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Sorana Cirstea Wins Cleveland Title, Beating Ann Li 6-2, 6-4

The 35-year-old qualifier finished the week without dropping a set after returning from foot surgery.

Tennis - WTA 500 - Monterrey Open - Club Sonoma, Monterrey, Mexico - August 22, 2025 Russia's Diana Shnaider shakes hands with Alycia Parks of the U.S. after winning her semi final match REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Tennis - WTA 500 - Monterrey Open - Club Sonoma, Monterrey, Mexico - August 22, 2025 Russia's Diana Shnaider in action during her semi final match against Alycia Parks of the U.S. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
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Romanian Sorana Cirstea of Romania claimed her first WTA title in more than four years with a victory in the hardcourt tournament in Cleveland, Ohio

Overview

  • Ranked No. 112, Cirstea claimed her third career WTA title and first since Istanbul in 2021.
  • Her path included upsetting top seed Liudmila Samsonova and defeating Anastasia Zakharova 6-1, 7-5 in the semifinals.
  • Li reached the final by edging No. 2 seed Xinyu Wang 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 and had three consecutive three-set wins this week.
  • In the final, Cirstea broke Li three times, saved all three break points she faced, and closed the match on her fifth championship point after 1 hour 24 minutes.
  • Both finalists head to the US Open, with Cirstea using a protected ranking to face Solana Sierra and Li scheduled to meet Rebecca Sramkova.