The pair of Gabriela Ruse / Tereza Martincova (Romania / Czech Republic) reached the quarterfinals of the WTA doubles tournament in Oakland.

Gabriela RusePhoto: Andrew Ong/AP/Profimedia

Ruse and Martintsova edged the doubles of Paige Mary Hourigan / Sachia Vickery (New Zealand / USA), 7-5, 6-3. The game lasted one hour and 23 minutes.

In the quarters, Ruse and Martintsova will meet the pair of Mia Kato / Aldila Sutjiadi (Japan / Indonesia – seed 3).

Know:

  • Gabriela Ruse (91 WTA – came from the qualification) is also participating in the singles category, where she will play in the 1/8 finals against athlete Karolina Muhova (Czech Republic – 151 WTA).

The ASB Classic (WTA Auckland) runs from January 2 to 8 on hard, is part of the WTA 250 category, offers a total of $259,303 in prize money, and is championed (as of 2020) by Serena Williams.