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Latvian tennis player (born 1997)
Jeļena "Aļona" Ostapenko is a Latvian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5 in singles by the WTA, achieved in March 2018, and No. 3 in doubles, attained in July 2025. Ostapenko has won nine WTA Tour–level singles titles, including a major at the 2017 French Open, and 13 doubles titles, including two majors at the 2024 US Open in women's doubles with Lyudmyla Kichenok and at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles with Marcelo Arévalo. She is the current No. 1 player from Latvia.
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British tennis player (born 2001)
Sonay Kartal is a British professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 44 in singles, achieved on 14 July 2025, and No. 171 in doubles, achieved on 5 January 2026. Kartal has won one WTA Tour title and 14 ITF titles, all in singles. She is the current British No. 1 women's singles player.
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The Wuhan Open, sponsored by Dongfeng Voyah, is a WTA 1000 tennis tournament held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and organized for female professional tennis players. It is one of the WTA 1000 tournaments on the WTA Tour and made its debut in the 2014 season.
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British player Sonay Kartal continues her fine run by beating former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5) to reach the Wuhan Open final
WUHAN, China (AP) — British player Sonay Kartal continued her fine run by beating former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5) to reach the Wuhan Open final on Saturday.Kartal's victory over the 2017 Roland Garros winner added to previous big wins over Elina Svitolina and two-time Grand Slam finalist…