WTA 500 San Diego: Draw preview and prediction featuring Jessica Pegula, Caroline Wozniacki and Beatriz Haddad Maia

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WTA 500 San Diego: Draw preview and prediction featuring Jessica Pegula, Caroline Wozniacki and Beatriz Haddad Maia

Jessica Pegula, Beatriz Haddas Maia, and Caroline Wozniacki (via Imago)

The hard-court tournaments in the first half of the year almost come to an end, as the tour gears up for a shift to the clay and the grass seasons respectively. San Diego Open, a WTA 500 tournament, is another hard-court tournament featuring WTA stars like Jessica Pegula, Caroline Wozniacki, and more. 

Tournament Details

Tournament: Cymbiotika San Diego Open

Date: February 26 – March 3, 2024

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Number of Entrants: 32 (Singles)

Venue: SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: $922,573

Defending champion: Barbora Kerjcikova

Top Seeds at the Rio Open 2024

Jessica Pegula

Beatriz Haddad Maia

Emma Navarro

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Dayana Yastremska

Marta Kostyuk

Donna Vekic

Leylah Fernandez

San Diego Open 2024 Draw Preview

First Quarter 

World number 5 Jessica Pegula, is the top seed of the tournament and will lead the first half. Returning from a minor injury, the American will play her first match since the Australian Open. She will open the tournament directly in the Round of 16.

Jessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula (via Imago)

In Pegula’s quarter, there are also strong players like Caroline Wozniacki, and Dayana Yastremska, both of who might pose a threat to the American’s quarter-final position. With the defending champion, Barbora Krejcikova not playing this year, all eyes are on Pegula and her form after the injury.

Quarterfinals prediction: Jessica Pegula vs Caroline Wozniacki

Second Quarter

The next quarter features other top-ranked players like Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who is straight to the Round of 16. In her quarter, there is also the 2024 Australian Open quarter-finalist Marta Kostyuk, who will eye a golden spot to the quarter-finals. 

Marta Kostyuk
Marta Kostyuk (via Imago)

However, this quarter is very open, with chances of an upset also high. While Pavlyuchenkova is already through one round, she might face a player fresh off a win. 

Quarterfinals prediction: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Marta Kostyuk

Third Quarter

The next side of the group, or the third quarter is led by Emma Navarro, who is ranked number 3 in the tournament, and is through to the Round of 16. She has had a couple of good wins to back her momentum heading into the match and will look to make it a deep run. 

Emma Navarro
Emma Navarro (via Imago)

With her is the 8th seed Leylah Fernandez, who just had an amazing stint at the Qatar Open. Katerina Siniakova is also a player to watch out for in this quarter and can pose a threat to the top-ranked players. 

Quarterfinals prediction: Emma Navarro vs Leylah Fernandez

Fourth Quarter

The last quarter of this tournament is led by the number 2 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, who is in search of some wins, despite her semi-final run at the Abu Dhabi Open. She is also one of the four players to get a direct pass into the round of 16 and might face some trouble in her first round.

Beatriz Haddad Maia
Beatriz Haddad Maia (Via Imago)

On the other side are players like Katie Boulter and Lesia Tsurenko. Both players have a lot of potential in them and may be a threat to Beatriz. With cut-throat competitions at bay, this quarter is also very open, with any player having a possibility to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Quarterfinals prediction: Beatriz Haddad vs Donna Vekic

Semifinal

The semifinalists are rather tough to predict, with a very open draw in the tournament. There are players, who are strong favorites, but there are youngsters who might pull off an upset. From the first two quarters, there are high chances of Pegula qualifying for the second last stage of the tournament. Along with her, the Australian Open quarter-finalist Marta Kostyuk might also stand a chance to qualify. 

From the last two quarters, there is a chance for anyone to qualify, but Navarro might be up against Boulter in the semifinals, and a chance to make it to the last two. 

Final

While Pegula is the favorite of the tournament, depending on her form, she might stand a chance to make it to the finals of the tournament. Other than her, there is a fight between Navarro and Boulter. The winner of that might make it to the finals, and pose a challenge for Pegula. 

Champion Prediction: Jessica Pegula

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