Karolína Plíšková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will play in Cluj-Napoca. The winners of the 2022 and 2023 editions, Anna Blinkova and Tamara Korpatsch, are back on the court at the Transylvania Open.
Karolína Plíšková (37 WTA), former world No. 1 in the WTA circuit, is the top seed for the fourth edition of the Transylvania Open. Alongside her, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (60 WTA), a finalist at Roland Garros in 2021, and the last two winners of the prestigious singles trophy in Cluj, Tamara Korpatsch (83 WTA) and Anna Blinkova (43 WTA), have already confirmed their presence. The best tennis tournament in the world in the WTA 250 category for two consecutive years will take place in Cluj-Napoca from February 3rd to 11th.
The Czech player had announced her participation in last year’s Transylvania Open, but due to an injury, she was unable to compete in the tournament in Cluj. Plíšková reached the world No. 1 ranking in 2017, maintaining that position for eight weeks. Known for her powerful serve and aggressive forehand, Plíšková has won 16 singles titles and five doubles titles in the WTA circuit, reaching two Grand Slam singles finals at the US Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2021.
Karolína Plíšková: “Hi to all tennis fans in Romania. It’s Karolina here. I’m very much looking forward to coming to Cluj to play at the Transylvania Open on the 5th of February. As you know, I was supposed to play last year, but due to an injury, I couldn’t come. So this year, I’m looking forward to seeing you all there. It’s going to be an amazing week, and an incredible tournament, and I hope you all come to support me. We’re going to have a great time together.”
List of main draw players:
- PLISKOVA, KAROLINA (CZE) 37
- MARIA, TATJANA (GER) 42
- COCCIARETTO, ELISABETTA (ITA) 45
- BLINKOVA, ANNA 46
- RUS, ARANTXA (NED) 50
- BUREL, CLARA (FRA) 52
- PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA 59
- TREVISAN, MARTINA (ITA) 60
- PODOROSKA, NADIA (ARG) 63
- MINNEN, GREET (BEL) 65
- SEVASTOVA, ANASTASIJA (LAT) 65 (SR)
- BOGDAN, ANA (ROU) 66
- WICKMAYER, YANINA (BEL) 68
- AVANESYAN, ELINA 71
- MCNALLY, CATY (USA) 71 (SR)
- FRECH, MAGDALENA (POL) 72
- KALINSKAYA, ANNA 75
- TOMOVA, VIKTORIYA (BUL) 77
- OSORIO, CAMILA (COL) 79
- KORPATSCH, TAMARA (GER) 81
- PARKS, ALYCIA (USA) 82
Patrick Ciorcilă, the director of Transylvania Open WTA 250, stated, “This year’s lineup is very strong, featuring players on an upward trend who are at the beginning of the season, and the points earned at Transylvania Open are of great significance to them. I’ve spoken with Karolina Plíšková, and she’s thrilled to play in Cluj. We can’t wait to watch her live on the BT Arena courts. Ana Bogdan is already on the main draw. Considering the usual withdrawals, it’s highly likely that Jaqueline Cristian will be accepted directly. In addition to them, we will have other Romanian players, thanks to wildcards. We hope that all players will be healthy and able to participate.
We are delighted to have a new, more advantageous position in the WTA calendar, allowing us to enjoy high-quality tennis at home sooner. Although event fees will increase from this year, for this edition, we will cover the additional ticket taxation to be consistent with our audience and maintain the announced prices.”
Tickets and Subscriptions
Those who wish to attend the next edition of the tennis tournament in Cluj have until January 11th to purchase early bird one-day tickets ranging from 45 to 145 lei on the entertix.ro website. These tickets provide access to all matches on both courts for the respective day. After this date, regular-priced tickets will be available for purchase. Subscriptions will also be released for sale.
Regular-priced tickets:
Day 1 – 65 lei
Day 2 – 65 lei
Day 3 – 65 lei
Day 4 – 65 lei
Day 5 – 95 lei
Day 6 – 95 lei
Day 7 – 190 lei
The price of a subscription is 590 lei and can be purchased on the ticketing partner’s website starting January 11, 2024, at 13:00.
For qualification matches (February 3-4), tickets will be free and available for reservation starting January 15. Additionally, 300 tickets will be available at the BT Arena box office during the tournament.
The fourth edition of the tennis tournament in Cluj-Napoca will take place at the BT Arena multipurpose hall in Cluj-Napoca. The matches will be played indoors on hard courts on two tennis courts. In total, 32 players will compete in singles matches, and 16 teams in doubles, competing for 280 WTA points and prizes totaling $267,082. Additionally, the qualification draw will include 24 players.
The previous three editions of Transylvania Open WTA 250 were organized in October, before the WTA Finals. The 2023 tournament took place from October 16-22 and was won in singles by Tamara Korpatsch. The young German player secured her first WTA 250 title in Cluj after a final against Gabriela Ruse. The doubles champions were Jodie Burrage and Jil Teichmann, defeating Leolia Jeanjean and Valeriya Strakhova in the final.
