Canada's Eugenie Bouchard has qualified for the Istanbul Tennis Championship.

Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., beat world No. 148 Leonie Kung of Switzerland 6-4, 6-4 in the second and final round of qualifying for the WTA Tour event on Tuesday in Turkey.

Bouchard, ranked 272nd, will face world No. 133 Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria in the first round of the clay-court event on Wednesday.

A former world No. 5, the 26-year-old Bouchard now has to qualify to get into most events.

The Canadian reached the quarter-finals of the Prague Open last month — her first and only tournament at the top level since the WTA Tour restarted play after nearly five months off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Canada's Bouchard loses to Mertens in Prague Open quarters

Eugenie Bouchard's run at the Prague Open has come to an end. Bouchard gave Elise Mertens a tough time in the quarters on Friday.

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada lost to Elise Mertens on Friday at the Prague Open after pulling off an upset win to advance to the quarters.

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Ash Barty after winning the French Open last year.

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Shapovalov becomes 1st Canadian man to reach U.S. Open quarter-finals

Denis Shapovalov has reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating No. 7 seed David Goffin 6-7 (0), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 at the U.S. Open. The 21-year-old left-hander, who is seeded 12th at Flushing Meadows, also is the first man from Canada to make it to the final eight in tournament history.

Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont. became the first Canadian man to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open after defeating Belgium's David Goffin on Sunday.  

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Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., became the first Canadian man to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open after defeating Belgium's David Goffin on Sunday.  

In a doubles first-round match on Tuesday, No. 4 seeds Sharon Fichman of Toronto and partner Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine lost 6-3, 7-6 (4) to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia and Katarina Zavatska of Ukraine.

WATCH | Eugenie Bouchard loses in Prague Open quarter-finals:

Eugenie Bouchard falls to Elise Mertens in Prague quarters

No. 3 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium beat wildcard Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals of the Prague Open.

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard, pictured, defeated Leonie Kung of Switzerland 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday to qualify for the Istanbul Tennis Championship.

Eugenie Bouchard follows solid return to court to earn spot in Istanbul tourney

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