Vignesh, Sheetal top-seeds in All India Open tennis

Mumbai: PC Vignesh of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka`s Sheetal Goutham have been awarded the top seedings

in their respective categories at the L&T All India Open Tennis tournament to be held from February 15 to 21 here. Each of the men`s and women`s categories of the Rs 7 lakh event will see some of the top players of the country, organisers said today. Men`s competition will have 10 players from India`s top-25, while there will be 10 from nation`s top-30 in women`s section of the tournament, being organised by the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana Club. While the top 20 men and women have made a direct entry into the main draw, 88 entries from men and 23 from women have been received for the qualifying rounds, which will commence from February 13. The men`s singles winner will get Rs 70,000 -- Rs 35,000 as prize money and special award of Rs 35,000 from organisers, while the women`s singles winner will pocket Rs 23,000, the organisers said. The qualifying matches will be played at the JVPGC Courts as well as the courts at Practennis, suburban Andheri. The main draw, beginning from February 15, will be played at the JVPGC Courts. PTI