Can mercury be pulled up into the pump by this process

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A one meter long glass tube is open at both ends. One end of the tube is dipped into a mercury cup, the tube is kept vertical and the air is pumped out of the tube by connecting the upper end to a suction pump." Can mercury be pulled up into the pump by this process?

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