Elena Baltacha vowed today to "give it everything" in her Eastbourne revenge mission against golden oldie Conchita Martinez.

The British No. 1 is up against the veteran Spaniard in the first round of the Hastings Direct Championships.

Martinez, Wimbledon champion in 1994 and Eastbourne runner-up in 2003, has beaten Baltacha before in straight sets at Devonshire Park.

The 33-year-old has revived her career in recent months, winning her first tour event for five years in Thailand in February after threatening to quit last year following a first round exit from the US Open.

She is back up to 47 in the world and Baltacha, ranked 121 and like Martinez awarded a wild card into the main draw, knows she is up against it.

"I played her on centre court about three or four years ago and lost 6-3, 6-3," Baltacha revealed. "She has been doing really well recently, so it's going to be a really tough match but I've improved a lot since then.

"Who ever I played would have been tough, because the line-up is so strong this year. She is still a name and she is still a good player.

"I am going to give it everything I've got and if I come off with a win then great, if I don't then it will be back to the practice court."

The draw has been unkind to Baltacha. If she upsets Martinez then she is likely to face former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters in round two, although Clijsters has a testing assignment against Edgbaston finalist Jelena Jankovic.

Baltacha is not looking that far ahead. "I don't want to know," she said. "I always just look at the first round and take it from there."

Amanda Janes has also received a wild card. The British No. 2 faces an even more daunting task than Baltacha, against Belgian-based French eighth seed and world No. 18 Nathalie Dechy, a semi-finalist in the Australian Open in January. Janes, ranked 221, has performed well at Eastbourne in the last two years. She was 523 in the world when she qualified for the main draw in 2003 and she reached the second round last year.

"It's really exciting to be back here," she said. "I enjoy playing here and I always seem to have good matches and play well. I don't know what it is about the place, I just seem to play my best here.

"Last year I was in the main draw with a wild card, I won my first round and lost in the second to Mauresmo. This year I am back in the main draw and I would really like to make an impression.

"Nathalie is consistently ranked up there in the top 20. I am really looking forward to the opportunity to play her. She beat me a long time ago, when we were juniors."

British interest in qualifying ended on Saturday with straight sets defeats in the first round for Jane O'Donoghue, Anne Keothavong, Katie O'Brien and Rebecca Llewellyn.

American Chanda Rubin, the 2002 and 2003 champion, has pulled out with a nagging knee injury.