Alex Eala is the No. 3 seed at the Singapore Tennis Open and goes straight into the round of 16 after Saturday's draw.
The draw ceremony was held at 5:30 p.m. local time, which is also 5:30 p.m. in the Philippines. In the 28-player draw, the top four seeds get byes into the second round, the WTA says.
Only No. 1 seed Mirra Andreeva, the Roland Garros champion and world No. 5, and No. 2 seed Amanda Anisimova, the world No. 11, are seeded ahead of Eala.
Eala landed in Anisimova's half, Spin.ph reports. Andreeva's half includes defending champion Elise Mertens, Leylah Fernandez and Barbora Krejčíková.
Eala will open later in the week against the winner of a first-round match between Tatiana Prozorova and Sofia Costoulas.
The world No. 18 is playing her first event since a 5-7, 6-3, 5-7 loss to Iva Jovic in the US Open third round. Her father, Michael, posted photos of her training in a facility on Friday night, the Manila Times reports.
This is the tournament's first edition as a WTA 500. The main draw runs September 21–27 at the OCBC Arena, starting Monday. After Singapore, Eala heads to Aichi-Nagoya for the Asian Games.
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