Sania Mirza [ Images ] eased past Canadian Alesandra Wozniak to advance into the second round of the USD 600,000 East West Bank Classic WTA tournament in Los Angeles on Monday.

The 30th-ranked Sania tamed qualifier Wozniak 6-3, 6-2 at the Tier II hard court event.

However, an uphill task lies ahead of the Hyderabadi who will meet seventh seed Martina Hingis [ Images ] of Switzerland [ Images ] in the next round. The Swiss got a bye in the first round.

In the doubles, Sania and her new partner Bethanie Mattek [ Images ] of the USA will take on Janette Husarova of Slovakia and Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands in the first round.