Bencic, Sabalenka and Mertens among Shenzhen Open line-up

Aryna Sabalenka is the current defending champion and she will be back to attempt to defend her crown. She is number two seed and is just behind Belinda Bencic due to rankings.

Elise Mertens is next up in third place with Wang Qiang, the highest ranked Chinese player in fourth seed.

Garbine Muguruza and Elena Rybakina are also among those involved further down in the seedings. Sabalenka and Mertens are potentially the standout pairing in the doubles in terms of pedigree.

Also Chinese pairing, Shuai Zhang and Shuai Peng will likely be dangerous as well as they attempt to win the title on home soil.

Shenzhen Open Entry List - Singles
Alexandrova, Ekaterina (RUS)
Bencic, Belinda (SUI)
Blinkova, Anna (RUS)
Cirstea, Sorana (ROU)
Diyas, Zarina (KAZ)
Doi, Misaki (JPN)
Jabeur, Ons (TUN)
Linette, Magda (POL)
Mertens, Elise (BEL)
Muguruza, Garbine (ESP)
Peng, Shuai (CHN)
Pliskova, Kristyna (CZE)
Rogers, Shelby (USA)
Rybakina, Elena (KAZ)
Sabalenka, Aryna (BLR)
Sasnovich, Aliaksandra (BLR)
Siniakova, Katerina (CZE)
Sorribes Tormo, Sara (ESP)
Tsurenko, Lesia (UKR)
Wang, Qiang (CHN)
Wang, Yafan (CHN)
Zhang, Shuai (CHN)
Zheng, Saisai (CHN)
Zhu, Lin (CHN)

Doubles -
Sabalenka, Aryna & Mertens, Elise
Siniakova, Katerina and Krejcikova, Barbora
Duan, Yingying & Zheng, Saisai
Zheng, Shuai & Peng, Shuai
Pliskoa, Kristyna & Begu, Irina-Camelia
Olaru, Raluca & Jakupovic, Daila
Friedsam, Anna-Lena & Gasparyan, Margarita
Santamaria, Sabrina & Lister, Cornelia
Bondarenko, Kateryna & Marozava, Lidziya
Kato, Miyu & Fichman, Sharon
Niculescu, Monica & Doi, Misaki