2024 Guangzhou Open

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2024 Guangzhou Open
DateOctober 21–27
Edition18th
Category WTA 250
Draw32S / 16D
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Guangzhou, China
VenueNansha International Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
  2023  · Guangzhou Open ·  2025  

The 2024 Guangzhou Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the Guangzhou Open, and part of the WTA 250 tournaments of the 2024 WTA Tour. It took place at the Nansha International Tennis Center in Guangzhou, China, from 21 October through 27 October, 2024. [1] Unseeded Olga Danilović won the singles title.

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Champions

Singles

Doubles

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 411
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Marie Bouzková 432
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Yuan Yue 463
Flag of Armenia.svg  ARM Elina Avanesyan 484
Flag of France.svg  FRA Diane Parry 525
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Rebecca Šramková 536
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 627
Kamilla Rakhimova 658

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry into the singles main draw as a special exempt:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Kateřina Siniaková Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 311
Flag of Indonesia.svg  INA Aldila Sutjiadi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Xu Yifan 812
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Ulrikke Eikeri Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Makoto Ninomiya 993
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Harriet Dart 1114

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

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References

  1. "Guangzhou Open Overview". wtatennis.com.