Kateryna Sinyakova won the tournament in Portorož (Slovenia), beating Elena Rybakina (25th WTA, third favorite) in the final.
Kateryna Sinyakova, WTA Portorozh champion after defeating Olena Rybakina
Ranked 82nd at the start of the WTA 250 competition, Sinyakova scored a surprise victory over the Wimbledon champion, (4)6-7, 7-6(5), 6-4.
The final of the competition in Slovenia lasted three hours.
Know:
- This is the third trophy of an athlete from the Czech Republic in singles after Bastad and Shenzhen (both in 2017).
- Thanks to the triumph in Portorož, Kateryna will register a jump of 33 positions in the WTA ranking (she will rise to 49th place).
- Kateryna Sinyakova is ranked No. 1 in the WTA doubles rankings after winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open this year with Barbora Krejcikova (both won together at Roland Garros 2018 and 2021 and at Wimbledon 2018).
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The Czech wins her third career singles title with a 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-4 win over [3] Rybakina!#WTAPortoz pic.twitter.com/CRNeca6vGX
— wta (@WTA) September 18, 2022
Source: Hot News RO
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