MATCH NOTES

Four former Tashkent Open champions will be in action on Tuesday, including No.2 seed and defending champion Margarita Gasparyan takes on Stefanie Voegele, and No.5 seed Kristyna Pliskova - who won here in 2016 - faces Jasmine Paolini. Pauline Parmentier is also in action and Irina Camelia Begu is set to hit the doubles court with partner Lidziya Marozava.

No.2 Gasparyan and No.5 Pliskova are meeting their first-round opponents for the first time. The other seeds in action are No.6 Tatjana Maria and No.7 Timea Babos.

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Babos and her opponent Kirsten Flipkens have a long history - in doubles. The pair have faced each other five times on the doubles court with various partners, and Babos owns the overall 4-1 win-loss record. The pair will meet for the first time in singles on Tuesday.

Fans of Uzbek tennis will have plenty of home favorites to cheer for, with Akgul Amanmuradova, Nigina Abduraimova and Sabina Sharipova all taking the court. Amanmuradova and Abduraimova, both wildcards, are contesting first-round singles matches, while Sharipova partnered with Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia in the doubles. 

ORDER OF PLAY 

CENTER starts 10:00 am
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) vs [2] Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)
[WC] Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) vs Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL)
[WC] Nigina Abduraimova (UZB) vs Monica Niculescu (ROU)
[WC] Vitalia Diatchenko (RUS) / Sabina Sharipova (UZB) vs Greet Minnen (BEL) / Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL)

COURT 1 starts 10:00 am
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs [5] Kristyna Pliskova (CZE)
Francesca di Lorenzo (USA) / Katarzyna Kawa (POL) vs [2] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) / Lidziya Marozava (BLR)
[1] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) / Viktoria Kuzmova (SVK) vs Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) / Katarina Zavatska (UKR)

Not Before 2:00 pm
After suitable rest - Hayley Carter (USA) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) vs Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) / Miyu Kato (JPN)

COURT 2 starts 10:00 am
Pauline Parmentier (FRA) vs Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) vs [7] Timea Babos (HUN)
[6] Tatjana Maria (GER) vs [Q] Olga Govortsova (BLR)
Harriet Dart (GBR) / Danka Kovinic (MNE) vs Naomi Broady (GBR) / Rosalie Van Der Hoek (NED)