As the $2.4 million Racecourse Crescent venue prepares to stage its first international tournament, organisers said they were delighted with the standard of entries.

Olivia Rogowska headlines the Aussie contingent, supported by fellow Melburnian Sally Peers plus Queenslander Isabella Holland, West Australian Bojana Bobusic and Monique Adamczak, of New South Wales.

They are all competing for the $25,000 in prize money and equally valuable ranking points.

Queenslander Barty, who announced herself to the tennis world by claiming last year's junior grand slam title at the All-England club, will join world No.1 junior Irina Khromacheva, of Russia, in contesting the qualifying draw to earn a spot in the field.

Already confirmed in the main draw is world No.6 junior and Australian Open junior finalist Yulia Putintseva, of Russia, plus Japan's Yurika Sema and Aiko Nakamura, South African Chanel Simmonds and Ling Zhang, of Hong Kong.

Tournament director and Tennis Tasmania chief executive Mark Handley said the line-up was a perfect way to celebrate the centre's first birthday.

``It's fantastic to be able to invite a group of world-class players to Launceston to compete,'' he said.

``The facility is barely a year old and offers the players and local tennis fans the opportunity to enjoy a week of tennis.''

Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten also welcomes the group of rising tennis stars to the city.

``It's very exciting to see our city playing host to the Launceston Tennis International and fantastic to see some top-level players visiting Northern Tasmania for the event,'' he said.

``It will be a great showcase for the new 11-court Launceston Regional Tennis Centre, and promises to be a fierce competition. I'm sure the people of Launceston will be extremely supportive of this event.''

The Launceston Tennis International is part of the Australian Pro Tour, which bridges junior events and the ATP-WTA Tour, providing an opportunity for players to earn their first world ranking points.

Qualifying will be tomorrow and Monday with the main draw beginning on Tuesday and leading up to the finals next Sunday.

TENNIS FAST FACTS

WHAT: WTA Launceston Tennis International.

WHERE: Regional tennis centre, Racecourse Crescent.

WHEN: Saturday, February 4, to Sunday, February 12.

HOW MUCH: Free spectating.