Barcelona, Charleston, and Monte Carlo Previews.

The Barcelona Ladies Open in Barcelona, Spain is a smaller WTA event for some of the ladies who chose to continue playing on red clay, instead of playing on the green clay in the Premier event in Charleston.  Last years winner Roberta Vinci is back to defend her title.  The winner of this event will get a check for $37,000.

Top 4 Seeds:

1.  Francesca Schiavone (#17 world ranking)

2.  Aravane Rezai (#20)

3.  Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (#28)

4.  Maria Kirilenko (#31)

Other notables in the field:  Defending champion Roberta Vinci, Gisela Dulko, Carla Suarez Navarro, Sorana Cirstea, and Sara Errani.

Midland "Jobber" in the field:  Lucie Hradecka

The Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, United States is a WTA Premier event, which is played on green clay.  What is the difference between green clay and red clay, you ask?...I dunno, the color?   Sabine Lisicki the defending champion is not in the field due to a injury.  The winner of the Family Circle Cup receives a check for $107,000.

Top 8 Seeds:
1. Caroline Woxniacki (#2 world ranking)
2.  Jelena Jankovic (#7)
3.  Victoria Azarenka (#9)
4.  Samantha Stosur (#11)
5.  Marion Bartoli (#12)
6.  Nadia Petrova (#19)
7.  Vera Zvonareva (#22)
8.  Daniela Hantuchova (#24)

Other Notables in the field:  Alona Bondarenko, Elena Vesnina, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Melanie Oudin, Melinda Czink, Patty Schnyder, Vera Dushevina, Aleksandra Wozniak, and Virginie Razzano.

Midland "Jobbers" in the field:  Lilia Osterloh, Anna Tatishvili, Vania King, Sofia Arvidsson, and Heather Watson.

The Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters is an ATP Masters Series event played on red clay in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.  Rafael Nadal is back to defend his title, and take home the 434,000 in Euros that go to the winner.

Top 8 Seeds:

1.  Novak Djokovic  (#2 world ranking)

2.  Rafael Nadal (#3)

3.  Andy Murray (#4)

4.  Marin Cilic (#9)

5.  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga  (#10)

6.  Fernando Verdasco  (#12)

7.  Mikhail Youzhny  (#13)

8.  Ivan Ljubicic  (#14)

Other notables in the field:  Juan Carlos Ferrero, Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo, Stanislas Wawrinka, Juan Monaco, Jurgen Melzer, Marcos Baghdatis, Richard Gasquet, and Philipp Kohlschreiber.