The pair of Jacqueline Christian and France’s Diane Parry were eliminated on Wednesday in the first round of the WTA 250 doubles tournament in Monastir.

Jacqueline ChristianPhoto: Maksym Konstantinov/SOPA Images / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

Christian and his colleague were defeated by the team of Kaitlin Christian/Lydia Marozava (USA/Belarus – favorites 3), the score was 6-4, 7-6(4).

Know:

  • For entering the main draw, Jacqueline and Diane will receive a check for $1,800 and one point in the WTA doubles ranking.
  • In the doubles at the competition in Tunisia, Romania is also represented by Gabriela Ruse, who competes with Slovakian Victoria Kuzmova. Both advance to the semi-finals.

The Jasmine Open Monastir will take place from October 3 to 9 on hard, is a WTA 250 event and has a total prize pool of $251,750.