the british Katie Boulternumber 127 in the WTA, met expectations by winning by 6-3 and 6-3 in one hour and twenty-two minutes Sarah ErraniItalian tennis player, number 148 in the WTA, in the qualifying round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells. After this result, the winner manages to add new points to her ranking to gain access to the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells.
in the tournament of Indian Wells (WTA Indian Wells) there is a pre-qualification phase that the tennis players with the lowest scores have to pass to enter the official tournament. Specifically, 132 players participate in this phase of the competition. In total, a total of 84 players reach the final phase, including those who qualify directly, those who have been overcoming the previous rounds of the championship and those invited. Likewise, it takes place from March 7 to 20 on an outdoor hard court.