Overview
- Diana Shnaider beat Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to claim the WTA 500 crown in Monterrey.
- Shnaider is now unbeaten in her last five tour-level finals, adding Monterrey to last year’s titles in Hong Kong, Budapest, Bad Homburg and Hua Hin.
- Heavy rain pushed the Alexandrova–Marie Bouzkova semifinal to Saturday, and Bouzkova retired after losing the first set, sending Alexandrova into an all-Russian final.
- The weather-created backlog meant the semifinal and final were completed the same day, compressing preparation before travel to New York.
- At the US Open, Shnaider faces Laura Siegemund in the first round, while Alexandrova meets Anastasija Sevastova.