Waving the 🇺🇸 Flag
The top seeds are flanked by a contingent of in-form Americans, all of whom could find themselves lifting the trophy by week’s end.
18-year-old Iva Jovic will be making her Charleston Open debut after making her major breakthrough at the Australian Open. As the No. 29 seed, she stunned world No. 8 Jasmine Paolini en route to the quarterfinals. The run helped her make her Top 20 debut on the WTA rankings.
If Jovic represents youth, Madison Keys represents experience, the 2019 champion joining the fray in the hopes of kickstarting her season after early exits from Indian Wells in Miami. The 2025 Australian Open has historically performed well on both green and red clay, reaching the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open last year.
Diana Shnaider, Anna Kalinskaya and Leylah Fernandez round out the Top 25 contingent in the Lowcountry—eight in all.
