Chinese teenager Yuan Meng snatched a come-from-behind victory to advance into the singles main draw of the WTA Pacific Life Open.

Nineteen-year-old Yuan, the only Chinese woman to reach the singles third round at this year's Australian Open, beat her rival from Uzbekistan 4-6, 6-2 and 7-5 in the last round qualifying match.

Yuan will face Japanese Akiko Morigami in the first round.

Yuan's entry to the main draw has increased the number of Chinese players in the singles competition to six.

In the doubles pool, Australian Open champion and fourth-seeded Zheng Jie and Yan Zi will take on Shinobu Asagoe of Japan and Lisa McShea of Australia.

China's Olympic champion Li Ting and Sun Tiantian, eighth seed in the tournament, face American duo Laura Granville and Nicole Pratt.

(CRI English?March 9, 2006)