Baez, the shortest player in the ATP Tour, wins for two weeks in a row.
Yuan Yue wins
Yuan Yue (68th place, China) rose to the top of the singles at the Women's Professional Tennis (WTA) Tour ATX Open (total prize money of $267,082).
Yuan Yue defeated Wang Siyu (64th, China) 2-0 (6-4 7-6 <7-4>) in the singles final on the last day of the tournament held in Austin, Texas, USA on the 4th (Korean time).
Yuan Yue, who won the WTA Tour singles crown for the first time in her life, received $35,250 (about 46 million won) in prize money. 메이저사이트
Yuan Yue reached the singles finals of a WTA tour tournament for the first time at the Korea Open held in Seoul last October, but lost to Jessica Pegula (5th place, USA) at the time and finished runner-up.
Yuan Yue is the first Chinese player to win a WTA tour singles title in five months since Zheng Qinwen (8th place) at the Zhengzhou Open in October last year.
With this win, Yuan Yue is expected to rise to 49th place in the world rankings to be announced on the 4th.
Sebastian Baez
Meanwhile, Sebastian Baez (21st place, Argentina) won the singles match at the Men's Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour Chile Open (total prize money: $661,585) held in Santiago, Chile.
Baez defeated Alejandro Tavilo (51st place, Chile) 2-1 (3-6 6-0 6-4) in the final and received a prize of 100,640 dollars and 130 million won in Korean money.
Baez, who is the shortest player on the tour at 170cm tall, also took the top spot at the Rio Open held in Brazil last week and won the championship for two consecutive weeks.
Baez will rise to 19th in the world rankings as of the 4th. 토토사이트 순위