Jules Niemeier, German, number 120 in the WTA, won the qualifying round of the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg for 6-4 and 6-3 in one hour and twenty-six minutes Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player, WTA number 84. With this result, we will see the player in the next phase of the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg.
in the tournament of St. Petersburg (WTA Saint Petersburg) a preliminary access phase is held where the players with the lowest ranking have to obtain the highest possible score in order to qualify and participate in the official tournament. Specifically, in this phase of the competition, a total of 32 players face each other and a total of 24 reach the final phase, among those who qualify directly, those who have been overcoming the previous phases of the tournament and the invited players. Likewise, it takes place between February 5 and 13 on an outdoor hard court.