(MENAFN- Kora) Hantuchova had lost four straight wta tour matches prior to finding some form at the family circle cup in charleston where she reached the quarter-finals in april.
the world number 30 though had wins over opponents ranked 99-159 before bowing out to countrywoman jana cepelova.
hantuchova's lone top-50 scalp this season was marina erakovic who retired injured in their clash in paris and will be eyeing significant improvement at the clay-court tournament.
joining hantuchova as seeds for the wta international event in marrakech are elina svitolina yvonne meusburger bojana jovanovski garbine muguruza peng shuai zhang shuai and francesca schiavone.
schiavone the defending champion is 2-10 in tour-level matches this season although the eighth-seeded italian will be pleased to be hitting the clay for just the second time in 2014.
second seed svitolina of ukraine has been in good form reaching the last-16 in miami and charleston.
spaniard muguruza - the fifth seed - has been winless in three tournaments since her run to the florianopolis final in february.
withdrawals from the wta's lone event in africa include alison riske of the united states briton laura robson czech barbora zahlavova-strycova and russia's vera zvonareva.
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