Yasmine Kabbaj, ranked 297, brings clay-court experience to the Makarski tournament representing Morocco. The Moroccan player has shown mixed recent form with wins over Dalila Jakupovic, Tamara Maria, and Bianca Cengiz, though she suffered losses to Jil Teichmann and Jeanne Ponchet. This will be Kabbaj's first head-to-head meeting against Mariam Joint.

Mariam Joint, the Australian player ranked 52, arrives at Makarski as a significantly higher-ranked competitor but faces a challenging stretch of form. Joint has lost her last five matches, falling to Anastasia Potapova, Amanda Li, Chloe Paquet, Viktorija Golubic, and Jaqueline Cristian in succession. The Australian will look to break her losing streak against Kabbaj in their opening career matchup on clay.