Ana Bohdan tries to win the first WTA 250 title of her career on Sunday. The 31-year-old will face Karolina Pliskova (former world number one and two-time Grand Slam finalist) in the final of the Transylvania Open 2024, with the match from Cluj-Napoca being broadcast in LiveBLOG format on HotNews.ro.

The match starts at 17:30 and can be watched live at the Pro Arena.

Ana Bohdan – Karolina Plishkova (from 5:30 p.m.), in the WTA Cluj-Napoca final

In the doubles final, Americans Katie McNally and Asia Muhammad won: 6-3, 6-4 against Harriet Dart / Tereza Michalikova (Great Britain / Slovakia).

What you need to know before the final between Ana Bohdan and Karolina Pliskova

• Double Grand Slam finalist (US Open 2016 and Wimbledon 2021) Pliskova has 16 titles to her credit, the last of which she won four years ago.

• On the other hand, Anu Bohdan (65 WTA) is waiting for the third final in her career after winning in Parma (WTA 125 / 2023) and losing in Warsaw (WTA 250 / 2022).

• Having reached the final, Bohdan has already secured a check for $20,226 and 180 points in the WTA ranking.

• Our athlete ranks 54th in the WTA Live rating (a jump of 11 positions).

Two players’ path to the final T

Transylvania Open will be held from February 5 to 11 in Cluj-Napoca. The tournament is held on closed hard, is part of the WTA 250 category and has a total prize pool of $267,082.

The competition was held three more times: 2021 (Anette Kontaveit won, score 6-2, 6-3, after the final with Simona Halep), 2022 (Anna Blinkova won, score 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, with Jasmine Paoloni ) and 2023 (Tamara Korpatch lifted the trophy after 6-3, 6-4 with Gabriela Ruse).