Winner's Circle: Linette goes all the way to lift title in Hua Hin

In this edition, we follow Magda Linette as she powers through the draw in Hua Hin to claim her second career WTA title.

Having fallen at the semifinal stage in 2019, Linette was hoping to go further and finally claim the Hua Hin title. The Polish star was seeded fifth and faced Kateryna Bondarenko in the opening round. She prevailed 6-2 6-2 to improve to 3-0 in career meetings against the Ukrainian.

Linette encountered some resistance in Shuai Peng in the second round, as Peng battled hard in the early stages of the match. However, the Chinese star was unable to recover after losing the first set as Linette swept past her in a 7-5 6-1 victory.

Awaiting Linette in the quarterfinal was Xiyu Wang of China, who began the match by cruising through the first set. Nonetheless, Linette was able to recover and assert herself, pulling off a 2-6 6-3 6-3 comeback victory. However, there was no love for the other top seeds on that Valentine's Day, as Elina Svitolina [1], Qiang Wang [3] and Saisai Zheng [4] were all upset.

Linette had once again made it to the semifinals, and she vanquished the demons of her past by defeating Patricia Maria Tig 7-5 6-4 to advance to the Hua Hin final. She would clash with Swiss teenager Leonie Kung, who was taking part in just her second main draw WTA event.

With the title within her grasp, Linette played aggressively from the start and relentlessly attacked her opponent's serve. She obtained a break in the first set and two more in the second to win the match 6-3 6-2 in 76 minutes. The Pole had finally won her second WTA title (Bronx 2019), and this victory also saw her climb nine spots to a career-high of No.33 on the WTA rankings.

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