2023 WTA Adelaide International 2 has been announced to initiate the WTA Tour 500 side competition this Monday in Australia.
Preview
Adelaide International 2 is an Australian professional tennis event. The hard-court tournament is played annually every February in Adelaide. It features individual competition on both ATP Tour 250 and WTA 500. For both ATP and WTA, singles and doubles tournaments are held in the event.
2023 Adelaide International 2 is the upcoming 2nd WTA Tour 500 event of this season. A total of 28 professionals are set to participate this year. For the WTA side, the event organizers have announced $780,637 prize money. In addition, there will be a handful of WTA ranking points for competitors to gather from every match.
4 of the 8 initial seeds have decided to withdraw from the event. They are – Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, Jessica Pegula, and Madison Keys. However, additional 4 players were selected to be part of the extended 12 seed for WTA Adeilade International 2.
French professional, Caroline Garcia is the lead seed of this year. The 29-year-old pro is currently ranked 4th in WTA international singles. She won the Tour Finals last year and was a semifinalist in the US Open.
Daria Kasatkina is the 2nd seed of the event. The Russian professional has been ranked 8th in WTA singles since October of last year. She was a semifinalist at the French Open 2022. The Russian no 1, was recently upset by Linda Noskova in Adelaide International 1.
WTA Adelaide International 2’s 3rd seed is Veronika Kudermetova. The Russian reached career highest WTA no 9 of singles last October. She was a quarterfinalist at the French Open singles, a semifinalist of the Australian Open doubles, and a winning team member of the Tour finals last year.
When will be 2023 WTA Adelaide International 2 held?
- Date: Monday, January 9, 2023
- Time: 07:30 p.m. ET
The WTA Adelaide International 2 is scheduled to initiate on Monday, January 9, 2023. The inaugural round one game will begin at around 07:30 p.m. ET.
2023 WTA Adelaide International 2 Schedule:
| Round | Date | Time (ET) |
| Round 1 | January 9, 2023 – January 10, 2023 | 07:30 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Round 2 | January 10, 2023 – January 11, 2023 | 07:30 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Quarterfinals | January 12, 2023 | 07:30 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Semifinal | January 13, 2023 | 08:30 p.m., 03:00 a.m. |
| Final | January 14, 2023 | 10:30 p.m. |
How to watch 2023 WTA Adelaide International 2?
- TSN – Canada
- Tennis Channel – USA
The upcoming 2023 WTA Adelaide International 2 event will be live broadcast on TSN in Canada. Also, Tennis Channel will provide a telecast of the event in the United States live every day.
How to Live Stream the event?
- 9Now
- Amazon Prime Video
- DAZN
- Tennis Channel
The upcoming Australian WTA 500 competition, 2023 WTA Adelaide International 2 can be watched live online via 9Now. DAZN will provide a live stream of the event in Canada. While to watch in from the United Kingdom, viewers will require Amazon Prime Video subscription. In the United States, matches of the event will be available online via Tennis Channel website.
Where will the event be held?
- Venue: Memorial Drive Tennis Centre
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
The Memorial Drive Park near Adelaide Oval is the hosting location of 2023 WTA Adelaide International 2. The 5000-capacity, hard court and outdoor tennis venue is located in central Adelaide, South Australia.
2023 WTA Adelaide International 2 Seeds:
The official seed list of this year’s WTA Auckland event is listed below –
| Seed Placement | Participant |
| 1 | Iga Swiatek (withdrew) |
| 2 | Ons Jabeur (withdrew) |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula (withdrew) |
| 4 | Carolina Garcia |
| 5 | Daria Kasatkina |
| 6 | Veronika Kudermetova |
| 7 | Madison Keys (withdrew) |
| 8 | Belinda Bencic |
| 9 | Paula Badosa |
| 10 | Danielle Collins |
| 11 | Beatriz Haddad Maia |
| 12 | Pettra Kvitova |
