Jaqueline Cristian and Sorana Cîrstea qualified for the second round at Indian Wells.

Sorana Cîrstea made her Indian Wells debut with a big win, defeating Australian Maya Joint in two sets, 6-2, 7-5, after one hour and 42 minutes of play.

In the next round, Sorana Cîrstea will face 10th seed Emma Navarro, who had a first round bye.

Jaqueline Cristian pulled off an impressive victory at Indian Wells, eliminating Veronika Kudermetova, scoring 6-2, 6-3, after a match that lasted an hour and 45 minutes. In the next round, Jaqueline Cristian will meet Leylah Leylah Fernandez.