Frech reached the mark in her match against Moyuka Uchijima, which ended 6-4, 4-1. The Pole opened her Wuhan qualifying campaign with the win, bringing her tally to 450 victories in the api.tennis database. The count is based on matches recorded in the database.
Road to Wuhan
Before Wuhan, Frech had played six matches, winning three and losing three. Her best stretch came at the WTA 500 tournament in Guadalajara. There she defeated Nao Hibino (6-1, 6-4) and Caroline Dolehide (6-4, 6-3), before falling to Iva Jovic in the quarterfinal 2-6, 1-6. In Beijing, the Pole got past Elsa Jacquemot in three sets, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, but lost in the second round to Nikola Bartunkova (2-6, 2-6).
The most uncomfortable opponent of this stretch proved to be Iva Jovic. She beat Frech twice: first in the first round of the US Open (7-5, 6-3 in Jovic's favor, 5-7, 3-6 from Frech's perspective), then in the quarterfinal in Guadalajara. The win over Uchijima allowed the Pole to begin the Wuhan tournament with a milestone victory.