Serena Williams' withdrawal due to injury leaves Russian
Elena Dementieva as the top seed this week at the Family Circle Cup in
Charleston.
Also among the Top 8 seeds are
Venus Williams,
Vera Zvonareva,
Nadia Petrova,
Caroline Wozniacki,
Marion Bartoli,
Dominika Cibulkova and
Patty Schnyder.
Wildcards went to Dementieva, Americans Mallory Cecil and
Alexandra Stevenson, and Russian
Anastasia Pivovarova.
Venus Williams could meet India's
Sania Mirza in her opener after a bye.
Serena Williams is unable to defend her title due to a thigh injury, which contributed to a first-round loss last week in Marbella. In last year's Charleston final, Williams edged No. 9 seed Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
