OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Coco Gauff faces fellow wildcard Jana Cepelova in the first round of qualifying for the J&T Banka Ostrava Open this weekend.
It is the teenager's first match since the French Open - when she lost in the second round to Italy's Martina Trevisan - and she is seeded three in the qualifying tournament.
.@CocoGauff during practice at the @JTBankaOpen. She’s starting her mission to qualify for the main draw tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/B3lFKbuWbA
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) October 16, 2020
Fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands has also received a wildcard for qualifying and she takes on Russia's Daria Kasatkina in the first round.
Another Russian, Veronika Kudermetova, is the top seed for the two-round qualifying event and she will start against Switzerland's Stefanie Vögele.
This is… Ostrava!!! pic.twitter.com/iPh5JKLIlC
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) October 16, 2020
The Ostrava Open, which is new to the WTA calendar, has received an official exemption which allows the tournament go ahead as planned despite new Covid-19 restrictions in the Czech Republic.
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![[3] Coco Gauff d. [7] Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), WTA Finals Riyadh F (3:04). Gauff clinched her first WTA Finals title by winning the second-longest final of the year. It was also the longest final at the WTA Finals dating back to 2008.](https://photoresources.wtatennis.com/photo-resources/2024/11/09/4a2a1712-283c-4996-a572-6682f3eeca0c/GettyImages-2183155727.jpg?width=451&height=268)
