Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A face-off between top seeded Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Sania Mirza of India at the Sunfeast Open here is not on the cards before the semifinals.

According to the draws, Hingis will take on Melinda Czink in the opening tie, while Sania will take on a qualifier. While the 'Swiss Miss' will have to meet sixth seed Estonian Kaia Kanepi, Sania has the prospects of meeting French star and fourth seed Aravane Rezai.

Second seed Karolina Sprem has a relatively easy draw till the quarters, when she could meet eighth seed Anastasia Rodionova, while third seed Yuliana Fedak will have smooth sailing till the semis where seventh seed Nicole Pratt will lock horns with her.

However, Czink's rank of 84 is too flattering to deceive, for the Hungarian has had a couple of good WTA outings just before the Open, and can cause trouble to any opponent on her day. She also got the better of Sania early, casting a dampener on the meet.

Sania will also try to prove a point or two as indifferent form has seen her slip in the rankings and drop out of the top three seeds in the Sunfeast Open. She would surely try to do justice to her reputation and hope for the meet to be a turnaround for her.

Tatiana Poutchek of Belarus who has just returned from a good WTA outing will be her likely opponent in the quarters and she needs to do well to remain in the hunt.