The WTA Tour continues with the Bad Homburg Open, powered by the grass-court swing of Mercedes-Benz. Along with the WTA 250 Eastbourne Open, the WTA 500 event is a tune-up tournament to Wimbledon.
Previously a WTA 250 event, Bad Homburg will host its third tournament at the 500 level, and will feature a star-studded lineup including three Grand Slam champions.
From dates, draws, prize money and more, here’s everything you need to know about Bad Homburg.
What are the dates of each round?
Main draw play for both the singles and doubles draws will begin on Sunday, June 21, and singles qualifying will take place on Saturday, June 20.
The finals will take place on Saturday, June 27, starting with the doubles championship at 11am local time (10am BST, 5am EST). The singles final will take place before 1:30 pm local time.
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First round: 21-22 June
Second round: 23-24 June
quarter finals: 25th June
Semifinals: 26 June
Last: 27 June
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First round: June 21-23
quarter finals: 24-25 June
Semifinals: 26 June
Last: 27 June
How big is the draw and who are the top players in the field?
There will be a singles draw of 28 players and a doubles draw of 16 teams in Bad Homburg.
The single draw will consist of 19 direct entries, four wild cards, four qualifiers and one special draw. The top four players will get a bye. Four top 10 players top the field, and all direct entrants are currently ranked in the top 30 of the PIF WTA Rankings.
Top 10 players: (3) Iga Swiatek, (5) Mira Andreeva, (8) Elina Svitolina, (10) Karolina Muchova
Swiatek, who made the final here last year, and Andreeva are set to make their grass season debut at this event, while Svitolina will be attempting to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in three attempts.
Defending champion Jessica Pegula is not scheduled to compete in this year’s tournament.
Linda Noskova, Naomi Osaka, 2024 champion Diana Schneider, Iva Jovic and Ekaterina Alexandrova round out the top 20 players.
To see the full Bad Homburg player list, click here.
Wild Card: Alexandra Ella, Eva Liss, Venus Williams and Zheng Qianwen
Williams will play her first match after Madrid and after Bad Homburg she will partner Serena Williams in the Wimbledon doubles draw.
withdrawal: Elena Rybakina, Sorana Cristea (knee), Hailey Baptiste (knee), Christina Buksa (wrist)
Moved to main draw: Wang Xinyu
Wang went into the draw on Tuesday after Buksa withdrew. (Buxa had gone in after Chrystia’s return.)
Who are the current champions?
After an early exit in Berlin a week ago, again-no. 3 Pegula defeated Swiatek 6–4, 7–5 in Bad Homburg to win the second grass-court title of her career. Following Pegula’s wins in Austin and Charleston early in the season, the win gives Pegula a title on every surface in 2025.
Pegula needed three sets to win her quarterfinal and semifinal matches against Emma Navarro and Noskova respectively, but she handled the final more easily, winning in 1 hour and 46 minutes. He faced only one break point in the match.
In doubles, Guo Hanyu and Alexandra Panova won the second WTA 500 title of their respective careers with a 4–6, 7–6(4), (10–5) comeback against No. 2 seeds Lyudmila Kichenok and Ellen Perez. His first title came in Adelaide in January that year.
What is prize money and ranking points at stake?
The tournament will have a collective prize pool of approximately €1.049 million ($1.21 million USD), similar to Berlin. As with all WTA 500 events, a maximum of 500 ranking points are available depending on how far a player or team has advanced in the tournament.
Here are full details of the prize money in Euros and ranking points available in the single draws.
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First round: €11,309 | 1 ranking point
Second round: €15,690 | 60 ranking points
quarter finals: €30,435 | 108 ranking points
Semifinals: €57,395 | 195 ranking points
Finalists: €99,565 | 325 ranking points
Champion: €161,310 | 500 ranking points
The doubles champion will receive €53,510 and 500 ranking points, while the finalists will receive €32,520 and 325 points.
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