The Russian Varvara Grachevanumber 81 in the WTA, won the qualifying round of the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg for 6-4 and 6-4 in one hour and forty-one minutes Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player, WTA number 101. After this result, the winner manages to add new points to her ranking to gain access to the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg.
in the tournament of St. Petersburg (WTA Saint Petersburg) there is previously a qualification phase in which 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 contenders. During this part of the competition, specifically, a total of 60 players face each other, of which 28 reach the final phase among those who qualify directly, those who have managed to win in the previous phase and the invited players. In addition, it takes place between February 5 and 13 on an outdoor hard court.