WTA Nottingham, Great Britain
Brazil's Haddad Maia battles past Alison Riske in Nottingham for first WTA singles title
The milestone for the Brazilian was courtesy of a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory Sunday.
CHAMPIONSHIP POINT: Haddad Maia closes out the American
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil captured her first WTA title by winning the Nottingham Open thanks to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Alison Riske of the United States on Sunday.
The seventh-seeded Haddad Maia consigned the sixth-seeded Riske to a second loss in the final of the grass-court tournament in central England, after 2016.
Haddad Maia beat top-seeded Maria Sakkari on the way to the final and became the first Brazilian title winner on the WTA tour since Teliana Pereira in 2015.
In the men's event, top-seeded Dan Evans of Britain was playing third-seeded Jordan Thompson in the final later Sunday.