Starodubtseva and Kalinina’s opponents in the Aus Open 2026 1/64 final have been announced

Ukrainian tennis players Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 110) and Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) qualified for the tournament Australian Open 2026We determined our first opponents in the main draw.

starodubtseva She will play with Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia, WTA 76) in the 1/64 finals. Ukrainian derby possible if Yulia wins; For this, Dayana Yastremska (WTA 27) also needs to beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania, WTA 79).

Kalinina She will face Wang Xinyu (China, WTA 43) in the first round of the main event. If Angelina manages to beat the Chinese, she will compete with Rebekka Sramkova (Slovakia, WTA 72) or Alena Ostapenko (Latvia, WTA 24).

In addition to Starodubtseva and Kalinina, Ukraine will also be represented by Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya and Alexandra Oleynikova, who will meet their first opponents at the Australian Open.

Ukrainian opponents in the first round of the Australian Open 2026:

• R1: Elina Svitolina [12] – Kristina Buksha
• R1: Marta Kostyuk [20] – Elsa Jacquemot
• R1: Dayana Yastremskaya [26] – Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• R1: Alexandra Oleynikova – Madison Keys
• R1: Yulia Starodubtseva [Q] – Ayla Tomljanovic
• R1: Angelina Kalinina [Q] – Wang Xinyu

On January 15, Daria Snigur (WTA 136) also played in the Aus Open qualifying final and lost to Alexandra Sasnovich (WTA 102).

Starodubtseva knocked out Victoria Tomova (Bulgaria, WTA 128) in the decisive qualifying match, and Kalinina defeated Maya Khwalinskaya (Poland, WTA 145).

Results of Ukrainian representatives in the Aus Open 2026 qualifying finals:

• Q3: Yulia Starodubtseva [6] – Victoria Tomova [18] – 7:6 (7:3), 6:2
• Q3: Daria Snigur – 🏳️ Alexandra Sasnovich [8] – 2:6, 6:0, 2:6
• Q3: Angelina Kalinina – Maya Khvalinskaya – 5:7, 6:2, 6:1