The latest big event on the 2024 WTA Tour is up and running in Germany, with the first round of the 46th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix from Stuttgart. Following two days of qualifying matches and finals, the stage is set for some of the leading lights in women’s tennis, none more so than world number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek.
Atop the pile of 24 seeded players coming into the tournament’s first round, 22-year-old Polish star Swiatek will be looking to make it three victories in a row, having defeated second seed Aryna Sabalenka in each of the past two finals.
Sabalenka is on a run of three final appearances and three losses, having also been pipped 3-6 6-0 6-3 by Australia’s Ash Barty in the 2021 tournament, and with players like Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur and Emma Raducanu all looking to make an impact in Stuttgart, there’s an enthralling week of tennis ahead.
BUY NOW: Cheapest tickets still remaining for 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
We’ve got plenty to keep an eye on over the next few days as the 24 seeded players take each other on, as well as the remaining qualifiers, and your best place to keep track of all the action from Stuttgart is with The Sporting News.
Nine days of top-class tennis begin on Saturday, April 13 at 11:00 a.m. local time (CET), with two round of qualifying to reach the first round, which in turn gets underway at 2:00 p.m. local time on Monday, April 15.
The tournament sees both the singles and doubles competitions run in tandem each day, with all matches after the qualifiers and early first round ties taking place on Centre Court at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart.
It all culminates on the afternoon of Sunday, April 21, with first serve in the singles tournament final at 1:00 p.m. local time, and the doubles decider is due to begin shortly afterwards depending on when the action from the first final finishes.
Date | Events |
Saturday, April 13 | Qualifying |
Sunday, April 14 | Qualifying Finals |
Monday, April 15 | 1st Round Main Draw |
Tuesday, April 16 | 1st Round Main Draw |
Wednesday, April 17 | 1st and 2nd Round Main Draw |
Thursday, April 18 | 2nd Round Main Draw |
Friday, April 19 | Quarterfinals |
Saturday, April 20 | Semifinals |
Sunday, April 21 | Finals |
Here’s how to watch live coverage of the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix across selected regions of the world:
Region | TV | Streaming |
USA | Tennis Channel | Fubo, TCPlus |
Canada | — |
DAZN |
UK | Sky Sports Tennis | Sky Go App, NOW TV |
Australia | — | beIN Sports |
USA: The home of tennis in the US, the Tennis Channel, are broadcasting full coverage of each match live on American cable TV, as well as their streaming service TC Plus. Fubo also have access to the Tennis Channel’s feed and are streaming the whole tournament live for subscribers, as well as offering a FREE trial for new customers.
Canada: With no confirmed terrestrial TV coverage of the tournament in Canada, DAZN is your best bet to keep tabs on the action. Their broadcast deal with the WTA gives them access to some of the world’s best tennis stars.
UK: Sky Sports’ own tennis channel will be showing live and catch-up coverage of this year’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, either via your TV subscription with Sky or access to either of their broadcast feeds on Sky Go or NOW TV.
Australia: Like in Canada, there’s yet to be any confirmed TV coverage of the tournament down under, but the majority of WTA events are shown on beIN Sports.
The total cache of prize money for this year’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is a whopping $922,573, which will see the winner of the singles tournament pocket $142,000 alone! Unlike some WTA tournaments though, players will only receive payment if they qualify for the first round, raising the stakes for the first two days of qualification on April 13 and 14.
The $922,573 prize fund in 2024 is a massive increase on last year’s $780,637, and with this also being one of the sport’s premier events on the WTA Tour, 500 competition points are awarded to the winner as part of the overall table.
Stage Reached | Prize Money |
Winner | $142,000 |
Finalist | $87,655 |
Semi-finalists | $51,205 |
Quarter-finalists | $24,200 |
2nd round | $13,170 |
1st round | $8,860 |
Tickets for this year’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix are selling at a rapid rate of knots on StubHub, with the previously cheapest and most expensive on offer already hoovered up! That includes the final on April 21, which is completely sold out, and there’s limited availability left across the board leading up to the decider.
Thankfully, StubHub has you covered with a full seating plan of Centre Court at the Porsche-Arena, meaning you’ll be able to choose exactly where you want to sit — if there are still seats left.
This event also doesn’t have a massively wide range of pricing akin to other tennis tournaments, with the cheapest tickets still on sale beginning at $99, but the most expensive still on the StubHub market being just $151.
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