Stefanos Tsitsipas is looking to bounce back from a surprise first-round exit at Wimbledon (Getty Images)
San Jose, CA
Premier; $876,183
Hard court
Draw is here
The title sponsor may be from the UAE, but the women will begin their month-long run-up to the US Open with a Premier even in San Jose. That’s too a long time to be Stateside for many of the best European players, but not for Elina Svitolina. Two weeks after reaching her first Grand Slam semifinal, on Wimbledon grass, she’ll be on Northern California hard courts as the top seed here. She loves the surface, and she likely wants to make up for the time she lost to an injury earlier this year, but is this a recipe for peaking too early, the way she has before other majors in the past?
Also here: Aryna Sabalenka, Elise Mertens, Amanda Anisimova, Victoria Azarenka, Danielle Collins, Venus Williams
Returning: Coco Vandeweghe, who will make her 2019 debut against Marie Bouzkova after a long injury lay-off. The winner will play Sabalenka.
Washington, D.C.
$250,000; International
Hard court
Draw is here
By most official measures, the women’s tournament at the Citi Open plays second fiddle to the men’s. The ATP event is a higher tier, has a bigger field, and offers nearly $2 million more in prize money. But this year the WTA draw has one very important asset: Coco Gauff. The 15-year-old Wimbledon sensation qualified for the main draw in D.C. on Sunday. There, she’ll join fellow Americans Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, and Sofia Kenin, who also happen to be the top three seeds.
Wild card to watch: Hailey Baptiste. The 17-year-old Washington native will play Keys in the first round.