For some reason the Uruguay Bowl was shifted from its normal place in the COSAT cycle to after the Copa Gerdau climax this year. As a result there are few Europeans left around, but Natalie Beazant has the misfortune to land in the same quarter as the best one here - top seed Ulrikke Eikeri from Norway. She couldn't have picked a much tougher first round opponent either - someone ranked inside 800 WTA
R1 (L32)
Maria Elise Cascares (ECU) v (5) Natalie Beazant (GBR)