India No.1 Ankita Raina has received a late singles main draw wildcard to compete in the ITF W35 Indore Open to be played at the Indore Tennis Club courts. Raina’s ranking alone would have merited a direct entry into the main draw. However, it seems Raina has made a spontaneous decision to participate in this tournament.
Other main draw wildcards include Riya Bhatia and Aanya Choubey.
Qualifying Wildcards
The qualifying wildcards have gone to 14 year old prodigy Maaya Rajeshwwaran Revathi, Sahira Singh, Purvika Jain, Rubita Meena, Bela Tamhankar, and Harshini Viswanadh.
Russia’s Yashina Is Top Seed in Qualifying
Russia’s Ekaterina Yashina received top billing with a rank of 591. The second and third seeds will be Ayumi Koshiishi (ranked 596) Russia’s Daria Kudashova. The tournament’s chief referee is Sheetal Iyer. The main draw will take place from March 12 to 17, with the qualifying rounds scheduled for March 11 and 12.