Marketa Vondrousova claimed her first title since winning Wimbledon two years ago after she beat Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu in the Berlin Open final.
The 25-year-old Czech has struggled with injury over the last year but put that behind her to win 7-6 (12-10) 4-6 6-2.
She saved six set points in a tight first-set tie-break but came through that to take the opener.
Wang, 23, had seen off four top-20 players to reach her first-ever tour final and she showed great resolve to get a break in the second set and level.
But Vondrousova dominated the decider, getting the double break to send her on the way to a third career title and ensure she heads into Wimbledon with confidence.
“It was nice to see a full crowd. I really enjoyed the tennis this week and the support”, Vondrousova said.
‘ Close to quitting ‘ Bublik wins Halle Open
Alexander Bublik continued his impressive recent form by beating former world number one Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6 (7-4) to win the Halle Open.
The Kazakhstan player had seen off world number one Jannik Sinner in the last 16 and this victory was his first in seven attempts against Medvedev.
It took him one hour and 22 minutes to secure the win, which was his fifth ATP Tour title and his second in Halle after his 2023 win.
Russian Medvedev, meanwhile, has now lost his last six Tour-level finals.
With the win Bublik will rise to 30th in the world, having been outside the top 75 just one month ago.
“I had such tough months since last Wimbledon to probably this summer”, he said.
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