WTA Merida Open 2025: Updated schedule, fixtures, results, live streaming details

Emma Navarro steps in as the top seed at the WTA Merida Open 2025.

The Merida Open is a recent addition to the WTA calendar. Founded in 2023 as a WTA 250 event, it has been re-classified as a WTA 500 tournament in 2025. Alongside the WTA 205 ATX Open, the WTA Merida Open 2025 is one of two hard-court tournaments leading up to Indian Wells.

Italy’s Camila Giorgi won the first edition, while Turkish player Zeynep Sonmez lifted the trophy last season. Sonmez will be returning to Mexico to defend her title as a wild card. Emma Navarro, Paula Badosa, and Beatriz Haddad Maia are the top three seeds. Navarro and Badosa reached the last eight and the last four at the 2025 Australian Open. Haddad Maia won the Korea Open last season, besides making it to the US Open quarterfinals.

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Navarro is seeded to meet Anna Kalinskaya in the last four. Badosa and Haddad Maia could cross paths in the other semi-final. Defending champion Zeynep Sonmez will take on Maria Sakkari in the opening round.

Apart from the top seeds, other players worth watching are Lulu Sun, Anna Kalinskaya and Donna Vekic. Maria Sakkari and 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens are the other noteworthy players in the mix.

When is WTA Open 2025 scheduled for?

The 2025 Merida Open is scheduled to run between February 24 to March 2.

Which city will host WTA Merida Open 2025?

Merida in Mexico hosts the 2025 Merida Open. The Yucatan Country Club is the venue for the ATP 500 event.

Who are the seeded players in the WTA Merida Open 2025?

The top seeds in the women’s singles draw are:

1. Emma Navarro
2. Paula Badosa
3. Beatriz Haddad Maia
4. Anna Kalinskaya (Withdrawn)
5. Donna Vekic
6. Marta Kostyuk
7. Magdalena Frech
8. Maria Sakkari

The top seeds in the women’s doubles draw:

• Anna Danilina/Irina Khromacheva
• Alexandra Panova/Ellen Perez
• Timea Babos/Nicole Melichar-Martinez
• Ulrikke Eikeri/Makoto Ninomiya

What is WTA Merida Open 2025 competition schedule? 

• Qualifying Rounds: February 22-23
• Round of 32: February 24-25
• Round of 16: February 26-27
• Quarter-final: February 28
• Semi-final: March 1
• Final: March 2

Who are the Indian players participating in WTA Merida Open 2025?

The 2025 Merida Open sees no Indian presence in the event.

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Where and how to watch live streaming and broadcast of WTA Merida Open 2025 in India, the USA and the UK?

Tennis Channel will be streaming the 2025 Merida Open for fans residing in India and the United States. Sky Sports will beam the event life for those residing in the United Kingdom. More details here.

WTA Merida Open 2025 full schedule, fixtures and results

Women’s Singles Quarterfinals

• Maya Joint lost to Elina Avanesyan (6-2, 2-6, 0-6)
• Emiliana Arango beat Rebecca Sramkova (5-7, 6-3, 6-0)
• (1) Emma Navarro vs Zeynep Sönmez
• (2) Paula Badosa vs Daria Saville

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