Sania Mirza [Images] will take on three-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams [Images] in the opening singles match as she kick off her 2006 campaign at the Watson Water Champions Challenge in Hong Kong starting on Wednesday.
The eight-player exhibition event features the cream of women's tennis -- three reigning Grand Slam champions, Venus Williams (Wimbledon), Serena Williams [Images] (Australian Open) and Kim Clijsters [Images] (US Open), besides world number one Lindsay Davenport [Images].
Alongside Sania, the 2005 Hyderabad Open winner, Nicole Vaidisova (Japan [Images] Open), Zheng Jie (China National Games champion) and Elena Dementieva (Fed Cup) complete the line-up.
Sania is set to partner world number two Kim Clijsters in the doubles event with the duo taking on the Williams sisters on Wednesday in a best of 15 games match.
The 19-year old Hyderabadi then takes on Venus in the best of three sets singles on Thursday, and a win or loss would see her play the winner or loser of Davenport-Vaidisova tie accordingly.
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