It got busier at Hard Rock Stadium as the final round of women’s qualifying wrapped up, as the men’s qualifying first round began.

Sonay Kartal (who was in big trouble against countrywoman Jodie Burrage before the latter retired on Sunday) vs. Taylor Townsend looked to be potentially the best of the bunch.

And it was – won, barely, by Townsend.

(Miami is on ET).

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Miami Open
Location: Miami, Fla.
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour) 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  March 18 – 30, 2025
Prize Money: $8,963,700
Draws: S96 – D32

Monday, March 17, 2025
Final results
Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets) 

[3] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) def Harriet Dart (GBR) 64 63 (Anastasia Potapova)

[16] Anna Bondar (HUN) def [2] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 26 76 (5) (Caroline Garcia)

[WC] Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) def [9] Laura Siegemund (GER) 61 62 ([Q] Claire Liu)

[23] Aoi Ito (JPN) def [5] Eva Lys (GER) 46 64 62 (Lauren Davis)

Claire Liu (USA) def [14] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) 76 (4) 63 ([Q] Linda Fruhvirtova)

Rebeka Masarova (SUI) def. [10] Maya Joint (AUS) 61 76 (3) ([Q] Greet Minnen)

[12] Greet Minnen (BEL) def [WC] Teodora Kostovic (SRB) 62 76 (9) ([Q] Rebeka Masarova)

[7] Bernarda Pera (USA) def [19] Robin Montgomery (USA) 76 (2) 64 ([WC] Ajla Tomljanovic)

[18] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def Ena Shibahara (JPN) 46 61 75 (Polina Kudermetova)

[22] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) def [11] Tatjana Maria (GER) 64 63 (Naomi Osaka)

Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA) def [PR] Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 63 61 (Rebecca Sramkova)

[13] Taylor Townsend (USA) def. [8] Sonay Kartal (GBR) 46 76 (2) 75  (Ann Li)

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