Top five women's singles players who pulled out of Canadian Open 2025

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is the most notable Canadian Open absentee.

The Canadian Open 2025 is an outdoor hardcourt tennis tournament scheduled from July 27 to August 7. The women’s event will take place at IGA Stadium in Montreal, marking the 123rd WTA edition.

The tournament this year though, has come under scrutiny for expanding from 56 to 96 players, thereby taking up two weeks of the calendar, resulting in a direct clash with the next Masters 1000 in line, the Cincinnati Open.

Unlike the ATP section, the WTA field will still feature most top seeds, led by Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek. Also in action, will be two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula, alongside rising talents like Mirra Andreeva and Amanda Anisimova.

Australian Open winner Madison Keys and Emma Navarro will also enjoy the support of local fans. Emma Raducanu, Elena Rybakina and Clara Tauson are coming off decent outings in Washington, while experienced campaigners like Naomi Osaka, Maria Sakkari, and Elina Svitolina will look for deep runs in Montreal this year.

Women’s singles who pulled out of Canadian Open 2025-

5. Ons Jabeur

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Ons Jabeur had earlier announced a break from professional tennis, citing emotional and physical exhaustion. After two years of battling injuries and personal struggles, she revealed through a heartfelt Instagram post that she no longer felt joy on court and needed time to heal and rediscover balance.

Consequently, she opted out of the Montreal Open and US Open, hoping to rediscover her love for tennis soon. This comes on the back of a string of poor performances for the former World No. 2, who has had a disappointing season so far, winning only 15 of the 31 matches she has played. Frequent injury troubles have further pulled her back, as she has slipped to #71 on the WTA rankings.

4. Donna Vekic

The effect of scheduling has forced Donna Vekic to skip the Canadian Open this year. She has been in poor form this season, and her second-round loss at Wimbledon led to her dropping out of the top 50. Vekic will also play US Open mixed doubles this year alongside Hubert Hurkacz, and is expected to return for Cincinnati, following this period of rest and recovery.

3. Paula Badosa

Paula Badosa will remain sidelined following her withdrawal from the 2025 Washington Open due to a psoas muscle tear sustained ahead of Wimbledon. The long-standing injury continues to trouble the Spaniard, who confirmed via Instagram that her priority is now recovery, with hopes of returning in time for the US Open. Fortunately, with only 100 points left, her absence won’t have much of an impact on her ranking.

“Been disconnected for a while but wanted to update you on my situation right now. I’ve been going through some tough moments lately… Unfortunately, I’ve been dealing with a tear on my psoas since before Wimbledon, and it’s going to keep me out of competition for a few weeks…

“These are really challenging times for me, but I’m staying hopeful that things will turn around soon and the light at the end of the tunnel will start to shine through”, posted Badosa, on her Instagram story.

2. Qinwen Zheng

After a sluggish start to the season, Qinwen Zheng regained momentum during the latter stages of the clay swing. However, her progress has been halted by injury, requiring recent surgery that will force her to miss the entire North American hard-court stretch, including both Masters events and the US Open. This setback will undoubtedly impact her rankings.

“Although I persisted through interventions, the impact of the pain persisted. After diagnosis by elbow specialists, they recommended to me and my team to complete minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery on the right elbow as soon as possible to thoroughly resolve the issue. “After careful discussion with my team, in order to return to the court in the best possible state as soon as possible, we decided that surgery was the best course. I completed the surgery yesterday, it went very smoothly, and I am in recovery”.

“In the coming period, I will focus my efforts on rehabilitation training, striving to return to the court at 100 percent as soon as possible. This brief adjustment is for a stronger comeback in the future. Thanks, everyone, for your support and patience. Please wait for me to return to full strength, we will meet on the court”, added the Chinese.

1. Aryna Sabalenka

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has been the most consistent performer in 2025, but has yet to clinch a Grand Slam major. She came close to a three-peat at the Australian Open, and then fell agonisingly short in Paris. Back to her favorite hard-court swing, the Belarusian will certainly fancy her chances.

The top seed also defends 3,000 points in Cincinnati and the US, and needs to be charged up and fully prepared for her title defense. Sabalenka was a quarter-finalist here in 2024 and will therefore drop 200 points.

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