
I got a bit tired, and Lucie started playing better, so finally at the end I missed three or four match points at 5-4, and she had set points herself, so I'm really glad I could pull it off in straight sets.

Her singles match record this season is 37-27.Īlize said: "I had a good first set it was a bit more complicated in the second set. She has a 32-28 singles match record this year.īarbora is now 1-4 in WTA singles finals. It was a close final with a lot of close games, and I'm happy it turned out for me." WTA storyīarbora and Annika had met only once before, in 2012 on the same indoor hardcourts in the 1st round at Luxembourg, when Annika defeated Barbora 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-2.Īnnika was playing in her first WTA singles final. But I got a good start and managed to keep going. She likes coming to the net a lot, so I had to watch out for that throughout the match. She's a really good player with an aggressive game. Annika said: "I just tried to stay focused on myself and kept fighting, because Barbora was fighting all the time. The 2011 champ at Quebec City, 28 year old 4th seeded #28 (career high: #28) Barbora Zahlavova Strycova from Pilzen, Czech Republic,Ħ-2, 6-1 (Annika is shown holding the hardware after the match).Īnnika's prize is $43,000 Barbora's prize is $21,400. Won her first WTA singles title by defeating The 2012 Roland Garros juniors champion, 20 year old #58 (career high: #43) Annika Beck from Giessen, Germany,

On Saturday at Luxembourg, in the final of the BNP Paribas Open, Her singles match record this year is 50-21. She has a 26-20 singles match record in 2014. The 2012 Tashkent champion, 24 year old #61 (career high #38) Irina-Camelia Begu from Bucharest, Romania,Ħ-5, 5-7, 6-1 (Anastasia is shown holding the hardware after the match).Īnastasia's prize is $120,000 Irina's prize is $64,000.Īnastasia and Irina had met only once before, in 2013 on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the quarterfinals at Seoul, when Anastasia defeated Irina 6-2, 6-2.Īnastasia is now 7-3 in WTA singles finals. On Sunday at Moscow, in the final of the Kremlin Cup,Ī local resident, the 2014 Paris indoor champion, 23 year old 6th seeded #29 (career high: #13) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia,
