Early matches in Europe, Asia, Americas

Early results in this weeks tournaments

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Hard Decoturf, in Dubai, UAE, 17-23 February 2019.

Defending champion:

Elina Svitolina who defeated Dasha Kasatkina 6-4 6-0

Caroline Wozniacki (9) was a late withdrawal, and her place was taken by lucky loser Polona Hercog 

First round 

• Kiki Mladenovic defeated wildcard Fatma Al Nabhani 6-1 6-1
• Garbiñe Muguruza (12) defeated  Dayana Yastremska 4-6 6-3 6-3
• Saisai Zheng defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 4-6 7-5
• Wildcard Eugenie Bouchard defeated Vera Lapko 6-3 6-4
• Lesia Tsurenko defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 2-0 (retired)
• Belinda Bencic defeated qualifier Lucie Hradecka 6-4 7-6(6)
• Qualifier Ivana Jorovic defeated wildcard Sara Errani 4-6 6-4 6-2
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Ekaterina Makarova 0-6 7-5 6-4
• Su-Wei Hsieh defeated Anastasija Sevastova (10) 6-4 6-2
• Alizé Cornet defeated Timea Babos 6-4 6-3
• Viktoria Kuzmova defeated qualifier Bernarda Pera 7-6(2) 7-6(3)
• Dasha Kasatkina (11) defeated qualifier Magdalena Frech 6-3 3-6 6-4
• Carla Suarez Navarro defeated Barbora Strycova 6-1 6-3
• Shuai Zhang defeated Anett Kontaveit (15) 7-6(3) 6-3
• Ons Jabeur defeated Donna Vekic 6-4 7-6(9)
• Qualifier Lin Zhu defeated Elise Mertens (16) 5-7 6-4 7-5
• Lucky loser Stefanie Voegele defeated lucky loser Polona Hercog 6-3 6-2
• Lucky loser Dalila Jakupovic defeated qualifier Zarina Diyas 1-6 6-1 6-2
• Alison Riske defeated Julia Goerges (13) 6-4 7-5
• Dominika Cibulková defeated qualifier Lara Arruabarrena 5-7 6-1 6-2
• Sonia Kenin defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-3 6-0
• Caroline Garcia (14) defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2 6-0
• Qualifier Jennifer Brady defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-4 6-0
• Katerina Siniakova defeated Petra Martic 6-4 6-3.

Open 13 Provence - an ATP 250 category tournament, on Hard Gerflor, in Marseille, France, 18-24 February 2019.

Defending champion:

Karen Khachanov who defeated Lucas Pouille 7-5 3-6 7-5

• Hubert Hurkacz defeated Filip Krajinovic 6-3 6-2
• Gilles Simon (6) defeated wildcard Antoine Hoang 5-7 6-3 6-3
• Mikhail Kukushkin defeated Denis Kudla 6-3 6-3

Delray Beach Open by Vitacost.com - an ATP 250 category tournament, on Hard Plexipave, in Delray Beach, USA, 18-24 February 2019.

Defending champion:

Frances Tiafoe who defeated Peter Gojowczyk 6-1 6-4

• Nick Kyrgios defeated John Millman (5) 6-4 6-7(1) 7-6(3)
• Wildcard Lloyd Harris defeated qualifier Darian King 7-6(1) 6-3
• Denis Istomin defeated Feliciano Lopez 7-6(5) 6-2
• Lukas Lacko defeated qualifier Yosuke Watanuki 6-4 6-4

Hungarian Ladies Open - a WTA International category tournament, on Hard Rebound Ace, in Budapest, Hungary, 18-24 February 2019.

Defending champion:

Alison Van Uytvanck who defeated Dominika Cibulková 6-3 3-6 7-5

• Pauline Parmentier (3) defeated wildcard Ana Konjuh 7-5 6-3
• Arantxa Rus defeated Fiona Ferro 7-5 6-3
• Andrea Petkovic (6) defeated Ana Bogdan 6-1 6-0
• Anastasia Potapova defeated Heather Watson 6-4 2-6 7-6(4)
• Aleksandra Krunic (4) defeated Tamara Korpatsch 6-0 7-5