Karnataka to host world women’s tennis event

By NT Correspondent

Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) will host USD 15,000 prize money KSLTA-ITF World Women’s Tennis Tour event from November 28 to December 5.

The tournament is a part of the International Tennis Federation’s calendar, according to a release.

Rutuja Bhosale, Sowjanya Bavisetti, Zeel Desai and Vaidehi Chaudhary will be among the top Indian players in fray while Korean So-Ra Lee and Elena Jamshidi of Denmark will add the international flavour.

The field consists of 24 direct entries, including four wild cards and eight qualifiers.

The All India Tennis Federation has announced two wildcards -- Yubarani Banerjee and Jagmeet Kaur -- while the remaining two will be announced on Thursday.