British qualifier Sonay Kartal won her first WTA Tour title by defeating Rebecca Sramkova of Slovakia 6-3, 7-5 at the Jasmin Open in Monastir, Tunisia.
Kartal, ranked No. 151 globally, and Sramkova, ranked No. 136, were both playing in their maiden WTA singles final.
Both players had an equal conversion rate for break-point opportunities, with Kartal managing 7 out of 14 and Sramkova 5 out of 10.However, Sramkova committed 39 unforced errors, while Kartal made only 18. The match lasted just under two hours.
Kartal, ranked No. 151 globally, and Sramkova, ranked No. 136, were both playing in their maiden WTA singles final.
Both players had an equal conversion rate for break-point opportunities, with Kartal managing 7 out of 14 and Sramkova 5 out of 10.However, Sramkova committed 39 unforced errors, while Kartal made only 18. The match lasted just under two hours.
Kartal, 22, had never progressed past the quarterfinals at the tour level until this tournament. She did not lose a set after initially dropping one to fifth-seeded Jaqueline Cristian. Kartal previously reached the third round at Wimbledon, where she lost to Coco Gauff.
In the Guadalajara Open, Poland’s Magdalena Frech, the No. 5 seed, beat Australian qualifier Olivia Gadecki 7-6 (5), 6-4 to win her first WTA Tour singles title.
Frech won 30 of 44 first-serve points and converted 3 of 5 break points.
Frech trailed 5-4 in the first-set tiebreaker before winning three consecutive points. Gadecki, playing in her first career final, finished with two aces and four double faults.