 Also competing are Stanford champion Aleksandra Wozniak, Prague quarter-finalist Shahar Pe'er, Nicole Vaidišová, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Carla Suárez Navarro.At the 2008 tournament, the courts were changed to a blue Plexicushion surface, replacing the green Rebound Ace.This was consistent with the surface change that was also implemented at the Australian Open.