Ramanathan beaten by Bublik in the first round of the Qatar Open

Ankita Raina, who had earlier trumped former world No. 5 Sara Errani, lost to Leonie Kung of Switzerland.

Ramanathan collected 12 ATP points and pocketed $11,270 for qualifying to the main draw of the Qatar Open.

Qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan was beaten 6-4, 6-2 by Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan in the first round of the Qatar Open in Doha on Monday, which boasts of a prize money of $890,920

For his fine effort in making the main draw, Ramkumar collected 12 ATP points and pocketed $11,270.

Meanwhile, Ankita Raina was outplayed 6-0, 6-1 by the 158th ranked Leonie Kung of Switzerland in the second and final qualifying round of the WTA tennis tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico.