvirtová (Czech Republic) – qualifier |
| Nosková (Czech Republic) – Bronzettiová (It.) | H2H 1-0 |
| Vondrousová (Czech Republic) – Maria (German) | H2H 2-0 |
| Complete lot |
