Cluj-Napoca Open: Kalinina reaches second round

Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 4 seed, defeated Romanian wildcard Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Cluj-Napoca Open at the BT Arena on Monday evening.

Kalinina, ranked No 49, will face Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens next.

Cluj-Napoca WTA 250, other first-round results (BT Arena, hard, USD 275.094, most recent results first):

• Katerina Siniakova vs. Francesca Jones
• Ella Seidel vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Simona Halep vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Ana Bogdan vs. Jodie Burrage
• Varvara Gracheva vs. Peyton Stearns
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Anna Blinkova
• Alycia Parks vs. Olga Danilovic
• Laura Siegemund vs. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
• Arantxa Rus vs. Viktorija Golubic
• Anastasia Potapova vs. Julia Grabher
• Sorana Cirstea vs. Marina Stakusic
• Caroline Dolehide beat Daria Snigur (Q): 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
• Suzan Lamens beat Anna Bondar (Q): 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)
• Viktoriya Tomova beat Mayar Sherif: 3-6, 6-4, 6-1