Marta Kostyuk defeated Laura Siegemund 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 in the first round of the WTA 250 Stuttgart tournament on clay on 17 April 2024, confirming her status as pre-match favourite. Siegemund, the higher-ranked underdog at 2.16 odds, competed strongly in the second set, forcing a tie-break that Kostyuk ultimately secured before closing out the match in the third. The Ukrainian's victory maintains her momentum in the early clay-court season as she advances through the opening round.