Singapore Tennis Open Draw: Andreeva, Anisimova, Eala Headline WTA 500 Field

The Singapore Tennis Open begins September 21 with a strong WTA 500 field led by Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova, Alexandra Eala, and Elise Mertens.

The 32-player singles draw will be played on hard courts at the Singapore Tennis Open, with the top four seeds receiving first-round byes. Andreeva sits at the top of the draw, while Anisimova anchors the bottom half.

There are also several dangerous unseeded players scattered throughout the field, including Daria Kasatkina, Barbora Krejcikova, Wang Xinyu, and Linda Fruhvirtova.

Mirra Andreeva Leads the Top Quarter

Top seed Mirra Andreeva receives a first-round bye and will open against either Daria Kasatkina or Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

That is hardly a comfortable opening assignment.

Kasatkina brings far more experience than the typical unseeded opponent, while Sasnovich is 21016 on the cement and can make life difficult when she gets into rallies early.

The other side of Andreeva’s section features serve-bot Alycia Parks against Janice Tjen, with the winner facing either a qualifier or sixth seed Leylah Fernandez.

Fernandez also gets a favorable opening match against a qualifier, but Parks is one of the players in this section who can quickly change a match with her serve, though she’s 15-16 on this surface in 2026.

An Andreeva-Fernandez quarterfinal would follow the seedings.

Elise Mertens Has Krejcikova in Her Section

Fourth seed Elise Mertens also receives a bye before facing either Barbora Krejcikova or a qualifier.

Krejcikova is the obvious danger, but she’s coming into Singapore having dropped four consecutive matches.

Further down the quarter, Vivian Wolff faces Oleksandra Oliynykova, while wild card Rebecca Sramkova meets fifth seed Maja Chwalinska.

Alexandra Eala Gets a First-Round Bye

Third seed Alexandra Eala should command plenty of attention in Singapore.

The Filipino star receives a first-round bye and will face the winner of Tatiana Prozorova vs. Sofia Costoulas.

It is a manageable opening path, but the top half of Eala’s quarter could produce a tougher opponent later.

Eighth seed Donna Vekic opens against last season’s semifinalist Wang Xinyu in one of the draw’s better first-round matches.

Wild card Storm Hunter faces a qualifier.

Vekic owns the seed, but Wang is comfortable on hard courts and has enough pace from the baseline to make that opener dangerous.

If the seeds hold, Eala and Vekic would meet in the quarterfinals.

Amanda Anisimova Anchors the Bottom Half

Second seed Amanda Anisimova receives a first-round bye and will meet either Talia Gibson or wild card Fiona Ferro.

The more intriguing portion of this quarter sits above her.

Seventh seed Maria Sakkari opens against Linda Fruhvirtova, while Kristina Mladenovic faces a qualifier.

Sakkari-Fruhvirtova is one of the most interesting opening-round matches on the board.

Sakkari defeated Fruhvirtova in straight sets in their only meeting (2023), and has the kind of game and the serve that can become dangerous when she finds rhythm on hard courts.

Anisimova remains the player to beat in the bottom quarter, but Sakkari gives the section another established name with enough weapons to reach the weekend.

Singapore Tennis Open Seeds

The eight seeded players in the singles draw are Mirra Andreeva, Amanda Anisimova, Alexandra Eala, Elise Mertens, Maja Chwalinska, Leylah Fernandez, Maria Sakkari, and Donna Vekic.

Andreeva, Anisimova, Eala, and Mertens receive opening-round byes.

The tournament begins September 21 on Deco Turf hard courts in Singapore, with $2,106,446 in prize money on offer.

With experienced former champions, rising young players, and several dangerous unseeded names spread across the draw, Singapore has produced a WTA 500 bracket with very few completely safe sections.

And the biggest local-region spotlight will almost certainly fall on Alexandra Eala, who enters the week as the No. 3 seed with a legitimate path deep into the tournament.