Solana Sierra and Darja Semenistaja emerged as champions at this week`s WTA 125 clay-court tournaments.
In Antalya, Turkey, Solana Sierra of Argentina won the Megasaray Hotels Open #3. She defeated Leyre Romero Gormaz of Spain with a score of 6-3, 6-4 in the final match, concluding a three-week series of WTA 125 events in Antalya.
Earlier in the Antalya series, Anca Todoni and Olga Danilovic had claimed victory. This week, eighth-seeded Sierra added her name to the list of Antalya champions.
Sierra, aged 20, showed improvement throughout the week. After facing three-set matches in her initial two rounds, she dominated her semifinal with only one game lost. In the final against Romero Gormaz, she secured her first WTA 125 title in 97 minutes.
Having been a runner-up in the 2022 Junior Roland Garros singles, this significant professional win will propel Sierra`s ranking from No. 152 to a career-best No. 119 in the upcoming rankings update.
The Antalya #3 doubles title was won by Anna Bondar and Simona Waltert on Saturday. They defeated Alicia Barnett and Elixane Lechemia in a close final with scores of 7-5, 2-6, [10-6]. Notably, Waltert also secured the Antalya #2 doubles title the previous week, partnering with Maria Lourdes Carle.
At the Open Internacional Femeni Solgirones in La Bisbal d`Emporda, Spain, Darja Semenistaja from Latvia defeated Dalma Galfi of Hungary. Her victory with scores of 5-7, 6-0, 6-4 earned her the WTA 125 singles title.
Semenistaja overcame Galfi in just over two hours, clinching her second WTA 125 title and her first on clay. Her previous WTA 125 victory was on hard courts in Mumbai, India, last year.
Unlike Sierra`s relatively straightforward path in Antalya, Semenistaja had to battle through three sets in her last three matches this week. Her resilience will be rewarded with a ranking jump from No. 165 to No. 131 on Monday.
Semenistaja also reached the doubles final in La Bisbal but was defeated on Saturday. Top seeds Magali Kempen and Anna Siskova won the doubles title against Semenistaja and Nina Stojanovic with a score of 7-6(1), 6-1.
Anna Siskova successfully defended her La Bisbal doubles title, having won the previous year`s event with Miriam Kolodziejova.
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