The world number four Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland has signed up to play the ASB Classic women's tennis tournament in Auckland at the end of the year.
Radwanska has won 3 tournaments this year including the lucrative Sony Open in Miami and was runner-up to Serena Williams at Wimbledon.
She did reach a career high of number two this year.
Radwanska is the highest ranked player to play the Auckland tournament since Elena Dementieva in 2009 when she was also number four.