Latvian tennis players triumph in the ITF “Liepaja Open” women’s tournament
From July 2 to 9, highest category in the Baltics in 2023 ITF (International Tennis Federation) Women’s World Tennis Tour W60 tournament “Liepaja Open” took place on the tennis courts of Jūrmala Park in Liepāja with a prize fund of 60,000 USD. Latvian tennis players triumphed in the tournament – Darja Semeņistaja won in singles, and Darja Semeņistaja together with Daniela Vismane won in doubles.
The tournament held in Liepāja was also attended by six tennis players in the top 200 of the world, who, together with other participants from 26 countries, participated in the battle to determine the winner and fight for important rating points and cash prizes with a total amount of 60,000 US dollars.
During the competition, the tournament organizers and participants had to experience changing weather conditions, which significantly affected the course of the competition on the open courts. However, in the end, the “Liepaja Open” tournament was held successfully and without any problems.
The winner of the tournament in Singles was Latvian tennis player Darja Semeņistaja, who in Final won over Jessie Aney from the USA. In the parallel Doubles tournament Darja Semeņistaja, who had teamed up with another Latvian tennis player – Daniela Vismane, fought to the Final, where they did win over Cagla Buyukakcay from Turkey and Lina Gjorcheska from North Macedonia.
After the end of the tournament, the participants thanked for the well-organized competition, and the second place winner, Jessie Aney, stated that it was the first time she had played tennis in front of such a large number of spectators.
The International Tennis Federation Women’s World Tennis Tour was organized by the Liepaja Tennis Sport school with the support of the city of Liepaja, the Latvian Tennis Union and the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
The next international tennis tournaments in Liepāja will take place already at the end of August, when the Tennis Europe tournament for the U12 age group will be held, followed by the ITF J100 category junior competition.
For reference:
The ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour provides entry-level and mid-level professional tournaments and provides a professional pathway between the ITF Junior World Tennis Tour and the WTA Tour. The results of ITF tournaments are incorporated into the WTA Ranking, which enables professionals to progress through to the elite levels of women’s professional tennis.
The ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour offers approximately 500 tournaments across 65 countries and incorporates five prize money levels of tournaments: $15,000, $25,000, $60,000, $80,000 and $100,000.
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Photo: M. Vējš (all pictures from the “Liepaja Open” are available in the “Gallery” section of the website.)
