For its 32nd edition, the Alsatian tournament can boast of eleven participants. who are in the world’s top 50. Only one Frenchwoman, Alizé Cornet, is announced.
A big month before the launch of the 32nd edition, the organization of Strasbourg International revealed the twenty-one gold players and already registered, including eleven who are in the top 50 in the world. The list of participants in the Alsatian tournament, which will be held May 18-26may still need to evolve.
The Australian Ashleigh Barty, 18th in the WTA rankings, tops the bill. His compatriot Daria Gavrilova (24th) and the Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (27th), as well as the former winners Samantha Stosur (2015, 2017) et Monica Puig (2014), are also listed.
The only French announced is Alize Cornet, currently 35th in the world and big winner of the 2013 edition. However, her arrival cannot be confirmed before May 1st. She will then be heard by the International Tennis Federation for three “no-shows”, unannounced anti-doping controls to which the young woman did not submit and which could earn her a suspension.
