W50 Women's Champion Gets Direct Accept Singles Wild Card into WTA 250 ATX Open - February 20-28, 2027
SLOANE STEPHENS (1)
Age: 33. Hometown: Plantation, Florida, USA. WTA Ranking: 75 (Career-high: 3). 2026 Highlights: Captured the W100 Edmond title last week with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Kristina Liutova in the final; reached the quarterfinals at the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open; competed in the main draws of the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open. Career Highlights: 2017 US Open Singles Champion; reached the finals of the 2018 French Open; holds 8 WTA Tour Singles Titles. Instagram: @sloanestephens
AKASHA URHOBO (2)
Age: 19. Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. WTA Ranking: 179 (Career-high: 172). 2026 Highlights: Won the USTA wildcard challenge to make her major main-draw debut at the French Open; reached the final of the W100 Central Coast Pro; captured three W35 titles at Weston, Arcadia, and Florida’s Sports Coast Open. Career Highlights: 4 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles and 1 ITF Doubles Title; made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2023 US Open and reached a career-high junior ranking of No. 122. Instagram: @akashaurhobo
YEONWOO KU (3)
Age: 23. Hometown: South Korea. WTA Ranking: 175 (Career-high: 171). 2026 Highlights: Reached the round of 16 at the WTA 250 Korea Open in September; captured the W50 title in Montemor-o-Novo; reached the final of the W100 Evansville; competed in the qualifying rounds for all four Grand Slam tournaments. Career Highlights: 7 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles and 7 ITF Doubles Titles; made her WTA Tour-level singles debut at the 2023 Seoul Open. Instagram: @yeonwoo_ku
BARBORA PALICOVA (4)
Age: 22. Hometown: Czechia. WTA Ranking: 197 (Career-high: 171). 2026 Highlights: Competed in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open and Wimbledon; reached the finals at three separate W75 events in Bytom, Koksijde, and Hechingen. Career Highlights: Broke into the top 200 to achieve a career-high ranking of No. 171 in June 2025; has been a consistent presence in major qualifying draws over the last few years. Instagram: @barbora_palicova
MADISON BRENGLE (5)
Age: 36. Hometown: Dover, Delaware, USA. WTA Ranking: 208 (Career-high: 35). 2026 Highlights: Competed in the qualifying rounds at the US Open and Australian Open; captured the W50 singles title in Pelham; reached the final of the W100 Templeton; advanced to the semifinals of the W100 in Bonita Springs, alongside three additional W35 finals appearances. Career Highlights: Broke into the top 40 to achieve a career-high ranking of No. 35 in 2015; reached the fourth round of the Australian Open (2015) and the third round at both Wimbledon and the US Open; holds 2 WTA 125 Titles and over 25 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles. Instagram: @madisonbrengle
IRYNA SHYMANOVICH (6)
Age: 29. Hometown: Minsk, Belarus. WTA Ranking: 191 (Career-high: 150). 2026 Highlights: Reached the main draw at Wimbledon out of qualifying and competed in the qualifying rounds at the Australian Open and US Open; captured the WTA 125 Hall of Fame Open doubles title alongside Katie Volynets and in Antalya alongside Maria Kozyreva. Career Highlights: Achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 150; made her Grand Slam main draw debut and reached the second round at the 2023 French Open; holds 14 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles, 17 ITF Doubles Titles, 1 WTA Tour doubles title, and 11 WTA 125 doubles titles. Instagram: @iryna_shymanovich
XINYU GAO (7)
Age: 28. Hometown: China. WTA Ranking: 244. 2026 Highlights: Reached the second round of the WTA 1000 China Open in Beijing; competed heavily on the American W50 circuit while maintaining a solid top 250 ranking. Career Highlights: Holds multiple ITF titles and has made several deep runs across the Asian swing of the professional circuit.
ELIZABETH MANDLIK (8)
Age: 25. Hometown: Boca Raton, Florida, USA. WTA Ranking: 174 (Career-high: 97). 2026 Highlights: Competed in the main draw of the Australian Open after securing the USTA Wildcard Challenge; reached the second round of qualifying at the US Open. Career Highlights: Broke into the WTA top 100 in 2023; reached the second round of the US Open in 2022; holds 9 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles and 3 ITF Doubles Titles. Instagram: @elizabethmandlik
Rest of Main Draw
WHITNEY OSUIGWE
Age: 24. Hometown: Bradenton, Florida, USA. WTA Ranking: 241 (Career-high: 105). 2026 Highlights: Won her third ITF Singles Title at the W35 Boca Raton; reached the quarterfinals at W75 Zephyrhills and W50 Otocec. 2025 Highlights: Won the ITF W60 doubles title in Rome, GA. Career Highlights: Former Junior World No. 1; 2017 French Open Junior Girls’ Singles Champion; 3 ITF Singles Titles and 11 ITF Doubles Titles.
ANASTASIA TIKHONOVA
Age: 25. Hometown: Russia. WTA Ranking: 256 (Career-high: 151). 2026 Highlights: Reached the second round of Wimbledon in doubles and competed in the US Open doubles main draw; hit a career-high doubles ranking of No. 73 in July. 2025 Highlights: Captured the W75 Challenger de Saguenay and W50 Chihuahua singles titles. Career Highlights: 7 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles and 4 WTA 125 Doubles Titles; competed in Grand Slam singles qualifying at all four majors.
MARTINA CAPURRO TABORDA
Age: 28. Hometown: Avellaneda, Argentina. WTA Ranking: 257 (Career-high: 149). 2026 Highlights: Reached back-to-back singles finals at the W35 Junin events in Argentina; advanced to the quarterfinals at the W75 Vacaria and W50 Stuttgart. 2025 Highlights: Captured four ITF singles titles, including the W35 Neuquén. Career Highlights: 11 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles and 10 ITF Doubles Titles; represented Argentina in mixed doubles at the 2023 Pan American Games.
