The first racket of Ukraine Elina Svitolina changed rival in the opening round of the tournament in Dubai.
Elina was supposed to play with Spaniard Garbigne Mugurusa, but due to withdrawal from the competition Kiki Bertens, the organizers changed the tournament grid.
Now Svitolina will start the match with a match against one of the winners of the qualification.
In turn, Mugurus, in the starting round, will play against the former first racket of the world, Belgian Kim Klijsters, who returned to tennis after eight years of break. The winner of this meeting in the second round will play against the strongest in the match Dayana Yastremskaya against the tennis player from qualification.
The matches of the main draw of the tournament in Dubai will start on Monday, February 17. Competitions will end on February 22.