Amanda Anisimova continued her resurgence by winning the highest-level title of her career on Saturday, capturing the WTA 1000 Qatar TotalEnergies Open trophy with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jelena Ostapenko in the final.
“It feels amazing,” Anisimova told the press after her win. “It’s been such an incredible week here. I think every match has been very tough. I’m just super happy with my performances and my level here, and to be able to get my first 1000 title is really special to me.”
In the first Doha final to feature two players ranked outside the Top 30, it was former World No. 21 Anisimova who prevailed in a big-hitting battle that lasted 1 hour and 21 minutes of on-court action, along with two short rain delays on a drizzly day in Doha.
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Ranked No. 213 just 12 months ago, Anisimova reached her first career WTA 1000 final last summer in Toronto and has now gone one better this week. Currently at 41st in the world, the American now finds herself on the brink of a potential Top 20 debut.
Anisimova collected her third career WTA singles title overall, and her first since Melbourne Summer Set #2 in 2022. Anisimova is also the first American to win the Doha title since Monica Seles back in 2002, which was the second edition of the tournament.