A strong field of international competitors headlined by American Jessica Pegula (above) will highlight the upcoming Cymbiotika San Diego Open women’s professional tournament. The WTA 500 event will be played Saturday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, March 3 at Barnes Tennis Center, 4490 W. Point Loma Blvd.
The 29-year-old Pegula, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., is ranked No. 4 in the WTA singles rankings. She has won four career WTA singles titles and reached the singles quarterfinals at Grand Slam tournaments on six occasions since making her Grand Slam debut at the US Open in 2015.
A versatile all-court player, Pegula has also captured seven career WTA doubles titles, including the inaugural Cymbiotika San Diego Open in 2022 when she teamed with fellow American Coco Gauff to defeat Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos of Mexico 1-6, 7-5, 10-4 to win the doubles championship at Barnes Tennis Center.
Pegula achieved the No. 1 doubles ranking in the world on Sept. 11, 2023.
The 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open WTA 500 player field will include the following competitors:
(Listed by WTA Ranking at time of entry)
4 Jessica Pegula, United States
10 Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic
13 Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil
23 Emma Navarro, United States
28 Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine
29 Dayana Yastremska, Ukraine
31 Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine
34 Donna Vekic, Croatia
34* Paula Badosa, Spain
37 Leylah Fernandez, Canada
38 Anna Kalinskaya, Russia
40 Xinyu Wang, China
41 Caroline Dolehide, United States
42 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia
43 Arantxa Rus, Netherlands
44 Tatjana Maria, Germany
45 Lin Zhu, China
*Special Ranking
Among the Main Draw entrants are 2023 French Open singles finalist Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic and rising young American Emma Navarro.
The 22-year-old Navarro, a native of Charleston, S.C., is no stranger to San Diego. In 2019, she reached the singles final of the USTA Billie Jean King Girls’ 18s National Championships which are contested in August at Barnes Tennis Center.
In 2021, Navarro won the NCAA singles title as a freshman at the University of Virginia. She also won her first career WTA singles title earlier this year in Hobart, Australia.
“There are so many talented players who will be competing for this year’s Cymbiotika San Diego Open title. It’s going to be an amazing week of women’s professional tennis,” said tournament director Ryan Redondo. “We will soon be announcing additional Wild Card entries and a full schedule of special events.”
The WTA 500 tournament, featuring the top women tennis professionals in the world, offers $922,573 in prize money and will have a 28-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw. Qualifying rounds are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24 and Sunday, Feb. 25 with Main Draw matches starting Monday, Feb. 26 and concluding with the singles and doubles finals on Sunday, March 3.
The starting times for each day of the 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open will be:
Day 1 Qualifying – Saturday, Feb. 24 – 10 a.m.
Day 2 Qualifying – Sunday, Feb. 25 – 11 a.m.
Main Draw Sessions
Monday, Feb. 26, Tuesday, Feb. 27 and Wednesday, Feb. 28 – 1 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 29 – 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Friday, March 1 (Quarterfinals) – 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2 (Semifinals) – 1 p.m.
Doubles Championship – Sunday, March 3 – 1:30 p.m.
Singles Championship – Sunday, March 3 – 4 p.m.
Tickets for the 2024 Cymbiotika San Diego Open are on sale. Ticket information is available at wtasdopen.com.
