No. 1 seed Elena Rybakina and No. 2 Coco Gauff take the court for the first time, making their clay season debuts indoors.
Rybakina arrived fairly late; she only had her first practice on unique surface (which is rather more slippery than outdoor clay) on Monday. Gauff has been there awhile and has the unpredictable Samsonova for her opener. Samsonova hasn’t had a great season; she can be great, or awful.
But if she’s on a blinder the indoor clay is quick enough to cause Gauff issues.
(Stuttgart and Rouen are six hours ahead of EDT)
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates: April 13 – 19, 2026
Prize Money: $1,206,446
Draws: S28 – D16
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Centre Court (12:30 p.m. start – 6:30 a.m. EDT)
1. [7] Karolina Muchova (CZE) vs. Elise Mertens (BEL)
2. [6] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) vs [Q] Alycia Parks (USA)
3. [1] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs. Diana Shnaider (RUS) (not before 5 p.m.)
4. [2] Coco Gauff (USA) vs. Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) (not before 6:30 p.m.)
5. Leylah Fernandez (CAN) vs [Q] Zeynep Sonmez (TUR)
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Court 1
1. [2] Ellen Perez (AUS) / Demi Schuurs (NED) vs Alexandra Panova (RUS) / Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN)
2. [8] Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) vs Linda Noskova (CZE)
3. [1] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) vs. Laura Siegemund (GER) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
4. Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Quinn Gleason (USA) vs Alycia Parks / Alana Smith (USA) (after suitable rest)
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Open CapFinances Rouen Métropole
Location: Rouen, France
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Indoor Clay
Dates: April 13 – 19, 2026
Prize Money: $283,347
Draws: S32 – D16
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Centre Court (11:30 a.m. start – 5:30 a.m. EDT)
1. Tatjana Maria (GER) vs [LL] Dominika Salkova (CZE)
2. [4] Hailey Baptiste (USA) vs. [Q] Iryna Shymanovich (RUS)
3. [7] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) vs. [Q] Veronika Podrez (UKR)
4. [2] Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs [Q] Wang Xinyu (CHN) (not before 5:30 p.m.)
5. Oleksandra Oliynikova (UKR) vs Anna Bondar (HUN) (not before 7:30 p.m.)
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Court 1 (Noon)
1. En-Shuo Liang (TPE) / Tang Qianhui (CHN) vs Feng Shuo (CHN) / Nika Radisic (CRO)
2. [4] Jesika Maleckova / Miriam Skoch (CZE) vs Estelle Cascino (FRA) / Nicole Fossa Huergo (ARG) (not before 1:30 p.m.)
3. [1] Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) vs. [WC] Elsa Jacquemot / Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (FRA)
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