Beijing WTA 1000: Draw, Prize Money, Tournament Dates, Favorites

On Wednesday, September 25, the Women's Tennis Tournament in Beijing, China Open - WTA 1000, kicks off. The Dailysports team has prepared a complete breakdown of the tournament for you.

The matches will traditionally take place on the outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Center complex.

The main draw begins on Wednesday, September 25, while the singles and doubles finals will be held on Sunday, October 6.

The reigning singles champion is world No. 1 Iga Świątek. Last year’s doubles title was claimed by Marie Bouzková and Sara Sorribes Tormo (Czech Republic/Spain).

This year, Świątek and other past champions will not participate in the tournament.

Among previous champions, only Japan’s Naomi Osaka (2019) will compete on the Beijing courts this season.

Wild Cards granted by the organizers reseived: Gao Xinyu (China); Xijia Wei (China); Yao Xinxin (China); Shi Han (China); Ma Yexin (China); Meiling Wang (China); Ren Yufei (China) and Zhang Shuai (China).

Singles Draw

Top-8 Seeds and their Second-Round Opponents (First-round Bye):

Aryna Sabalenka (-) - Qualifier / Qualifier
Jessica Pegula (USA) - Diane Parry / Qualifier
Coco Gauff (USA) - Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) / Qualifier
Jasmine Paolini (Italy) - Harriet Dart (UK) / Clara Tauson (Denmark)
Coco Gauff (USA) - Clara Burel (France) / Caroline Dolehide (USA)
Zheng Qinwen (China) - Qualifier / Qualifier
Emma Navarro (USA) - Zhang Shuai (China) / McCartney Kessler (USA)
Barbora Krejčíková (Czech Republic) - Anna Bondár (Hungary) / Jacqueline Cristian (Romania)
Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia) - Elina Avanesyan (Armenia) / Qualifier

Points and Prize Money:

R1: 10 points / $23,250
R2: 35 points / $34,500
R3: 65 points / $59,100
R4: 120 points / $101,000
QF: 215 points / $185,000
SF: 390 points / $325,000
FR: 650 points / $585,000
W: 1,000 points / $1,100,000

Betting Odds:

According to bookmakers, Aryna Sabalenka is the favorite to win the 2024 China Open - WTA 1000, with odds of 2.5.

Jessica Pegula's chances are set at 7, while Coco Gauff's odds stand at 9.5. Zheng Qinwen’s odds are 12, and Naomi Osaka’s are 15.