The main draw for the Waves Open 57 international tennis tournament currently underway in Metz, France, was decided on Wednesday evening.

The top 4 seeds gain direct entry to the quarter finals: No. 1 Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic with WTA rankings of 162 in singles and 238 in doubles, No. 2 Mandy Minella of Luxembourg with WTA rankings of 205 in singles and 83 in doubles, No. 3 Amandine Hesse of France with WTA rankings of 212 in singles and 142 in doubles, No. 4, and last year’s winner, Mathilde Johansson of France with WTA rankings of 235 in singles and 501 in doubles.

The 5th - 8th seeds (Stephanie Foretz, Julie Coin, Constance Sibille and Aurelie Veda) gain entry to the 1/16 finals and the 9th - 16th seeds (Aravane Rezai, Gaelle Desperrier, Arabela Fernandez Rabener and Joséphine Boualem, Marine Partaud, Fiona Gervais, Marie Klocker and Priscilla Heise) will start in the 1/32 finals.

The remaining positions will be filled by Qualifiers, with some matches still to be played.

Photo by Jan McIntyre: Mandy Minella after Gilles Muller's match at Roland Garros.