Georgian tennis player Oksana Kalashnikova lost to Anastasiya Vasylyeva 4:6, 5:7 in final of the Andijan tournament (10 000 USD) but the Georgian advanced on WTA ranking.
Kalashnikova was added the points of the Namangan tournament (Uzbekistan, 25 000 USD). She earned 132 points and moved from the 377th to the 328th place.
Georgian top seed Anna Tatishvili is still in the 68th place with 907 points. Anna is in Portugal and will play at the Oeiras tournament (235 000 USD) this evening.
Tatishvili is in the main draw of “Portuguese Open”. In the first round she will play against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium. In doubles draw Anna and Tamira Paszek of Austria will play against American Megan Moulton-Levy and Polish Alicja Rosolska.
Maka Chakhnashvili is in the city of Italy, Civitavecchia. She played in the qualifying draw of the tournament (25 000 USD).
No.9 seed Chakhnashvili rested in the first round. Then, she beat No.5 seed Leticia Costas of Spain 2:6, 6:3, 6:2.
In the main draw Maka will play against Danka Kovinic of Montenegro.
7 Georgian girls are on WTA ranking: 68 (68). Anna Tatishvili – 907 points; 249 (255). Sofia Shapatava – 212; 328 (377). Oksana Kalashnikova – 132; 407 (407). Maka Chakhnashvili – 87; 478 (482). Sofia Kvatsabaia – 66; 517 (518). Ekaterine Gorgodze – 56; 823 (815). Natia Gegia – 18;
Nikoloz Basilashvili is in the 259th place with 176 points on ATP ranking. He is in the USA and will play at the Tallahassee Challenger (50 000 USD).
In the first round Basilashvili will play against No.8 seed Mischa Zverev of Germany. In doubles draw Nikoloz and Austrian Gerald Melzer will play against Americans – Anderson Reed and Jack Sock.
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