10 things you need to know about WTA Adelaide 2022

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The Adelaide tournament begins Jan. 3 and runs through Jan. 9. The competition takes place on hard courts at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre

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The tennis players will compete for a prize pool of $703,580. Last season's prize money was less -$535,530

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In the first round we will have a rematch, one of the great finals in 2021. Paula Badosa will face Victoria Azarenka

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Ash Barty will be making her first tournament appearance since the US Open, she ended her season early after the event in New York

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In addition to Barty in the tournament will participate four more tennis players from the top 10 ranking of the WTA: Sabalenka, Swiatek, Sakkari, Badosa

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The top two seeds, Barty and Sabalenka have byes into the second round

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Barty could open her season against Gauff if the American wins her opening match against a qualifier

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In the first two weeks of the season, Adelaide will host two WTA tournaments of different categories. The first will be the WTA 500, followed by the WTA 250.

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Many top tennis players withdrew from the tournament for various reasons. Bencic, Jabeur, Krejcikova, Muguruza, Pliskova will not play in Adelaide.

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Iga Swiatek won last year's competition by defeating Belinda Bencic 6/2,6/2 in the final

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15 Inspirational Simona Halep Quotes

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