Reigning champ Swiatek, Barty to start season in Adelaide

Iga Swiatek

Defending champion, Poland's Iga Swiatek, and world No.1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia are among the leading names who will start their 2022 season at the Adelaide International, which commences on January 2.

The entry list for the WTA 500 tournament features nine of the world's top-10 players. Also scheduled to play in the capital of South Australia are WTA Finals champion Garbine Muguruza of Spain, French Open champion from the Czech Republic Barbora Krejcikova and Olympic gold medallist, Switzerland's Belinda Bencic, who was the 2021 runner-up to Swiatek.

Former Grand Slam champions Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Ostapenko and Sofia Kenin will also begin their seasons in Adelaide, bringing the total of major trophies held in the field to 12. They will be joined by US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and former World No.1 Karolina Pliskova.

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