Tennis player Laura Pigossi is the W100 singles champion in Gran Canaria, Spain, a tournament that is part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit. The victory of the tournament, played on clay courts, was confirmed this Sunday afternoon (2) for the number 2 in Brazil and 239th in the world.
Tennis player Laura Pigossi is champion in Spain and returns to the top 200
Tennis player Laura Pigossi is the W100 singles champion in Gran Canaria, Spain, a tournament that is part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit. The victory of the tournament, played on clay courts, was...
The Brazilian beat the Turkish Berfu Cengiz (353rd in the ranking) in the decision by 6/7 (2-7), 6/1 and 6/3. It took two hours and 28 minutes to start. Pigossi fell behind by 1/3 in the decisive part and played five games in a row to become champion.
The bronze medalist in the women's doubles at the Tokyo Olympic Games, alongside Luisa Stefani, wins the 13th professional singles title of her career and the first of the season. The highest scoring tournament she had won was the WTA 125 in Buenos Aires in 2023. After that, she was champion of the W50 in Pretoria, South Africa, the W75 in São Paulo, in 2024, and the W35 also in the capital of São Paulo. From this tournament won this Sunday, in addition to the 13,715 euros, she will receive 100 points and should reach 195th place in the world rankings. The best mark of his career is 100th in the ranking in August 2022.
During the competition in Spain, the Brazilian eliminated the former top 40, Polona Hercog, in her debut. She reached the quarterfinals with the withdrawal of German Caroline Werner, in the second set of the round of 16. Afterwards, she went through two seeds: the Spanish Andrea Lazaro and the young Czech Dominika Salkova, 121st in the world, in the semifinals.
Source: Noticias ao Minuto
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