The Switzerland Jil Belen Teichmannnumber 35 in the WTA, met the predictions by winning in one hour and forty-five minutes by 6-3, 1-6 and 6-3 to Alexandra KrunicSerbian tennis player, number 125 in the WTA, in the qualifying round of the WTA 500 tournament in Dubai. 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) has a preliminary access phase that the tennis players with the lowest scores have to overcome to enter the official tournament. During this particular phase, 48 tennis players face each other. In addition, it takes place from February 12 to 19 on an outdoor hard court.