Adelaide draw: Pegula set for season debut; Jabeur and Collins clash

World No.7 Jessica Pegula

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The top four seeds, Jessica Pegula

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Jelena Ostapenko

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Top Half

Pegula is the top seed and will play her first tournament of the season after withdrawing ahead of last week's Brisbane International. Pegula will open her season against either Mirra Andreeva

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View Profile . Andreeva and Noskova are set to face off for the second straight week after the 17-year-old bested the Czech in straight sets in Brisbane. 

No.4 seed Collins will also make her season debut in Adelaide. Collins was part of the USA team at the United Cup but did not play a singles a match. She will face a tough test in Ons Jabeur

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2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova

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The top half will also feature an enticing showdown between Donna Vekic

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Bottom Half

No.2 seed Navarro will look to rebound from her opening loss to Australian wild card Kimberly Birrell

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No.8 seed Ostapenko leads a tricky section that includes Madison Keys

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