Swedish tennis player Rebecca Petersonnumber 76 in the WTA, won in the qualifying round of the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg for 6-3 and 6-1 in one hour and eighteen minutes Valeria Savinykh, Russian tennis player, number 200 of the WTA. With this result, the winner manages to add new points to her ranking to participate in the WTA 500 tournament in St. Petersburg.
the tournament of St. Petersburg (WTA Saint Petersburg) has a preliminary access phase where the players with the lowest ranking have to obtain the highest possible score in order to qualify and participate in the official tournament. During this part of the competition, in particular, a total of 32 players participate. The final phase is made up of a total of 24 players between those classified directly, the winners of the phases prior to the tournament and the invited players. In addition, it is held from February 5 to 13 on an outdoor hard court.