Defending champion Kimberly Birrell (Gold Coast, Qld) will lead the women’s field at the City of Playford Tennis International at the Playford Tennis Centre from Sunday 22 to Sunday 29 October 2023.
She will be joined by Australian top 10 players including Astra Sharma (WA), Priscilla Hon (Qld), Jaimee Fourlis (Vic) and Seone Mendez (NSW), as well as South Australia’s Petra Hule who reached a career high ranking of 311 last month.
The 18 direct acceptances including four players from inside the world’s top 100 will be joined by four wildcards and six qualifiers, with main draw matches beginning on Tuesday 24 October.
City of Playford Tennis International
Player acceptance list as at 20 October 2023
Ranking date: 5 October 2023
| WTA rank | First name | Last name | Nationality |
| 104 | Kimberly | Birrell | AUS |
| 157 | Moyuka | Uchijima | JPN |
| 161 | Astra | Sharma | AUS |
| 164 | Sujeong | Jang | KOR |
| 184 | Priscilla | Hon | AUS |
| 206 | Jaimee | Fourlis | AUS |
| 223 | YeXin | Ma | CHN |
| 240 | Eudice | Chong | HKG |
| 248 | Seone | Mendez | AUS |
| 250 | Destanee | Aiava | AUS |
| 251 | Lanlana | Tararudee | THA |
| 253 | Sakura | Hosogi | JPN |
| 255 | Maddison | Inglis | AUS |
| 315 | Petra | Hule | AUS |
| 317 | Taylah | Preston | AUS |
| 333 | Joanna | Garland | TPE |
| 347 | Natsumi | Kawaguchi | JPN |
| 350 | Kyoka | Okamura | JPN |
Please note: list is subject to change
The City of Playford Tennis International is part of the Australian Pro Tour, a series of professional tennis events held throughout the year to bridge upcoming players with the ATP/WTA Tour, providing an opportunity to earn significant world ranking points.
For more information about the Australian Pro Tour, Tennis Australia or the players visit www.tennis.com.au/protour. For more information on the ATP Challenger Tour go to www.atptour.com or for more information on the ITF World Tennis Tour visit www.itftennis.com.
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