Overview

• Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah defeated Janice Tjen 6-3, 6-4 to capture the maiden WTA Sao Paulo singles crown.
• The French teenager saved 8 of 10 break points and converted 4 of 8 chances despite five double faults in the final.
• Sao Paulo marked the WTA’s return to the city with a first-time champion in the tournament’s modern maiden edition.
• Tjen, who entered the event around No. 130, beat No. 6 seed Francesca Jones in the semifinals and became Indonesia’s first WTA singles finalist in 23 years.
• In Guadalajara, 17-year-old Iva Jovic won her first tour title 6-4, 6-1 over Emiliana Arango and will break into the Top 50, becoming the youngest American WTA champion since 2021.