“In the first round, Yulia will meet Ayla Tomlyanovych, and Angelina will face Wang Sinyu”, — write: sport.ua
Starodubtseva in the 1/64 finals she will play with Ayla Tomlyanovych (Australia, WTA 76). If Yulia wins, a Ukrainian derby is possible – for this, Dayana Yastremska (WTA 27) needs to beat Yelena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania, WTA 79).
Kalinin in the first round of the main draw will meet Wang Xinyu (China, WTA 43). If Angelina manages to beat the Chinese woman, then she will next fight with either Rebecca Shramkova (Slovakia, WTA 72) or Alyona Ostapenko (Latvia, WTA 24).
In addition to Starodubtseva and Kalinina, Ukraine will also be represented in the main draw of the Australian Open by Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremska and Oleksandra Oliinikova, who have already received their first opponents.
Opponents of Ukrainian women in the first round of the Australian Open 2026:
On January 15, Daria Snigur (WTA 136) also played in the final of the Aus Open qualification, which was defeated by Aleksandra Sasnovych (WTA 102).
Starodubtseva knocked out Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria, WTA 128) in the decisive match of the selection, and Kalinin coped with Maya Khvalinska (Poland, WTA 145).
The results of the representatives of Ukraine in the Aus Open 2026 qualification final: