The pair of Monica Niculescu (Romania) / Cristina Buxa (Spain) left the WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi after losing in the first round of the doubles.
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Monica Niculescu, defeat in the first round of the WTA in Abu Dhabi
Niculescu and Buksa lost after two sets to Caroline Dolheide / Desiree Krawczyk from the USA, 6-4, 7-5.
The game lasted one hour and 31 minutes.
In the quarterfinals, the Americans will meet the winners of the pairs Anna Danilina / Nadiya Kichenok and Beatrice Haddad Maia / Louise Stefani.
For participation in the first round in Abu Dhabi, Monica Niculescu and Cristina Buxa will receive a check for $5,140 and a point in the WTA doubles ranking.
The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open runs from February 5 to 11 on hard, is a WTA 500 event and has a total prize pool of $922,573. The title champions were Belinda Bencic (singles) and Louise Stephany / Jean Shuay (doubles).
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