The pair of Monika Niculescu / Oksana Kalashnikova (Romania / Georgia) qualified on Sunday for the round of 16 doubles at the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami.

Monica NiculescuPhoto: Julian Avram/AP/Profimedia

In the first round, Niculescu and Kalashnikov defeated Demi Schoors / Luisa Stefani (Netherlands / Brazil) with a score of 2-6, 6-2, 10-6.

In the 1/8 finals, they will play in the company of the winning pair of the match Ludmila Kichenok / Olena Ostapenko (Ukraine / Latvia) – Sofia Kenin / Bethany Mattek-Sands (USA).

Know

  • Niculescu and Kalashnikov will each receive 120 points in the doubles ranking and a joint prize of $34,100 for qualifying for the 1/8 finals of the WTA Miami doubles.

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