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.