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2025 WTA season: Where will Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu start the new campaign?
December 27 marks the start of the new campaign with the United Cup with the Brisbane International and ASB Classic kicking off a few days later.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it will be world No 1 Sabalenka’s motto as she has started her season with a WTA 500 event the past two years and went on to win the Australian Open.
In 2023 she won the Adelaide International before lifting the trophy at Melbourne Park a few weeks later and in 2024 she finished runner-up at the Brisbane International.
The three-time major winner will return to Brisbane in 2025.
Iga Swiatek
Five-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek has started her season with the United Cup the past two years and she will continue that tradition in 2025.
In 2023 she helped Poland to the semi-final while in 2024 they finished runners-up to Germany.
Coco Gauff
World No 3 Coco Gauff is the one player who has changed her schedule for the first week of the year as she won’t defend her title in Auckland.