Qualifier Linette Wins NYJTL Bronx Open for First WTA Title, while Hurkacz Claims Winston-Salem Open for First ATP Trophy
NYJTL Bronx Open
August 18-24, 2019
Bronx, NY, USA
$250,000
RESULTS – AUGUST 24, 2019
Singles – Final
[Q] M. Linette (POL) d C. Giorgi (ITA) 57 75 64
Final Facts:
· Magda Linette won eight matches this week as a qualifier to capture her career first WTA singles title, bringing her record in finals to 1-1
· Camila Giorgi reached her second final in the last month, having also finished as the runner-up in Washington, D.C. The Italian’s record in tour-level finals slips to 2-6
· Darija Jurak and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez captured their first doubles title as a team on Friday, defeating Margarita Gasparyan and Monica Niculescu in three sets. Jurak now holds six career WTA doubles titles and Martinez Sanchez owns 21
Singles – Final
[3] H. Hurkacz (POL) d [1] B. Paire (FRA) 63 36 63
Doubles – Final
[1] L. Kubot (POL) / M. Melo (BRA) d [WC] N. Monroe (USA) / T. Sandgren (USA) 67(6) 61 10-3
Hubert Hurkacz made Polish history at the Winston-Salem Open on Saturday, beating Benoit Paire 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to capture his first ATP Tour trophy.
The 22-year-old became the first Pole to capture a tour-level crown since Wojtek Fibak’s WCT Chicago title run in 1982. Hurkacz becomes the 14th first-time champion on the ATP Tour in 2019 after improving his record against French players this year to 5-1.
“That is a lot of time [without a Polish champion]. I am so glad that I have been able to win an ATP Tour event,” said Hurkacz. “I hope many more guys will join me soon and that I will win some more. It means a lot to me and I am glad that I won this tournament here.”
