Sunday, October 01, 2006

Sania seeded third at Tashkent Open

Sania Mirza has been seeded third at the Tashkent Open tennis tournament, which starts Monday.

Italian Maria Elena Camerin is the top seed and Elena Vesnina of Russia is seeded second, as announced here after the draw Saturday.

Sania, currently ranked 59 in the world singles ranking, will face Pauline Parmentier of France in the first round.

Sania comes to Tashkent after a quarterfinal finish at the Korean Open in Seoul, losing to Spaniard Virginia Ruana Pascual, after having beaten Martina Hingis in the previous round.

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