September Richard Pagliaro 09/16/2023

Jabeur, Sakkari Top Two Seeds in Thin Guadalajara 1000 Draw

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 16, 2023The draw at the Guadalajara Open Akron has been released, and it presents as an opportunity for many lower-ranked players to make some big points and prize money.Only 13 Top-30 players have entered the event, which means that the 56-player draw should be difficult to predict without any of the WTA’s Top six in action.Ons Jabeur and Maria Sakkari slide into the No.1 and No.2 seed spots.View the full draw below:

Main draw in Guadalajara (WTA 1000), where Ons Jabeur and Maria Sakkari are the top seeds. pic.twitter.com/Jnnll8G8KN
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) September 16, 2023

Key First-Round Matchups [9] Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Danielle Collins
[wc] Genie Bouchard vs Renata Zarazua
Ajla Tomljanovic vs Taylor Townsend
[14] Mayar Sherif vs Camila Giorgi

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Richard Pagliaro

Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.