Overview
- Pegula, the top seed and defending champion, receives a first‑round bye and will face Yulia Putintseva or Lulu Sun in round two.
- Amanda Anisimova and Emma Navarro pulled out, which elevated Ekaterina Alexandrova to the No. 2 seed and softened Pegula’s section.
- Tennis outlets project quarterfinals that could feature Pegula, Diana Shnaider, Madison Keys, Belinda Bencic, Elise Mertens, and Alexandrova.
- Only one top‑20 player sits in Pegula’s quarter, with a possible last‑eight meeting against No. 19 Diana Shnaider.
- The Charleston Open is a WTA 500 played on green clay in South Carolina, and a successful defense would be the first since Serena Williams in 2013.