China Open 2025: Preview, schedule, draw, player list & how to watch
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With the final Grand Slam event of the season wrapped up, the WTA Tour has moved on to Asia for the penultimate WTA 1000 tournament of the year in Beijing. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming China Open.
China Open schedule
This year’s main draw singles action will get underway on Wednesday 24 September, with the doubles event kicking off two days later.
The singles and doubles final will take place on Sunday 5 October.
Where is the China Open taking place?
The hard court WTA 1000 tournament will be staged at the China National Tennis Centre in Beijing.
The facilities were originally constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has been a key venue for international tennis events ever since. The complex boasts 12 outdoor courts, six indoor courts and a main show court arena which has the capacity to welcome 10,000 fans.
The state-of-the-art venue makes for a world-class location for both fans and players, with the world’s best players returning annually to take part in both the WTA 1000 and ATP 500 tournaments.
Who are the reigning China Open champions?
- Women’s singles - Coco Gauff (USA)
- Women’s doubles - Sara Errani (ITA) & Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
When is the China Open draw?
Find the full first round draws for the British tennis players competing at the 2025 China Open:
First round draws
- Emma Raducanu vs BYE
- Katie Boulter vs Hailey Baptiste (USA)
- Sonay Kartal vs Alycia Parks (USA)
View the full draw below:
Who are the top seeds at the China Open 2025?
1. Iga Swiatek (POL)
2. Coco Gauff (USA)
3. Amanda Anisimova (USA)
4. Mirra Andreeva
5. Jessica Pegula (USA)
Which British players are competing at the China Open 2025?
This year's tournament in Beijing will see British interest in the form of Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal who are heading to Beijing in a bid to clinch a maiden WTA 1000 crown.
British No.1 Raducanu will lead the British charge and enters the WTA 1000 event in Beijing as the 30th seed off. The former US Open champion was forced to withdraw from last year's tournament due to injury and will be hoping to return with a bang off the back of some strong results of late.
Raducanu will begin her bid for the title in the second round against either Croatia's Donna Vekic or a qualifier, with a potential clash against world No.7 Jessica Pegula in the third round.
She's joined by British No.2 Boulter who will be gunning to better last year's performance of the second round. The 29-year-old opened with a straight sets victory over Taylor Townsend before falling short to eventual champion Coco Gauff.
Boulter comes into the tournament fresh off the back of reaching the Billie Jean King Cup Finals semi-final alongside the Lexus GB team. There, Boulter dismantled Japan's Moyuka Uchijima before pushing America's Pegula in a gruelling three-set battle where she narrowly lost out.
Billie Jean King Cup teammate Kartal completes the British contingent and is set to make her debut at the tournament in Beijing. The 23-year-old will be looking to get her first win on the WTA Tour since her Wimbledon breakthrough back in July which saw her sail through to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time.
She will take on American Alycia Parks in the opening round.
How to watch the China Open 2025?
You can watch live coverage of all the action at the China Open exclusively on Sky Sports Tennis and Now TV.
