The 2011 Saransk Cup will be a professional tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 tournament played on clay courts. It will be the 1st edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit

2011 ITF Women's Circuit

The 2011 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2011 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...

. It will take place in Saransk

Saransk

Saransk is a city in central European Russia and the capital of the Republic of Mordovia, as well as its financial and economic center. It is located in the Volga basin at the confluence of the Saranka and Insar Rivers, about east of Moscow...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 between 5 and 11 September 2011.

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
Russia	Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Pivovarova Anastasia Olegovna Pivovarova is a professional tennis player from Russia.Pivovarova was born in Moscow, Russia and is a right-handed player. She reached a career high of 115 in July 2010. During a successful junior career Pivovarova was ranked as high as number 2.- Biography :Anastasia Pivovarova...	132	1
Russia	Alexandra Panova Alexandra Panova Alexandra Panova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 134, which she reached on 23 August 2010. Her career high in doubles is 131, which she reached on 27 April 2009.-2009:...	154	2
Romania	Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu is a professional Romanian tennis player.-Career highlights:Mihaela won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open partnering Ioana Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated in the final the No...	194	3
Turkey	Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay Çağla Büyükakçay , is a Turkish tennis player. She is a member of the Enkaspor tennis team.She is the most successful Turkish player in singles women tennis with a career high WTA ranking of 168 ....	223	4
Russia	Valeria Solovieva Valeria Solovieva Valeria Alexandrovna Solovieva is a professional Russian tennis player. On May 23, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 252, whilst her best doubles ranking was 261 on June 6, 2011.- Junior Grand Slam tournament womens' doubles final :...	255	5
Ukraine	Veronika Kapshay Veronika Kapshay Veronika Kapshay is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On August 1, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 271 whilst her best doubles ranking was 114 on April 20, 2009.-External links:...	269	6
Ukraine	Valentyna Ivakhnenko Valentyna Ivakhnenko Valentyna Ivakhnenko is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On July 11, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 333 whilst her best doubles ranking was 226 on July 18, 2011.-ITF Circuit finals:...	270	7
Serbia	Teodora Mirčić Teodora Mircic Teodora Mirčić is a Serbian professional tennis player. Ranked No. 316 as of 11 July 2011, she won one ITF Circuit title in single and 22 titles in doubles, partnering mostly with Mervana Jugić-Salkić, and also played for Serbia Fed Cup team.- Personal life :Teodora Mirčić was born to Miomir and...	328	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of August 29, 2011.

Other Entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Anastasia Frolova Margarita Gasparyan Ksenia Lykina

Ksenia Lykina

Ksenia Lykina is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171, which she reached on April 19, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 217, which she reached on February 22, 2010....

 Marina Melnikova

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Nadezda Gorbachkova Victoria Kan Daria Mironova Polina Rodionova

Singles

  Alexandra Panova

Alexandra Panova

Alexandra Panova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 134, which she reached on 23 August 2010. Her career high in doubles is 131, which she reached on 27 April 2009.-2009:...

def.   Marina Melnikova, 6–0, 6–2

Doubles

  Mihaela Buzărnescu

Mihaela Buzărnescu

Mihaela Buzărnescu is a professional Romanian tennis player.-Career highlights:Mihaela won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open partnering Ioana Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated in the final the No...

/   Teodora Mirčić

Teodora Mircic

Teodora Mirčić is a Serbian professional tennis player. Ranked No. 316 as of 11 July 2011, she won one ITF Circuit title in single and 22 titles in doubles, partnering mostly with Mervana Jugić-Salkić, and also played for Serbia Fed Cup team.- Personal life :Teodora Mirčić was born to Miomir and...

def.   Eva Hrdinová

Eva Hrdinová

Eva Hrdinová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Hrdinova is now the tallest player on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour standing at 1.91m. This beats the previous record of Akgul Amanmuradova, who stands just one centimetre shorter.Hrdinová's highest singles ranking yet has been...

 /   Veronika Kapshay

Veronika Kapshay

Veronika Kapshay is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. On August 1, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 271 whilst her best doubles ranking was 114 on April 20, 2009.-External links:...

, 6–3, 6–1

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