At 41, Vera Zvonareva Reaches Dubai W100 Final After Three-Set Win Over 16-Year-Old

The unranked wildcard returns to her first singles final since 2020 against 20-year-old Petra Marcinko.

Overview

Zvonareva beat Britain’s Mika Stojsavljevic 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 to reach the ITF W100 Dubai title match.
She entered on a wildcard with no current singles ranking after a long layoff from singles in 2024 and shoulder surgery later that year.
Her run included wins over Tara Wurth and Tereza Martincova, then Sofya Lansere, marking her first semifinal at any level since 2021.
The final will feature Zvonareva against Croatia’s Petra Marcinko, who advanced from the other semifinal.
Zvonareva also reached the doubles final with 17-year-old Rada Zolotareva and will face Gao Xinyu and Mananchaya Sawangkaew.