US Open Series Preview: New Haven

Dominika Cibulkova joins defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and a slew of in-form WTA stars at the 2017 Connecticut Open presented by United Technologies.

Cibulkova, who won last year's season-ending WTA Finals, is set to make her eighth appearance in New Haven. Ten players in the field have won at least one WTA singles titles this year. This is a deep event that is treated more like a mini-major than a warm-up by its competitors. The WTA Premier tournament takes place August 18-26 at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale.

Also bringing their best form to New Haven are a trio of Russians, Daria Kasatkina, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Elena Vesnina.

“We are delighted that our field contains so many players in outstanding form,” said Worcester. “Half of our players have already won a title this year, which shows the rich depth in women’s tennis right now. Add that emerging talent to established Grand Slam champions like Petra Kvitova and Sam Stosur, plus Domi Cibulkova and our defending champion Aga Radwanska and we have an extremely exciting and competitive field. We will also aim to add two more big names in the next month with our additional Top 20 wild cards.”

This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the tournament.

Flying the American flag this year will be Lauren Davis and Sloane Stephens, a wild card who made her return to competition at Wimbledon after an extended break with a foot injury.

Worcester also announced a wild card for Eugenie Bouchard, who counts New Haven as one of her favorite stops on the tour and will return for the fourth consecutive year.

“I’m really excited to be heading back to New Haven this summer,” Bouchard said. “The tournament conditions are just perfect as a warm-up to the US Open and I have really enjoyed getting to know the city and Yale University in the past three years.”

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