The top seed of the competition was led by the three-time finalist of the Grand Slam tournaments, the seventh racket in the world, the representative of Tunisia, Ons Jabeur. In the first round, she will face Frenchwoman Diane Parry, 21 years old.
The second seed in Ningbo was two-time Wimbledon champion and former world number two, Czech Petra Kvitova. His first opponent will be determined later.
Starting matches of the Russians at the Ningbo tournament:
Elina Avanesyan (Russia) – Clara Tauson (Denmark);
Vera Zvonareva (Russia, World Championship) – Katie Boulter (Great Britain, 7 years old);
Varvara Gracheva (Russia, 5) – Q/LL;
Anna Blinkova (Russia, 4 years old) – Q/LL;
Kamilla Rakhimova (Russia) – Arancha Rus (Netherlands);
Diana Schneider (Russia) – Q/LL.
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