Just like in 2019, Arantxa Rus won the ITF tournament at the De Rhijenhof tennis center in The Hague, just across the border from Wateringen.
The 32-year-old from Monsterse beat Czech Sara Bejlek in two sets in the final: 7-6 and 6-4. is Russian accepted with a wildcard into the tournament after failing to qualify for Wimbledon. Ranked as world No. 86, he is by far the strongest player in the tournament.
For Russia, this was her third win in a singles tournament this year.
For men, the title went to Max Houkes who won against Guy den Ouden in the Dutch final.
Double
Rus was allowed to cheer twice in this tournament. On Saturday she also won the doubles final together with Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic.
Elvani Bequick Open
Tennis was also played at Maassluis last week, where the Elvani Bequick Open was on the program. The denouement comes this Sunday. For men (HE6), the final between first seeds Arnaud van Gaalen (TV Tanthof Delft) and Yannick Hughes (VLTC Vlaardingen). Hughes won 6-1, 6-1.
The best woman (DE6) was Willemijn Blom (TV Evergreen of Maassluis), who beat Babet Verweij (TV Maasland) 6-4, 6-3.
This year there were 123 registrations with a total of 40 sections.
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