Photos: Tyra Caterina Grant and all 2025's WTA main-draw debuts
Three-time junior Grand Slam doubles champion Tyra Caterina Grant, 17, became the sixth player to make her WTA main-draw debut in 2025 after receiving a Miami wild card.
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New Zealand's Vivian Yang, 19, earned an Auckland wild card after winning a play-off in December. The Pepperdine University student, ranked No. 1139, lost to Jodie Burrage in Round 1.
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Junior No.1 Emerson Jones, 16, received a wild card for Adelaide. The Australian, ranked No. 371, upset Wang Xinyu before falling to Daria Kasatkina in two tight sets in Round 2.
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Ranked No. 171, Slovenia's Veronika Erjavec dropped just 13 games in three matches to qualify for the Australian Open, and fell to Suzan Lamens in Round 1. The 25-year-old was the Cali WTA 125 runner-up at the end of 2024.
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Fresh off the Australian Open junior title, Japan's Wakana Sonobe made a splash by qualifying and making the second round of Abu Dhabi. The 17-year-old, ranked No. 837, notched her first two Top 100 wins over Hailey Baptiste and Yuan Yue during her run.
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University of Texas graduate Malaika Rapolu, 21, received an Austin wild card after winning the city's ITF W50 event in November 2024. The No.542-ranked American fell to Nuria Parrizas Diaz in Round 1.
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Former junior No. 2 Tyra Caterina Grant, who had cut her WTA ranking from No. 936 to No. 414 over the previous five months, received a Miami wild card. The 17-year-old American fell to Julia Grabher in Round 1.
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