Niculescu, Pliskova win first career WTA titles

Karolina Pliskova won her first WTA title, and didn’t drop a set en route to the final.

In case you missed any action from Day Six and Seven at this week’s BMW Malaysian Open, WTA Brazil Tennis Cup, and Abierto Mexicano TELCEL, here’s a recap of the results.

* bold denotes upset (seeded player)

BMW Malaysian Open (WTA) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Singles Semifinals:

Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. (4) Ayumi Morita (JPN) 6-0, 6-2

(WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) def. (3/WC) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 6-4, 6-1

Singles Final:

Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. (WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

Doubles Semifinals:

(1) Janette Husarova (SVK) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) def. Luksika Kumkhum (THA) / Erika Sema (JPN) 4-6, 6-3, [10-5]

Doubles Final:

(2) Shuko Aoyama (JPN) / Kai-Chen Chang (TPE) def. (1) Janette Husarova (SVK) / Shuai Zhang (CHN) 6-7(4), 7-6(4), [14-12]

Abierto Mexicano TELCEL (WTA) – Acapulco, Mexico

Singles Final:

(1) Sara Errani (ITA) def. (2) Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles Final:

(4) Lourdes Dominguez Lino / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) def. Catalina Castano / Mariana Duque-Marino (COL) 6-4, 7-6(1)

WTA Brazil Tennis Cup (WTA) – Florianopolis, Brazil

Singles Final:

Monica Niculescu (ROU) def. Olga Puchkova (RUS) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

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