Overview
- Svitolina defeated Wang 6-3, 7-6(6) in the Auckland final, rallying from 0-3 down in the second-set tiebreak to close out the match.
- The victory gives the 31-year-old Ukrainian her 19th career WTA title as she builds form at the start of the new season.
- She reached the final by beating Iva Jovic 7-6(5), 6-2 a day after a nearly three-hour quarterfinal battle against Sonay Kartal decided in a third-set tiebreak.
- Wang, ranked No. 57, was contesting her second tour final after outlasting Alexandra Eala 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 in the semifinals.
- Svitolina, ranked No. 13 and the tournament’s top seed, went one better than her runner-up finish in Auckland last year with husband Gael Monfils watching from the stands.