Prague: Simona Halep, who is currently on the second position in WTA rankings, has committed to the Prague event scheduled to be held next month.
Halep said that she's 'looking forward' to playing the event in 'beautiful' Prague, and will be making her tournament debut.
"Hi everyone. I can't wait to take part in the tournament in the magnificent city of Prague. See you in August," the reigning Wimbledon champion said in a video message shared by the tournament organisers on Wednesday.
The two-time Grand Slam champion has already confirmed that she will compete in the Palermo Ladies Open in Italy beginning August 3, which will mark the resumption of the tour's revamped calendar after the COVID-19 hiatus.
Meanwhile, former World No.5 Eugenie Bouchard has also been awarded a wildcard for the international-level event at the TK Sparta Praha.
"I'm so excited... I've actually never been to Prague. I've heard it's such a beautiful city, so I'm so looking forward to discovering it when I'm over there," Bouchard said in her own video message. "I want to thank the tournament for offering me a wildcard into this great event."
The Prague Open is slated to run from August 10-16.
Meanwhile, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced initial plans to resume play on four of its tours -- ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors, the ITF Seniors Tour, the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the ITF Beach Tennis World Tour.
No provisional dates have been announced for the Seniors Tour or the Wheelchair Tennis Tour but the committees for each has decided there will be no resumption of play until at least August 31 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The World Tennis Tour Juniors and the Beach Tennis World Tour are expected to start in the week commencing August 31.
Men's and women's events on the ITF World Tennis Tour are scheduled to resume in the week commencing August 17.
