The first racket of Ukraine and the sixth racket of the world Elina Svitolina decided on the tournament, which will open for her the program of the new year.
As reported in twitter member of the International Association of Tennis Journalists Michal Samulsky, Svitolina starts in the new season in the Australian city of Brisbane.
Recall that last season Svitolina at this tournament managed to reach the semi-finals, where she lost to the future champion Karolina Plishkova (2: 6 and 4: 6). It should be noted that, along with Svitolina, Caroline Garcia, Sloan Stevens and Garbinje Mugurus will take part in these competitions..