Nuria Parrizas Diaz represented the tour veterans this week by winning the Valencia WTA 125 title on home soil. The Spaniard overcame American Louisa Chirico 7-5, 7-6(9) in Sunday’s clay-court final.
No. 2 seed Parrizas Diaz was down a break in each set, and she had to save two set points in the second-set tiebreak to get out of this match in straights. All told, it took Parrizas Diaz 1 hour and 49 minutes to grit out two close sets.
Parrizas Diaz, who peaked at World No. 45 in 2022, has now won four WTA 125 singles titles in her career. She has also hoisted trophies at 2021 Bastad (clay), 2021 Columbus (hard court), and 2024 Canberra (hard court).
After her latest triumph, Parrizas Diaz finds herself back in the Top 100. The Spanish No. 3 rises from No. 104 to No. 85 on Monday.
Sunday’s doubles final was won by No. 1 seeds Maria Kozyreva and Iryna Shymanovich, who bested Spaniards Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers and Angela Fita Boluda 6- 3, 6-4.
It is the second straight WTA 125 title for Kozyreva and Shymanovich, who beat Gleason and Martins in last week’s Bari final.
