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 | Anisimova debuts in the top 2021-02-2025 |
Amanda Anisimova defeated Alena Ostapenko in the final of the tournament in Doha - 6:4, 6:3. Anisimova for the first time won the thousandth. Previously, she had two titles in WTA 250 tournaments.
Due to this result, the American will rise from the 41st line of the rating to the 18th. She will update a personal rating record.
Anisimova became the first American since 2002 to win in Qatar, after Monica Selesh. She also became the lowest champion of this tournament since its founding in 2001.
Ostapenko lost three of the three finals at the WTA 1000.