Draw released for Upper Austria Ladies' Linz 2020 featuring Sabalenka and Mertens

Aryna Sabalenka and Elise Mertens who are also partners in doubles will now be the biggest contenders for the title at the 2020 Upper Austria Ladies' Linz.

The two good friends and doubles partners are seeded as first and the second in Austria. The first-seeded Sabalenka will take on Jasmine Paolini in the first round, while no. 2, Elise Mertens will play against Anhelina Kalinina.

There are more interesting players in the draw as the third-seeded, Dayana Yastremska will meet Greet Minnen in the first round. The Russian duo seeded as no. 4 and no. 5, will also see a difficult draw. Ekaterina Alexandrova will play against Katerina Siniakova, while Veronika Kudermetova will meet home-crowd favourite, Barbara Haas.