Iryna Bara and Gabriela Lee Talaba advanced to the final round of qualifying for the WTA 250 in Parma after victories on Saturday.

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Iryna Bara and Gabriela Lee Talaba in the final round of WTA Parma Qualifiers

Bara (143 WTA, 8th seed in qualifying) defeated Lena Papadakis (Germany, 283 WTA) in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3.

Our athlete will fight for a place in the main draw with Ukrainian Kateryna Bindl (125 WTA / 5).

Also on Saturday, Gabriela Lee Talaba (140 WTA / 7) defeated Italian Nuria Brancaccio (297 WTA) with a score of 6-2, (6)6-7, 6-1.

In the next round of qualification, the Romanian will meet Reka Luka Jani (Hungary, 104 WTA / 2).

They are accepted directly to the main table of the tournament in Parma Ana Bohdan (favorite 6, duel with Laura Pigosi) and Iryna Begu (favorite 3, will meet Victoria Tomova).

The Parma Ladies Open takes place from September 26 to October 1 (main draw), has a total prize fund of $251,750, is played on clay and is part of the WTA 250 category. Maria Sakkari (6 WTA) is the main favorite of the competition. .