Sonobe stunned 12th qualifying seed Hailey Baptiste 6-3, 6-1 in the opening round, and then defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-3 to seal her maiden appearance in the main draw of a WTA event.

Japanese qualifier Wakana Sonobe, 17, came from 3-0 down in the second set to upset Yuan Yue in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open first round on her WTA main-draw debut. The result was Australian Open ...

Australian Open junior champion Wakana Sonobe delivered an impressive upset on her WTA main-draw debut, coming from 3-0 down in the second set to defeat No. 55-ranked Yuan Yue 6-4, 6-3 in the first ...