WTA 2022 Madrid open Preview

The 2021 edition was won by former world number one Aryna Sabaelnka last year and the Belarussian triumphed over opponent Ashleigh Barty in the final. The latter has retired and Aryna is facing a rough phase in her career.

The current top-ranked woman Iga Swiatek who lost to Barty last year will look forward to performing better this year at the event slated to end on May 7. Multiple former champions and the top-10 players will make for touch competition at the Madrid Open this year. Here, we have listed a preview of when it begins, who is participating and other important information!

Players

For the women's draw, 64 players are competing for this year’s Madrid title. There would be a total number of 16 seeds, each of whom would be safe from exiting in the first round. Fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka will try to defend this year's title while Iga Swatiek's terrific form will be a tough obstacle for all participants.

Joining the first seed is world number two Barbora Krejcikova who will make a comeback after an injury. The women also need to watch out for fourth seed Maria Sakkari who loves to play on clay and third seed Paula Badosa who will be a fan favorite as she is from Spain. All the seeded players will appear in the event including Emma Raducanu who has never played in Caja Magica before. Here is a list of all the ranked participants!

• Iga Swiatek
• Barbora Krejcikova
• Paula Badosa
• Maria Sakkari
• Aryna Sabalenka
• Anett Kontaveit
• Karolina Pliskova
• Danielle Collins
• Garbiñe Muguruza
• Ons Jabeur
• Jelena Ostapenko
• Emma Raducanu
• Jessica Pegula
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
• Coco Gauff
• Angelique Kerber

The unseeded list of players includes Victoria Azarenka, Elena Rybakina, Leylah Fernandez, Simona Halep, Belinda Bencic, Veronika Kudermetova, Tamara Zidansek,Madison Keys, Elise Mertens, Sorana Cirstea, Elina Svitolina, Daria Kasatkina, Petra Kvitova, Camila Giorgi, Liudmila Samsonova, Marketa Vondrousova, Camila Osorio, Alizé Cornet, Sloane Stephens, Jil Teichmann, Clara Tauson, Ajla Tomljanovic, Viktorija Golubic, Shuai Zhang, Yulia Putintseva, Amanda Anisimova, Jasmine Paolini, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Tereza Martincova, Karolina Muchova, and Bianca Andreescu besides other wild cards and qualifiers.

Where Will the Event Take Place?

The WTA 1000 tournament will be hosted at the Caja Magica in Madrid, Spain on outdoor clay courts. If it rains, the main arena will be shielded with a retractable roof.

Ranking Points breakdown, WTA Singles

Winner – 1000 points

Runner-up – 650 points

Semi-finals – 390 points

Quarter-finals – 215 points

Round of 16 – 120 points

Round of 32 – 65 points

Round of 64 – 10 points

Prize Money Breakdown, WTA Singles

Winner – € 315,160

Runner-up – € 188,280

Semi-finals – € 106,690

Quarter-finals – € 58,370

Round of 16 – €34,048

Round of 32 – €20,000

Round of 64 – €12,655

Q2 - €4,025

Q1 - €2,600