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Prior to the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, the stars of the WTA will travel to 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands for the Libema Open s-Hertogenbosch tournament, which will run from June 9-15, 2025.

A WTA 250 event, the Libema Open is one of the few grass court tournaments on the WTA calendar. Often used as a warm-up for Wimbledon, the tournament will feature several top stars vying for it's unique title. Two-time champion Ekaterina Alexandrova will be making a return, as the Russian hopes to win her third title at the event. Liudmila Samsonova broke that streak last year by winning the title.

Andreescu, Sakkari lead the way

Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu will make her start to her grass court season. Maria Sakkari also is involved. Both have received wildcards over the past few weeks.

They joined the establish contingent of Alexandrova and Samsonova as the main stars in action over the next week. It takes place in the week of Queen's and it is one half of an ATP/WTA tournament.

The grass court event will offer a total prize money pool of $275,094, with the eventual titlist going home with €31,565. For finishing runner-up, €18,685. Additionally, the champion shall add 250 WTA Ranking points to her tally, which could prove to be beneficial in a bid to get a higher seeding at Wimbledon. Semi-Finalists claim €10,410. While Quarter-Finalists seal €5,925. Below is the full breakdown.

Round Reached Prize Money (€ EUR)
Winner €31,565
Runner-up €18,685
Semifinal €10,410
Quarterfinal €5,925
Round 2 €3,624
Round 1 €2,585

This article first appeared on TennisUpToDate.com and was syndicated with permission.

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