ARANTXA RUS
Age: 35. Hometown: Delft, Netherlands. WTA Ranking: 258 (Career-high: 41). 2026 Highlights: Qualified for the main draw of the US Open and represented the Netherlands at the 2026 Paris Olympics in both singles and doubles. 2025 Highlights: Reached the singles final at the ITF W100 Gran Canaria-Maspalomas and advanced to doubles finals at Hamburg and WTA 125 Montreux. Career Highlights: Won her first WTA Tour singles title at Hamburg in 2023; holds 4 WTA doubles titles and 35 Challenger/ITF titles; reached the Round of 16 at Roland Garros in 2012.
SAVANNAH BROADUS
Age: 24. Hometown: Carrollton, Texas, USA. WTA Ranking: 302. 2026 Highlights: Captured her first W50 singles title at the Guimarães Ladies Open in Portugal; reached the singles final at the W100 Cary Tennis Classic; competed in Grand Slam qualifying at the US Open. Career Highlights: 2019 Wimbledon Girls’ Doubles Champion; 2 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles and 13 ITF Doubles Titles.
MALAIKA RAPOLU
Age: 23. Hometown: Cedar Park, Texas, USA. WTA Ranking: 313 (Career-high: 305). 2026 Highlights: Captured her fourth ITF singles title at the W35 Santa Fe; reached the quarterfinals at the WTA 125 event in Caldas da Rainha; advanced to the final of the W50 Evora against Sofia Johnson. 2025 Highlights: Made her WTA Tour main draw debut as a wildcard at the ATX Open in Austin. Career Highlights: 4 ITF World Tennis Tour Singles Titles and 2 ITF Doubles Titles.
KYLIE COLLINS
Age: 23. Hometown: Savannah, Georgia, USA. WTA Ranking: 336. 2026 Highlights: Reached the main draw in Austin and continues to push her ranking towards the top 300. Career Highlights: Made her Grand Slam main draw debut in doubles at the 2021 US Open; won multiple ITF doubles titles.
MELL ELIZABETH REASCO GONZALEZ
Age: 24. Hometown: Ecuador. WTA Ranking: 354 (Career-high: 328). 2026 Highlights: Competed in qualifying at the BBVA Open Internacional de Valencia; maintained a busy schedule across the ITF circuit with 30 match wins. Career Highlights: Holds 2 career professional titles and has built a strong overall professional record of 151 wins; reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 328 in July 2026.
SOFIA JOHNSON
Age: 22. Hometown: Great Britain. WTA Ranking: 372 (Career-high: 367). 2026 Highlights: Reached the final of the WTA 125 in Porto, falling to Reese Brantmeier; advanced to the round of 16 at the WTA 125 in Caldas da Rainha and the final of the W50 Evora; hit her career-high ranking of No. 367 in September. Career Highlights: A rising British talent who has transitioned successfully to the professional hard-court circuit with multiple recent deep tournament runs.
LEA NILSSON
Age: 18. Hometown: Sweden. WTA Ranking: 377. 2026 Highlights: A rising teenage prospect breaking into the top 400; currently ranked 27th nationally in Sweden. Career Highlights: Has established herself as a consistent main draw threat on the W35 and W50 circuits this season.
SONJA ZHIYENBAYEVA
Age: 20. Hometown: Kazakhstan. WTA Ranking: 391. 2026 Highlights: Continues to build her professional ranking with main draw appearances on the W50 and W75 circuits; currently holds a national ranking of 30 in Kazakhstan. Career Highlights: Has represented Kazakhstan in junior team competitions and is steadily transitioning to the senior ITF tour.
REINA GOTO
Age: 20. Hometown: Japan. WTA Ranking: 405 (Career-high: 401). 2026 Highlights: Reached a career-high ranking of No. 401 in August; advanced to the semifinals of the W50 Wuning in June and competed in qualifying at the W100 Landisville and W100 Edmond. 2025 Highlights: Reached the round of 16 at the US Open Juniors; recorded an impressive 33-16 win-loss record on the professional circuit. Career Highlights: Continues to climb the rankings with deep runs on the ITF Asian and American hard-court swings.
ANASTASIA ABBAGNATO (WC)
Age: 22. Hometown: Italy. WTA Ranking: 590. 2026 Highlights: Earned a main draw wildcard for the W50 Austin; maintains a national ranking of 32 in Italy. Career Highlights: Competed extensively on the European ITF circuit with multiple quarterfinal appearances at the W15 and W35 levels.
ASHLEY LAHEY
Age: 26. Hometown: Boulder, Colorado, USA. WTA Ranking: 848 (Career-high: 317). 2026 Highlights: Maintained a strong 73% win rate on clay courts and recorded 14 professional wins across the season. Career Highlights: Broke into the WTA top 350 to achieve a career-high singles ranking of No. 317 in September 2023; holds multiple ITF titles. Extra: A former standout collegiate player for the Pepperdine Waves where she was an ITA All-American.
LUCIANA PERRY (WC)
Age: 20. Hometown: USA. WTA Ranking: 1066. 2026 Highlights: Earned a main draw wildcard for the W50 Austin; recorded a WTN of 12.84 to rank among the top national prospects. Career Highlights: Currently competing in the NCAA and building professional experience through select ITF appearances.
RAQUEL CABALLERO CHICA (WC)
Age: 20. Hometown: Spain. WTA Ranking: 1420. 2026 Highlights: Earned a main draw wildcard for the W50 Austin; competed consistently on the ITF W15 and W35 circuits in Spain to build her professional experience. Career Highlights: A young Spanish prospect looking to secure her first professional breakthrough.