Dalila Jakupovic, the second seed from Slovenia, clinched a memorable double crown at the W35 Maha Urja Nagpur Open ITF Women’s Championships. The event, organized by the Nagpur District Hard Court Tennis Association (NDHTA) and Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) under the auspices of ITF and AITA, concluded on the clay courts of the MSLTA Tennis Academy Tennis Complex at Ramnagar.
In the singles finals witnessed by a jam-packed arena, the 33-year-old Jakupovic, currently ranked 213 in the world and a former world no 69, secured her seventh ITF title. She outplayed 21-year-old Yeonwoo Ku of Korea in a 1-hour 30-minute match, winning 6-1, 6-2.
Jakupovic, the singles winner, received ₹3,25,000 and 35 WTA points, while the singles runner-up, Ku, received ₹175,000 and 22 WTA points.
The toss for the finals was conducted by Dr. Abhijeet Chaudari, IAS Municipal Commissioner Nagpur. The prizes were awarded at the hands of Mr. Sunder Iyer, Honorary Secretary MSLTA, Mr. Kumar, Dr. Sudhir Bhiwapurkar, Tournament Director, Ashok Bhiwapurkar, Vice President NDHTA, Vikram Naidu, Joint Secretary NDHTA, and Vijay Naidu, Tournament Secretary, welcomed and proposed the vote of thanks.
The results of the Singles Finals: Dalila Jakupovic (Slovenia) defeated Yeonwoo Ku (Korea) 6-1, 6-2.
Dalila also won the doubles trophy yesterday alongside her Romanian partner Irina Bara.
