TENNIS in DEPTH.

In her first ever appearance at the ASB Classic 2009, current Olympic Champion and No4 in the world Elena Dementieva will meet Yung-Jan Chang from Taipei. Having not played each other and in Auckland before it will be a twofold debut for the Russian.

Without doubt the Kiwi-Hero Marina Erankovic will draw the attention of the crowd already from the beginning of this event. Her first round match will be against Nuria Llangostera Vives. The Spaniard currently holds position 68 in the world.

No 2 seeded Danish newcomer Caroline Wozniacki also starts her tennis year 2009 in Auckland. In her first appearance on court she will be waiting for a qualifier.

Singles Draw 2009

(1)Elena Dementieva(RUS) v Yung-Jan Chan(TPE),

Nuria Llagostera Vives(ESP) v Marina Erakovic(NZL),

Virginie Razzano(FRA) v Barbora Zahlavova Strycova(CZE),

Petra Cetkovska(CZE) v (5)Shahar Peer(ISR),

(3)Anabel Medina Garrigues(ESP) v Mara Santangelo(ITA),

Klara Zakopalova(CZE) v Edina Gallovits (ROU),

Aravane Rezai(FRA) v (WC)Eleni Daniilidou(GRE),

Qualifier v (7)Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS),

(8)Carla Suarez Navarro(ESP) v Nathalie Dechy(FRA),

Anne Keothavong(GBR) v (WC)Mirjana Lucic(CRO),

Qualifier v Marta Domachowska(POL),

Magdalena Rybarikova(SVK) v (4)Aleksandra Wozniak(CAN),

(6)Nicole Vaidisova(CZE) v Alla Kudryavtseva(RUS),

Elena Vesnina(RUS) v Qualifier,

(WC)Kimiko Date Krumm(JPN) v Jill Craybas(USA)

Qualifier v (2)Caroline Wozniacki(DEN)