Donna Vekić is a Croatian professional tennis player and businesswoman. In November 2019, she achieved a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 19. She has won four singles titles on WTA Tour – at the 2014 Malaysian Open, at the 2017 Nottingham Open, the 2021 Courmayeur Ladies Open, and the 2023 Monterrey Open. She has also won five titles in singles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. Her best performances at a major event was reaching the quarterfinals of both the 2019 US Open and the 2023 Australian Open in singles.

Yulia Antonovna Putintseva is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player. She is a three-time major quarterfinalist, and achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 27 in February 2017. She has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour. Before June 2012, she played for her country of birth, Russia.