French Open: Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among the women to watch in 2024

PARIS (AP) — Here are some of the women to watch at the French Open, which starts at Roland Garros on Sunday:

Iga Swiatek
Seeding: 1

Career-Best Ranking: 1

Country: Poland

Age: 22 (Turns 23 on May 31)

2024 Record: 38-4

2024 Titles: 4

Career Titles: 21

Grand Slam Titles: 4 — French Open (2020, 2022, 2023), U.S. Open (2022)

Last 5 French Opens: 2023-Won Championship, 2022-Won Championship, 2021-Lost in Quarterfinals, 2020-Won Championship, 2019-Lost in 4th Round

The Bracket: Could face four-time major champion and former No. 1 Naomi Osaka in the second round.

Aces: The ninth woman to spend at least 100 weeks at No. 1 in the WTA rankings since they began in 1975. … Is 4-0 in Grand Slam finals. … Nine of her 21 WTA singles titles have come on clay, including in Madrid and Rome this season. She is the first woman to win the championships in those two cities back-to-back since Serena Williams in 2013. … Youngest woman to collect at least 20 singles trophies since Caroline Wozniacki in 2012. … Voted WTA Player of the Year in 2023 for second season in a row; Serena Williams was the last to get that honor consecutively, doing so from 2012-15.