Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova, Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka are the top names that will lead the draw in Ostrava. This event has been introduced this year to fill the gap left by the Asian swing’s cancellation.
The seeds are Svitolina, Pliskova, Sabalenka, Azarenka, Martic, Rybakina, Mertens, and Konaveit.
The tournament will also have the participation of some other popular players such as Amanda Anisimova, Dayana Yastremska, and probably Coco Gauff that should qualify for the main draw.
Elina Svitolina in 2020
Ranked world no.5, the Ukrainian played her last match on the 6th of October when she lost to Nadia Podoroska 6-2 6-4 in the quarter of the French Open.
At the moment, this season Svitolina has a composed 21-8 match record. The Ukrainian has won 2 titles in 2020 in Monterrey and in Strasbourg.
Karolina Pliskova in 2020
Ranked world no.6, Karolina played her last match on the 1st of October when she was defeated by Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round of the French Open.
This season the Czech has a composed 14-7 record. The Czech clinched 1 title in Brisbane. The Czech was the finalist in Rome.
Elina Svitolina and Karolina Pliskova played each other 8 times. The head to head is 4-4. The last time that they squared off, Elina Svitolina won 7-612 6-4 in the round robin in Shenzhen (WTA Finals) in October 2019.
Here the highlights.
Aryna Sabalenka in 2020
Ranked no.12, Sabalenka played her last match on the 3rd of October when she was defeated by Ons Jabeur 7-67 2-6 6-3 in the 3rd round of the French Open.
At the moment, this season Aryna has a 20-10 match record. The Belarussian has won 1 title in Doha.
Victoria Azarenka in 2020
Ranked world no.14, Victoria played her last match on the 30th of September when she surrendered to Karolina Anna Schmiedlova 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round of the French Open.
Currently, this year Azarenka has a 15-5 win-loss record. Azarenka has won 1 title in New York. Victoria was the runner-up at the U.S. Open.
Aryna Sabalenka and Victoria Azarenka played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time that they fought against each other, Victoria Azarenka won 6-1 6-3 in the 2nd round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 3rd of September 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
