the australian tennis player astra sharmanumber 91 in the WTA, won in the qualifying round of the WTA 500 tournament in Dubai for 3-6, 7-6 and 7-5 in two hours and thirty minutes Oceane Dodin, French tennis player, WTA number 83. After this result, the winner manages to add new points to her ranking to be able to access the WTA 500 tournament in Dubai.
the tournament of Dubai (WTA Dubai) previously has a qualifying phase in which the tennis players with the lowest ranking face each other to obtain their place in the official tournament against the rest of the applicants. To do this, they must collect as many points as possible. During this particular phase, 48 tennis players participate. In addition, it takes place between February 12 and 19 on an outdoor hard court.