British number one Heather Watson is a win away from the Wuhan Open main draw after beating Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in her first qualifying match.
Watson was playing for the first time since losing to Lauren Davis in the US Open first round in August.
World number 59 Watson, 23, will next play Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva, ranked 19 places below her.
Britain's Johanna Konta plays Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski at about 09:00 BST.
Konta is just 50 ranking points behind Watson, who lost to Sara Errani in the first round of the main draw last year.