Stuttgart, Germany (SportsNetwork.com) - Monday's lone main draw match saw wild card Carina Witthoeft dismiss fellow German Mona Barthel 7-5, 6-3 at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Opening-round action will come Tuesday for fifth-seeded former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, sixth-seeded Russian left-hander Ekaterina Makarova and eighth- seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro on the indoor clay at Porsche Arena.
The top seeds at this star-studded tournament are French Open champion Maria Sharapova, French Open runner-up Simona Halep, Wimbledon titlist Petra Kvitova and U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki.
The former world No. 1 Sharapova is the reigning three-time Porsche champ, having beaten Ivanovic in last year's marquee finale.
The former top-ranked star Wozniacki was a finalist here back in 2011.
The 2015 Stuttgart champion will earn $108,000 and a new Porsche 911 Carrera sports car.
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