Irina-Camelia Begu
She is a 27-year-old Romanian player, occupying the 37th WTA position.
Irina started the season at Shenzen where she came to the semifinals where she was defeated in 2 sets by Simona Halep, Hobart was defeated in the first round by Monica Niculescu, and AO was defeated in the second round by Petra Martic.
Begu is a very high player, which gives him an essential advantage at work, aggressively hits and tries to take the initiative and moves very well in the field.

Andrea Petkovic
She is a 30-year-old German player currently in the WTA 98 position, hoping for a good and uninterrupted season.
Petkovic is an ambitious player with a good and efficient service, various and very strong kicks, very good movement and a good mood but he suffered a lot from the injuries.
Andrea made a sensational match in the first round at AO defeating Kvitova, and here in St. Petersburg he managed to enter the main picture as a lucky loser after losing in the last qualifying match against Roberta Vinci.

Direct meetings between Begu and Petkovic
The two players were in the 4th direct confrontation, the score being 2-1 in favor of Petkovic.
The two met twice last year, sharing their victories, noting that Andrea won here in St. Petersburg in a minimum of sets.