WTA Bogotá: Tatjana Maria wins WTA tournament and makes a big leap in the world rankings
Her strong performance in Colombia (total prize money $239,477) put her among the top 120 players in the world again: she climbed 123 places and is now ranked 114th.
This makes her the third best German in the ranking after Angelique Kerber (17), Andrea Pektovic (67) and Jule Niemeier (109).
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After 2:29 hours, Maria converted her second match point on Sunday. According to the WTA report, Maria is the first player to have won a tournament as a mother of two since the turn of the millennium.
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In the semifinals on Saturday, Maria defeated the Russian Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-2.
She was spared the duel with the highly rated defending champion: local hero Camila Osorio, seeded in first place, surprisingly failed 5:7, 6:7 (2:7) at Pigossi immediately before Maria’s match.
Tatjana Maria with her family after winning the tournament in Bogota 2022
Photo credit: Imago
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