Arruabarrena wins Korea Open tennis crown

Author: Agencies

SEOUL: Spain’s Lara Arruabarrena beat Romanian fifth seed Monica Niculescu Sunday to win the Korea Open, her first WTA Tour singles title for more than four years. The 24-year-old triumphed over Niculescu, currently the world number 55, 6-0, 2-6, 6-0 to take home $43,000 in prize money. Arruabarrena, ranked 90th, earlier defeated Romania’s Patricia Tig in the semi-finals. It was Arruabarrena’s second WTA singles title and the first since Bogota in February 2012. She won doubles’ titles at the Korea Open in 2014 and 2015.

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