WTA250 Jiangxi (Jiujiang) Open main draw singles d...

"Net in Jiujiang · Ball Connects the Four Seas" serves as the closing match of the WTA International Women's Tennis Tour 2025 China season. The Jiangxi (Jiujiang) Open 2025 will be held from October 25 to November 2 at the Jiujiang International Tennis Center. Qualifying matches will take place from October 25 to 26, with the main draw beginning on October 27 and the final showdown on November 2, where the champion will be decided. As a WTA 250-level event, the tournament offers a total prize money of $267,000, with the champion earning 250 WTA points. This honor and reward will undoubtedly inspire players to give their all in competition.Currently, the main draw for men's singles at the Jiangxi (Jiujiang) Open has been officially released, with many highlights drawing attention. American player Li An will lead the field as the top seed, while defending champion Golubich will compete as the second seed. The Chinese women's team lineup is impressive, with four strong players—Zhu Lin, Yuan Yue, Bai Zhuoxuan, and Wei Sijia—successfully qualifying, as well as local Jiangxi players Zheng Wuduan and Zhu Chenting, who will compete on home soil, adding more local flavor to the event.The 1/4 quarter is led by top seed Li An and 8th seed Zhaharov. Li An, an American of Chinese descent ranked 44th in the world, has been in excellent form this season, reaching the finals in three WTA tournaments in Singapore, Cleveland, and Guangzhou, and making her first Grand Slam fourth round appearance at the US Open, showcasing strong competitive form. Her first-round opponent will be Chinese player Bai Zhuoxuan, who once reached the top 100 and advanced to the second round of Wimbledon, making this match highly anticipated. 8th seed Zhaharov will face Japanese player Shiraishi Aina in the first round. The quarter also features a promising young star—2007-born player Korneeva, who won both the junior girls' singles titles at the 2023 Australian Open and French Open, and once held the world junior No. 1 ranking. She will face Chinese player Guo Hanyu in her first round.The 2/4 zone will be contested by third-seeded Park and sixth-seeded Bondar. American Park, known for her powerful and heavy serve, will face Chinese player Zhu Lin, who has extensive experience on the court. Notably, the two have only met once before, with Zhu Lin winning that match. Whether Zhu Lin can replicate her previous victory is highly anticipated. Zhu Lin, who holds one WTA tournament title and reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, has climbed as high as world No. 31 in her career. After recovering from injury this season, her form has steadily improved, and she successfully reached the quarterfinals at the Ningbo tournament this month, showing strong competitiveness. Hungarian player Bondar will face Chinese player Wei Sijia in the first round; they have met once before, with Bondar winning. Wei Sijia will aim to avenge that loss. The zone also includes recently revitalized American-Chinese player Liu Jingwen, who will face Yuwan in the first round. Russian player Blinkova, who has gained a large following this season due to her fluent Chinese, has also been placed in this zone, with her first-round opponent being Paquet.The 3/4 zone will be occupied by the 4th seed Polina Kudymova and the 7th seed Osorio. Polina Kudymova will face Kopacz in the first round, while Osorio will take on Cocciaretto. The player most anticipated by local spectators in this section is Zhu Chenting from Jiangxi, born in 2007. She earned a wildcard to participate in the tournament and will make her WTA tour main draw debut, facing Austrian wildcard player Tager in the first round. In July this year, Zhu Chenting won her first career title at the ITF W15 Ma'anshan tournament. She is currently in an upward phase of her career, and her home debut is highly anticipated.The fourth quarter is packed with stars, featuring top seeds and defending champion Golubich, as well as fifth seed Putintseva. As the defending champion, Golubich will face Japanese qualifier Saiko Nishio in the first round. If he advances, he will meet the winner between Yuan Yue and Pridankina in the second round. Yuan Yue, who once ranked as high as world No. 36 and holds a WTA tournament title, although currently outside the top 100, has been gradually warming up and may experience a breakout performance at the event. Fifth seed Putintseva will first face Himenez Kasincheva in the first round, then the winner between homegrown Jiangxi Jiujiang player Zheng Wuduan and Starodubtseva in the second round. Zheng Wuduan, a local player, has shown promising form this season, having reached the ITF tournament finals twice. Hosting at home, she will strive for her first WTA tournament victory and bring surprises to the local audience.Currently, the main draw of the Jiangxi (Jiujiang) Open Tennis Tournament is on the brink of starting. Whether it's the powerful seeded players, the Chinese stars eager to break through, or the emerging young talents, they have all prepared thoroughly. Let's look forward to the players giving their all on the courts of Jiujiang International Tennis Center, sweating it out and delivering breathtaking tennis matches for fans around the world!