Sopo Shapatava took a successful start in the international tournament of Sankt-Petersburg, Russia (prize fund 25 thousand dollars). #4 seed Georgian tennis player beat Aleksandra Artamonova of Russia 6:4, 6:1. She will play against Ulrike Eiker of Norway in the 1/8 final. Sopo Shapatava and Russian Julia Kalabina lost to the Russian duet (Lazareva – Monova) 6:1, 3:6, 7:10 in the doubles competition.