Wild Card Americans to Headline Charleston Doubles
Doubles World No. 11 Desirae Krawczyk will team up with fellow American Danielle Collins to headline the Charleston Open doubles field after accepting a main draw wildcard. In 2022, the pair made a run to the Wimbledon semifinals, knocking out three seeded teams along the way.
Olympic gold medalist Bethanie Mattek-Sands and fellow American Shelby Rogers have also accepted a main draw wildcard into the doubles field.
The highest-ranked doubles player in the field, World No. 8 Giuliana Olmos will play alongside Ena Shibahara. The pair hold a combined 13 WTA Doubles titles and will be the No. 1 seeded team when play begins.
The doubles competition is always hotly contested in Charleston. Make plans to experience the strategy and camaraderie of doubles tennis next week.
Doubles Field: (as of March 31, 2023)
- Giuliana Olmos (MEX) & Ena Shibahara (JPN)
- Caroline Dolehide (USA) & Storm Hunter (AUS)
- Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) & Alycia Parks (USA)
- Laura Siegemund (GER) & Vera Zvonareva
- Alexa Guarachi (CHI) & Erin Routliffe (NZL)
- Yana Sizikova & Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)
- Cristina Bucsa (ESP) & Anna Danilina (KAZ)
- Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) & Miriam Kolodziejova (CZE)
- Katarzyna Kawa (POL) & Alicja Rosolska (POL)
- Sophie Chang (USA) & Angela Kulikov (USA)
- Alicia Barnett (GBR) & Olivia Nicholls (GBR)
- Danielle Collins (USA) & Desirae Krawczyk (USA) – WC
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) & Shelby Rogers (USA) – WC
Four additional teams will be added to the doubles field in the coming days.
