Romanian tennis player Raluca Olaru qualified for the quarter final in Marseille’s competition. The Romanian player won on Thursday against Spanish Silvia Soler-Espinosa, score 6-2, 6-2. Next, she will meet Italian Tathiana Garbin.

Favourite no. 6, Raluca Olaru will have a difficult game in the quarter final. Garbin qualified in the quarter final after winning against Slovenian Andreja Klepac, who gave up playing in the second set.

Monica Niculescu did not have a matching evolution. Despite being the tour's favourite she lost to Swiss Timea Bacsinszky, score 3-6, 0-6.