​Iryna Begu could not win the “WTA 125” category tournament in Antalya, our athlete lost in the final to the Spaniard Jessica Buzas Maneiro.

Iryna BeguPhoto: Brenton EDWARDS/AFP/Profimedia

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Iryna Begu, a jump of 11 positions after the WTA 125 tournament in Antalya

The Romanian and the Iberian were neighbors in the rankings at the beginning of this competition (126th and 127th places), and the match in the last act was balanced.

Jessica Buzas Maneiro won after two and a half hours of play 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Know:

  • Begu (4th seed) will receive $8,000 and 81 points in the WTA singles ranking for reaching the final.
  • Thanks to the distance in Antalya, Iryna occupies the 115th place in the WTA Live ranking (a jump of 11 positions).
  • Before the competition in Turkey, our player had not played since the US Open 2023, when she was defeated in the inaugural round by Tamara Korpatch with a score of 3-6, 2-6.

The Megasaray Hotels Open in Antalya was a WTA 125 tournament with a total prize pool of US$115,000. The competition was held on the ground.

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