The draw has been confirmed for the Palermo Ladies Open which is due to take place between July 17 - July 23, 2023 on the clay courts of Italy.
Elina Svitolina was due to be one of the leading names involved and despite not announcing that she had withdrawn, she did not appear in the draw.
Daria Kasatkina is the top seed and opens up against previous clay court specialist, Martina Trevisan. While Erika Andreeva, sister of Mirra will aim to do similar to her sister and faces Lucia Bronzetti.
Zheng Qinwen will face Sara Errani after taking a wildcard, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Camila Osorio and Jasmine Paolini are also among those involved.
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