CHARLESTON/STARNBERG, November 25, 2024
Renata Zarazua has clinched the title of the Fifth Third Charleston 125. The top seed of the WTA 125 clay-court tournament defeated seventh-seeded US-American Hanna Chang 6-1, 7-6(4) in Sunday’s singles final in South Carolina.
Zarazua booked her place in the championship match with wins over Alina Charaeva from Russia, Spaniard Irene Burillo Escorihuela, No. 6 seed Louisa Chirico from the United States and the retirement of local wild card entry Lauren Davis.
The 27-year-old Mexican landed 88 per cent of her first services and broke Chang six times to seal victory in one hour and 50 minutes.
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“Winning is like a gift you give yourself for working hard every day,” said Zarazua.
By winning her second WTA 125 career title following her triumph in Montevideo, Uruguay last year, Zarazua earned $24,900 in prize money as well as 125 WTA Ranking points. She has moved to new career-high of World No. 51.
Brancaccio/Gormaz triumph in doubles
In other action, Nuria Brancaccio of Italy and Leyre Romero Gormaz from Spain took the doubles title. The No. 3 seeds defeated Kayla Cross of Canada and Liv Hovde from the United States 7-6(6), 6-2 in Saturday’s final.
This is Brancaccio and Romero Gormaz’s second WTA 125 doubles title. They also picked up the trophy in Ljubljana, Slovenia earlier this year.
