World No. 1
Amelie Mauresmo, Bali winner
Svetlana Kuznetsova,
Nadia Petrova and
Nicole Vaidisova are Top 10ers in action this week at the China Open in Beijing.
Joining the Top 10ers are fellow seeds
Lindsay Davenport, US Open semifinalist
Jelena Jankovic, China's own
Na Li and Russian clothes horse
Maria Kirilenko.
The Top 4 seeds receive byes, with Mauresmo opening against Russian
Vera Zvonareva or wildcard
Tiantian Sun, and Kuznetsova against a qualifier or wildcard
Zi Yan. A potential quarterfinal match-up is Mauresmo vs. Davenport, with the American opening against Russian
Anna Chakvetadze.
The third wildcard went to China's
Shuai Peng.
Kirilenko is the defending champ, last year as an unseeded player routing No. 9 Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the straight-set final.
