2025 WTA Eastbourne Entry List: Will Emma Raducanu be seeded, when is the draw?
The Eastbourne Open is the final WTA Tour warm-up event on British soil before Wimbledon and four Grand Slam winners will be in the main draw of the WTA 250 tournament.
This year will mark the 50th edition of the women’s event and Devonshire Park will once again host some of the biggest names in tennis from June 23-28.
Daria Kasatkina won the tournament 12 months ago when she beat Emma Raducanu in the quarter-final, Jasmine Paolini in the semi-final and Leylah Fernandez in the final.
And the Russian-turned-Australian will return to defend her title, but she is not the only high-profile player in the line-up.
How many players will be in the main draw of the Eastbourne Open?
The WTA 250 event is a 32-player singles draw tournament and three players will gain entry thanks to a wildcard while six spots are reserved for those playing in the qualifying event.
That means 23 players will gain entry thanks to their WTA Ranking on June 16.
Who are the seeded players in the draw?
Defending champion Kasatkina is the highest-ranked player as she is currently No 16 so will be the top seed.
The rest of the seeds are Barbora Krejcikova (17), Jelena Ostapenko (19), Sofia Kenin (29), Magda Linette (31), Peyton Stearns (34), Raducanu (36) and Rebecca Sramkova (38).
This is the first tournament in a couple of years where Raducanu is seeded as she spent a lot of time outside the top 100 of the rankings the past two years.
But it remains to be seen if Raducanu – who replaced Katie Boulter as British No 1 in the rankings on Monday – will be fit to play as she was forced to withdraw from this week’s Berlin Tennis Open as she is struggling with a back injury.
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Players with wildcards…
Organisers are yet to confirm the wildcards for the tournament while the qualifying draw is also still to be confirmed.
Who are the Grand Slam winners who will compete?
Reigning Wimbledon champion Krejcikova, Raducanu (2021 US Open winner), Sofia Kenin (2020 Australian Open champion) and Jelena Ostapenko (2017 French Open) are the women who have won a major.
When is the draw?
The LTA has confirmed that the draw for the WTA 250 event will take place on Saturday, June 21. Time is yet to be confirmed, but it is likely to be midday local time.
Confirmed Entry List For Eastbourne Open:
1. Daria Kasatkina
2. Barbora Krejcikova
3. Jelena Ostapenko
4. Sofia Kenin
5. Magda Linette
6. Peyton Stearns
7. Emma Raducanu
8. Rebecca Sramkova
Elina Avanesyan
Marie Bouzkova
Lucia Bronzetti
Jaqueline Cristian
Ons Jabeur
Maya Joint
Sonay Kartal
Polina Kudermetova
Ann Li
Camila Osorio
Anastasia Pavlyuchenko
Anastasia Potapova
Lulu Sun
