Barbora Strycova announced in May 2021 that she was retiring from professional tennis and had “no intention of returning”, but the former world doubles number one changed her mind after becoming a mother and qualifying for the second round of the WTA 1000. “tournament on Tuesday in Rome.

Barbora StrytsovaPhoto: Pavel Mazáč / CNC / Profimedia

Barbora Strytsova defeated Maryna Zanevska at WTA Rome

Returned to the field at the tournament in Madrid [a fost învinsă de italianca Elisabetta Cocciaretto cu 6-3, 7-6(5)]Strytsova showed herself better at the Foro Italico and beat Maryna Zanevska (77 WTA) in two sets, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

Know:

  • Barbora also won twice in Madrid, but in doubles (she played with Su-Wei Tse, with whom she won Wimbledon-2019).
  • Barbora Strycova, currently ranked 1103 in the WTA rankings, will face Maria Sakkari (9th favorite) in the next round in Rome.
  • During her career, Strytsova won two tournaments in singles and 31 in doubles, in which she won bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio in a pair with Lucy Safarova.
  • She collected $12 million in prize money in tennis alone, and her highest WTA rankings were No. 1 (doubles) and No. 16 (singles).

The last champions from the Italian Forum

2022 – Iga Svyatek

2021 – Iga Svyatek

2020 – Simona Halep

2019 – Karolina Plishkova

2018 – Elina Svitolina (final with Simona Halep)

2017 – Elina Svitolina (final with Simona Halep)

2016 – Serena Williams

2015 – Maria Sharapova and others.

Know:

  • The Italian competition, founded in 1930, has been won three times by a Romanian athlete: Ilie Nestase, 1970 and 1973 editions, and Simona Halep, 2020.
  • They have also been in the finals: Ilie Nestase (1974, losing to Bjorn Borg), Virginia Ruzici (1978, 1980, 1981) and Simona Halep (2017, 2018, losing both times to Elina Svitolina).

WTA Rome takes place from May 9 to 20 on the clay in the Foro Italico complex. His total prize money is $3,572,618 and is in the “WTA 1000” category. Iga Svyatek became the champion of the last two competitions.