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2023 Guadalajara Open Akron – Singles
Maria Sakkari defeated Caroline Dolehide in the final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles title at the 2023 Guadalajara Open. She did not lose a set en route to her first WTA 1000 title and her second WTA Tour singles title overall, and her first WTA title since 2019, following six successive runner-up finishes. Dolehide reached her first WTA Tour singles final after saving four match points in the second set of the quarterfinals against Martina Trevisan. Ranked No. 111, she became the second finalist ranked outside the Top 100 after Svetlana Kuznetsova (ranked No. 153) since the introduction of the format in 2009. Jessica Pegula was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament began. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qu ...
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Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari (, ; born 25 July 1995) is a Greek professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 3 by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, which she first achieved on 21 March 2022, making her the highest-ranked Greek player, tied with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Her career-best doubles WTA rankings, ranking is world No. 169, achieved on 9 September 2019. Sakkari has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, including a WTA 1000 title at the 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron – Singles, 2023 Guadalajara Open. She is known for her aggressive, all-court style of play, centered around her strong serve and powerful groundstrokes. She served the sixth most aces of any WTA player in 2020, with 144 aces served in 31 matches. Sakkari reached the semifinals at the 2017 Wuhan Open – Singles, 2017 Wuhan Open, where she defeated Caroline Wozniacki for her first top-10 win. In 2019, she reached another WTA Premier tournaments, Premier 5 semifinal at the 2019 Italian Open – Women's ...
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Victoria Azarenka
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Louisa Chirico
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Demi Schuurs
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Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis (born October 9, 1993) is an American professional tennis player. Known for her aggressive backhand, speed, and clay-court strength, she has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and reached a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 26, in May 2017. She has also won eight singles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Women's Circuit. Early life Davis was born on 9 October 1993 in Gates Mills, Ohio. She began playing tennis at age nine. Upon turning 16, she left her hometown for training at the Evert Tennis Academy. Davis' parents both work in the medical profession. Her mother is a nurse and still resides in Gates Mills, and her father, William Davis (cardiologist), William Davis, a well known author of "Wheat Belly", is a cardiologist working in Wisconsin. Career Juniors Davis reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 as a junior. She made her debut on the ITF Junior Circuit in September 2008 at the age of 14, via wildcard at the 2008 US ...
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Emiliana Arango
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Sofia Kenin
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Karolína Plíšková
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Jasmine Paolini
Jasmine Paolini (; born 4 January 1996) is an Italian professional tennis player. She is ranked world No. 4 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the joint-highest-ranked Italian woman in singles (alongside Francesca Schiavone). She is a Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam champion in doubles at the 2025 French Open – Women's doubles, 2025 French Open, partnering compatriot Sara Errani. Representing her country, Paolini won an Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles, Olympic gold medal in doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Errani. Paolini has won three WTA Tour-level singles titles and nine in doubles, including two singles and four doubles WTA 1000 titles. Paolini is also a three-time major runner-up, contesting the 2024 French Open – Women's singles, singles and 2024 French Open – Women's doubles, doubles finals of the 2024 French Open and the 2024 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, singles final of the 2024 Wimbledon Championship ...
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Mayar Sherif
Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz (; born 5 May 1996) is an Egyptian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of No. 31 in singles, making her the highest ranked Egyptian singles player, male or female, in the Open Era. She also has a career-high of No. 65 in doubles. Sherif has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour and one title in doubles. She has also won a record eight WTA 125 tournaments, WTA 125 singles titles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour along with nine singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Women's Circuit. She is the younger sister of Rana Sherif Ahmed. Sherif spent her final two years of college at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, graduating in 2018 with a bachelor of science in sports medicine. She was part of the university's tennis team and was an All-American in both 2017 and 2018, and the West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2018. She made the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA sing ...
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