Swiss
Patty Schnyder is the lone Top 10 player this week at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, heading the field of contestants looking for last-minute claycourt practice entering next week's French Open.
Schnyder is joined among the seeds in Strasbourg by Czech
Nicole Vaidisova, Frenchwoman
Nathalie Dechy, Spain's
Anabel Medina Garrigues, Frenchwoman
Marion Bartoli, Argentine
Gisela Dulko, China's
Jie Zheng, and Serb
Jelena Jankovic.
After a bye in the opening round, Schnyder will face the winner of
Martina Muller and
Roberta Vinci, while Vaidisova will face either
Lisa Raymond or Swiss
Timea Bacsinszky in her opener.
