American teen Melanie Oudin, who is entered in the qualifying draw of the Pilot Pen, played her way into the main draw of this week's event in Stanford.

Oudin, who fell from 71 to 78 in the WTA rankings, rebounded after losing a first-set tiebreaker to Yung-Jan Chan to move into the main draw with a 6-7, 6-1, 6-0 win. Oudin defeated Tatiana Poutchek and Shenay Perry before Monday's win in the final round of qualifying.

Oudin fell behind Jill Craybas in the race for the No. 3 ranked American when the new rankings were released today but since Craybas lost in the first round of qualifying, Oudin could regain her spot as the top ranked American not named Serena or Venus Williams.

Oudin drew the slot which set up a first-round match against wild card Hilary Barte, a rising junior at Stanford who reached the 2009 NCAA Division I doubles final. A potential second-round meeting against Marion Bartoli could be awaiting Oudin while Jelena Jankovic, who Oudin upset en route to reaching the Round of 16 at Wimbledon.