“Yuliya defeated Victoria Tomova in two sets in the final of the major qualification”, — write: sport.ua
In the final of the qualification, the Ukrainian won in two sets Victoria Tomov (Bulgaria, WTA 128) in 1 hour and 44 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Julia Starodubtseva (Ukraine) [6] – Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria) [18] – 7:6 (7:3), 6:2
This was the first face-to-face confrontation.
On her way to the main draw of the Australian Open, in addition to Tomova, Starodubtseva also beat Alice Tubello and Despina Papamikhail.
Julia will play in the main draw of the Australian major for the third time in her career. In 2024 and 2025, she left Melbourne in the first round.
Starodubtseva is the fourth Ukrainian in the main draw of AO-2026 after Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk and Dayana Yastremska. Angelina Kalinin and Daria Snigur will also play in the qualification final.
Statistics of the match Yulia Starodubtseva – Victoria Tomova
