Now upgraded to the ITF W75 category, the event will distribute a record $60,000 in prize money and offer 75 WTA ranking points, setting a new benchmark for women’s tennis in the Algarve.

Organized by The Campus, with the support of the Portuguese Tennis Federation, the event has quickly become a cornerstone of the ITF World Tennis Tour in the region. After debuting as an ITF W25 in 2022, it was upgraded to an ITF W40 in 2023, an ITF W50 in 2024, and now reaches the ITF W75 category in 2025.

The 2025 edition will feature several players ranked inside the WTA top 200, as well as Portugal’s current best players.

Qualifying matches will begin on Sunday, while the main draw — led by Nuria Brancaccio — gets underway on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Italian currently sits at No. 158 in the WTA rankings and won an ITF W75 title in Cordenons in August. Just last month, she came close to surpassing that achievement by reaching the final of a WTA 125 event.

Next on the entry list is Russia’s Maria Timofeeva. At 21 years old, she is ranked No. 157, though she previously climbed as high as No. 93. This summer, she captured the ITF W100 title in Figueira da Foz, exactly two years after a surprising campaign that saw her triumph at the WTA 250 in Budapest, Hungary.

Sofia Costoulas (No. 165), Jana Fett (No. 171), and Clervie Ngounoue (No. 173) complete the group of top 200 players, while former World No. 23 Mona Barthel (currently No. 203) is also among the confirmations. The 35-year-old German has four WTA titles in seven finals and earned 21 Grand Slam main draw wins, including a fourth-round appearance at the 2017 Australian Open

Portugal’s top two players, sisters Matilde Jorge (No. 245) and Francisca Jorge (No. 248), have both secured direct entry into the main draw.

At 21, Matilde Jorge is enjoying the best moment of her career. She recently claimed her biggest title to date by defeating her older sister in the final of the ITF W50 in Montemor-o-Novo — a victory that earned her the status of Portuguese No. 1 in singles for the first time, a position eventually also claimed in doubles.

Francisca Jorge, three years older, has also added to her résumé this season by winning her second consecutive all-sister final to defend her title in their hometown. The 25-year-old reached a career-high ranking of No. 176 in July 2024 and is pursuing a return to Grand Slam tournaments. She has chosen The Campus as the stage for her comeback after four weeks recovering from a right foot sprain sustained in Évora.

This will be the last international tournament on home soil for both sisters before representing Portugal in the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs, which will take place in Hobart, Australia, in November.

The Portuguese contingent will also feature Angelina Voloshchuk (No. 497), Inês Murta (No. 830), Ana Filipa Santos (No. 1031), Analu Freitas (No. 1184), Lena Couto (No. 1329), and Teresa Franco Dias (No. 1330). The final composition of the main and qualifying draws will be determined once the wild cards are announced.