The Slovenia Open kicks off this week in Portoroz, where
Katarina Srebotnik heads a field void of any Top 20 players on the WTA Tour Rankings.
Also among the seeded are Italians
Mara Santangelo,
Tathiana Garbin,
Maria Elena Camerin and
Romina Oprandi, Austrian
Sybille Bammer, German
Martina Muller, and France's
Emilie Loit.
In last year's final the now-retired Klara Koukalova beat Srebotnik 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
