With 20 ranking spots between her and the No. 2 seed, world No. 1
Dinara Safina should safely be considered the favorite this week on hardcourt at the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in
Portoroz on hardcourt.
Also seeded are
Anabel Medina Garrigues,
Kaia Kanepi,
Roberta Vinci,
Sara Errani, the once-promising
Lucie Safarova,
Vera Dushevina, and
Petra Kvitova.
Wildcards went to Slovenian hopefuls Tadeja Majeric (who opens against Safina), Nastja Kolar, and Croatia's
Petra Martic.
Former world No. 1 junior
Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands opens against the No. 5-seeded Errani.
