Week #37 preview: Guangzhou, Quebec City

Guangzhou (CHN), International, $220,000
Spanish Anabel Medina leads the field in this International event where the Chinese players, led by Shuai Peng after the withdrawal of Jie Zheng, will try to get the title in front of their home crowd. Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik and Israeli Shahar Peer are also among the favourites.

Quebec City (CAN), International, $220,000
WTA #12 Nadia Petrova is the big favourite and only Top-30 player in this International event, although local crowd will cheer for home favourite Aleksandra Wozniak. The draw is probably one of the weakest of the season with only four Top-70 players. Czech Lucie Safarova and Hungarian Melinda Czink are the other Top-70 players and candidates to the title.