Pennetta Leads Low-Level Dirt Field at WTA Bogota

No Top 15 players in sight this week at the Tier III WTA claycourt stop in Bogota, where Italy's Flavia Pennetta heads a low-level field of players looking for some dirt points to augment their WTA Rankings.

Joining Pennetta among the seeded are Argentines Gisela Dulko and Mariana Diaz-Oliva, Colombian Catalina Castano, France's Emilie Loit, Spaniards Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Marta Sanchez Lorenzo, and Pennetta's countrywoman Antonella Serra Zanetti.

Wildcards for the event went to Mexican Daniela Munoz, and Spaniards Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Paula Garcia.

Pennetta is the defending champ in Bogota, last year defeating the Spanish qualifier Dominguez Lino in straight sets.

Scheduled for Monday in Bogota are Parra Santonja vs. Mattek, Szavay vs. Ant. Serra Zanetti, Argero vs. Loit, Gussoni vs. Gagliardi, and Diaz-Oliva vs. Birnerova.