Jul 17, 2016
Golubic wins first WTA title
Viktorija Golubic won her first WTA title on Sunday, beating French Open semifinalist Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Ladies Championship Gstaad final.
The Canadian Press
GSTAAD, Switzerland — Viktorija Golubic won her first WTA title on Sunday, beating French Open semifinalist Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Ladies Championship Gstaad final.
The 23-year-old Swiss, ranked No. 105, will enter the top 100 for the first time when new standings are confirmed Monday.
Golubic, who was unseeded, raised her game against the 26th-ranked Bertens to win all seven break-point chances she created.
The first WTA event staged in Switzerland since 2008 — the Zurich Open won by Venus Williams — ended with a home nation winner on the Swiss Alps clay courts.
Golubic's breakthrough season has peaked at home. In April, she won two singles rubbers in a Fed Cup semifinal at Lucerne that Switzerland lost to the two-time defending champion Czech Republic.