The pair of Romanian Monica Niculescu and Iberian Cristina Bucha did not qualify for the semi-finals of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Doha.

Monica NiculescuPhoto: Julian Avram/AP/Profimedia

Monica Niculescu and Cristina Buca did not reach the WTA semifinals

Doha Niculescu and Bucha (an athlete born in Chisinau) lost to Americans Caroline Dolheide and Desiree Krawczyk 6-3, 7-6(5) after one hour and 28 minutes.

Monica Niculescu and Cristina Buca secured $24,090 and 215 points in the WTA doubles rankings.

Americans Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula became untitled doubles champions.

Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2024 will be held from February 11 to 17. The tournament is held in Doha on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and offers a total prize pool of $3,211,715. The champion of the title is Iga Sviatek (2022, 2023), and Simona Halep won in 2014.