Viktoriya Tomova, Bulgarian, number 119 in the WTA, won in the qualifying round of the Australian Open by 6-2 and 6-1 in one hour and eighteen minutes Romanian irina bara, number 136 of the WTA. With this result, the winner will be in the next phase of the Australian Open.
in the tournament of melbourne (Australian Open Individual Fem.) there is previously a qualification phase where the tennis players with the lowest ranking face each other to get the highest possible points to enter the official tournament with the rest of the rivals. Specifically, at this stage of the competition a total of 240 players participate. Of all the applicants, a total of 112 reach the final phase between those classified directly, those who manage to overcome the preliminary phase of the tournament and those who are invited. In addition, it takes place between January 9 and 30 on an outdoor hard court.