As many as seven Croatian tennis players have registered to participate in the WTA tournament in Makarska

On the list of registered players for the 17th edition of the WTA Makarska Open, the most attractive women’s tennis tournament in the region, which will be held from June 5 to 11 in the town under Biokovo, are strong names from world tennis. Returning to Makarska are the Bol winners Tamara Zidanšek from Slovenia, Aleksandra Krunić from Serbia, and Jasmine Paolini from Italy.

The strength of the tournament, which moved from Bol to a new destination last year, is also reflected in the fact that last year’s winner, German Jule Niemeier, played in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon last year, and some players won WTA titles of higher categories shortly after last year’s tournament in Makarska.

This year, the WTA Makarska Open hosted by Valamar will also feature bronze medalist from the Tokyo Olympics, Brazilian Laura Pigossi, and German Laura Siegmund, who won a Grand Slam with our Mate Pavić in doubles.

As one of the important goals of the tournament in Makarska is to enable Croatian tennis players to earn the necessary WTA points, it is good news that as many as seven of our players have registered for the tournament – Petra Marčinko, the world’s number one junior, Ana Konjuh, and Tena Lukas who won the doubles tournament last year, Jana Fett, Tara Wuth, Antonija Ružić, and local player Marijana Draži. The announcement of who will receive a wildcard will be made soon, emphasized Feliks Lukas, director of the WTA Makarska Open tournament.

The tournament director’s wildcard has been awarded to Egyptian player Mayar Sheriff, currently ranked 43rd in the world, and Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, who has several wins against top ten players, Czech Linda Noskova, and the winner of the last Bol tournament Jasmine Paolini from Italy, will also compete on the courts in Makarska.

Four American players will also participate – Peyton Stearns, Emma Navarro, Katie Volynets, and Kayla Day. From neighboring Hungary, Dalma Galfi and Anna Bondar will compete, and from Montenegro, their best player Danka Kovinić.

Rebecca Peterson comes from Sweden, and the list of players from the top 100 is concluded by Slovak Anna Karolina Schniedlova. From France, Clara Burel, Diane Parry, and Leoilia Jeanjean will participate, and from China Yue Yuan.

– It will truly be a pleasure to watch top matches literally a few meters away from the sea. In addition to the sports part, visitors will be able to enjoy a great entertainment program, which will feature world star pianist Lola Astanova, among others. Astanova has performed, for example, at the Venice Biennale, and has over a million followers on Instagram – emphasized the director of the Makarska Open hosted by Valamar, adding that the organizers are preparing more surprises for visitors.