Top 5 Seeded Players from the Women’s Draw at the U.S. Open
David Connelly
Host · Writer
5. Jasmine Paolini
What a meteoric rise to stardom for Jasmine Paolini over the past few months. After entering the 2024 calendar year sitting at 30th in the WTA rankings, her rise to the top five this summer is primarily due to reaching the second week in every slam this year, including a pair of finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. She is one of the fastest-rising stars in the sport on either the men's or women's side and is in enough form for another deep run in Flushing.
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1. Iga Swiatek
The top seed for a third consecutive U.S. Open, Iga Swiatek heads to Flushing as the top seed in the women's draw. The 23-year-old is fresh off a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and already has a grand slam to her name in 2024 with a triumph at the Australian Open in January. While she is the current queen of clay, she has proven her worth on the hard surface in the past with a win here in 2022, and she'll be a contender again this summer.
2. Aryna Sabalenka
Meet your 2024 U.S. Open favorite via the sportsbooks. Aryna Sabalenka enters the tournament just days after knocking off top-seeded Swiatek in the final at the Cincinnati Open. It was great to see her back at full strength after missing out on Wimbledon due to a shoulder injury, and it will be intriguing to see if she can get over the hump at the U.S. Open after reaching the semifinal but failing to win it all in each of the three previous editions.
3. Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff enters as the defending champ, taking down her first grand slam of her career last summer at just 19 years old. Her sheer power, movement, and tenacity make her an incredibly tough out and someone who can dominate nearly every opponent when playing on the hard surface. If she can avoid her occasional low-end performances and string together some strong showings, she could find her way to back-to-back triumphs on home soil.
4. Elena Rybakina
While Elena Rybakina is within the top five in seeding entering this event, she is the most likely to miss out on the second week among this group. The Kazakhstan native has yet to make it past the third round in Flushing in her career, and her final appearance at the 2023 Australian Open is her only appearance beyond the round of 32 in any slam on a hard surface. We won't expect much next week until we see it from her more consistently on this surface.
5. Jasmine Paolini
What a meteoric rise to stardom for Jasmine Paolini over the past few months. After entering the 2024 calendar year sitting at 30th in the WTA rankings, her rise to the top five this summer is primarily due to reaching the second week in every slam this year, including a pair of finals at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. She is one of the fastest-rising stars in the sport on either the men's or women's side and is in enough form for another deep run in Flushing.
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1. Iga Swiatek
The top seed for a third consecutive U.S. Open, Iga Swiatek heads to Flushing as the top seed in the women's draw. The 23-year-old is fresh off a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and already has a grand slam to her name in 2024 with a triumph at the Australian Open in January. While she is the current queen of clay, she has proven her worth on the hard surface in the past with a win here in 2022, and she'll be a contender again this summer.
