{"id":1877399,"date":"2026-04-11T15:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1877399"},"modified":"2026-04-11T15:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:00:58","slug":"wta-stuttgart-draw-elena-rybakina-iga-swiatek-alex-eala-in-same-half-as-coco-gauff-learns-fate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1877399","title":{"rendered":"WTA Stuttgart draw: Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek &amp; Alex Eala in same half as Coco Gauff learns fate"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">WTA Stuttgart draw: Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek &amp; Alex Eala in same half as Coco Gauff learns fate<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                WTA stars Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Alex Eala                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Alex Eala are all set to star at the 2026 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and the draw is now out.<\/p>\n<p>The prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\">WTA<\/a> 500 tournament in Stuttgart, which is played on indoor clay courts at the Porsche-Arena, is a popular stop on the women\u2019s tour.<\/p>\n<p>Main draw action at this year\u2019s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, which will be the 48th edition, will be held from 13 to 19 April after the qualifying event this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Jelena Ostapenko is the defending champion, having defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the 2025 championship match.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka, Clara Tauson, Zheng Qinwen, Anna Kalinskaya and Barbora Krejcikova have all pulled out of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The WTA Stuttgart singles main draw will feature 28 players, and it is played over five rounds.<\/p>\n<p>There are eight seeded players, with the top four receiving an opening round bye.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-ex-coach-brad-gilbert-roig-rafael-nadal-iga-swiateks-game\"><strong>Brad Gilbert underlines big difference between Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu after Roig switch<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/who-is-lilli-tagger-austrian-teen-20-in-wta-rankings-after-sensational-run-in-linz\"><strong>Who is Lilli Tagger? Austrian teen +20 in WTA Rankings after sensational run in Linz<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>World No 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/elena-rybakina\">Rybakina<\/a> is the top seed, and she will face either Diana Shnaider or Tamara Korpatsch in her opening match.<\/p>\n<p>Fifth seed Jasmine Paolini will start her campaign against a qualifier, and she could then play either either Eala or Leylah Fernandez \u2014 who will face off in the first round. Paolini, Eala or Fernandez could face Rybakina in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>No 3 seed Swiatek will face ether Laura Siegemund or Magdalena Frech in her first match, while she is projected to meet sixth seed Mirra Andreeva in the last eight. Andreeva plays defending champion Ostapenko in a blockbuster first round clash.<\/p>\n<p>Elina Svitolina, who is seeded fourth, will start her tournament with a second round match against either Eva Lys or Paula Badosa. The Ukrainian is projected to play No 8 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarter-finals, while Linda Noskova is another possible opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Second seed Gauff will play Antonia Ruzic or Liudmila Samsonova in her opener, while she is projected to meet seventh seed Karolina Muchova in the last eight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>The draw is out \u2013 which match are you most looking forward to? \ud83d\udcdd<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PTGP26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PTGP26<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zWscmevieP\">pic.twitter.com\/zWscmevieP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Porsche Tennis (@PorscheTennis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PorscheTennis\/status\/2042962283010101760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>WTA Stuttgart projected quarter-finals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Elena Rybakina (1) vs Jasmine Paolini (5)<\/li>\n<li>Iga Swiatek (3) vs Mirra Andreeva (6)<\/li>\n<li>Ekaterina Alexandrova (8) vs Elina Svitolina (4)<\/li>\n<li>Karolina Muchova (7) vs Coco Gauff (2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-speaks-monte-carlo-masters-alexander-zverev-carlos-alcaraz\">Monte Carlo Masters: Jannik Sinner makes \u2018nothing to lose\u2019 statement after destroying Alexander Zverev<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WTA Stuttgart draw: Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek &amp; Alex Eala in same half as Coco Gauff learns fate Ewan West 11 Apr 2026 4:00 PM WTA stars Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Alex Eala Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Alex Eala are all set to star at the 2026 Porsche Tennis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1877399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1877399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1877399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1877399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1877399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1877399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}