The draw is set for the
Nottingham Open, a traditional opener to the grass court season on the WTA side with
Maria Sakkari and
Beatriz Haddad Maia the top seeds.
Taking place from Monday 12 June - Sunday 18 June, Haddad Maia comes off her Grand Slam breakthrough reaching the semi-finals of the French Open.
But Haddad Maia had success last season in particular on grass with this tournament starting it all. She returns as defending champion and second seed.
While Sakkari will also start her grass court season earlier than usual after an early exit in Paris. She faces Xiyu Wang.
Other ties include
Alycia Parks v Lin Zhu, Tsurenko facing Haddad Maia, with Donna Vekic and
Anhelina Kalinina also among the top names.
Nottingham Open WTA Draw
M. Sakkari (1/WC) v Wang Xiyu
K. Swan (WC) v A. Cornet
V. Tomova v Qualifier
M. Brengle v C. Giorgi (7)
M. Linette (3) v Qualifier
T. Martincova v J. Burrage
Qualifier v M. Frech
A. Parks v L. Zhu (8)
S. Zhang (6) v T. Maria
J. Niemeier v Qualifier
J. Teichmann v V. Golubic
C. Bucsa v D. Vekic (4)
A. Kalinina (5) v N. Parrizas Diaz
Qualifier v R. Marino
Qualifier v K. Boulter (WC)
L. Tsurenko v B. Haddad Maia (2/WC)