The Belarusian player Olga Govortsova, number 138 of the WTA, fulfilled the forecasts when winning in two hours and twenty-five minutes by 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3 to the Chilean tennis player Daniela seguel, number 206 of the WTA, in the qualifying round of the Australian Open. With this result, the winner manages to add new points to her ranking to be able to participate in the Australian Open.
In the tournament Melbourne (Australian Open Indiv. Fem.) a preliminary access phase is held in which the players with the lowest rankings have to obtain the highest possible score in order to qualify and participate in the official tournament. During this specific phase, a total of 128 players face each other. Likewise, it takes place between January 9 and 30 on an outdoor hard court.