Overview
- Monday’s Centre Court order of play lists Elina Svitolina and Venus Williams versus Alexandra Eala and Iva Jovic as the third match in Auckland.
- The WTA 250 main draw runs January 5–11 on outdoor hard courts at the ASB Tennis Centre with a 32-player singles field and eight seeds.
- Top seed Svitolina opens singles against Varvara Gracheva, while second seed Emma Navarro faces Francesca Jones on Monday evening.
- Williams is competing on a singles wildcard and is drawn to meet fifth seed Magda Linette in the opening round.
- Williams said she believes she can play well despite limited recent matches and will continue her month with wildcards into Hobart and the Australian Open.