June 18th 2023.
Katie Boulter has achieved a major milestone in her career, winning her first WTA Tour title at the Nottingham Rothesay Open. It was the first all-British final since 1977, and Boulter celebrated her victory over Jodie Burrage with a 6-3, 6-3 score.
The 26-year-old, who recently became the new British No.1 after taking the spot from Emma Raducanu, is the first British woman to lift WTA Tour silverware since Raducanu’s Grand Slam win at the US Open two years ago. Her performance in Nottingham has pushed her back into the world’s top 100 for the first time since 2019.
“I’ve dreamt of this moment since I was a little girl,” said Boulter, who grew up nearby in Leicestershire. “I’ve been here as a fan and now as a player, dreaming big, and I found a way to win it today. It means more than everything to me.”
Boulter didn’t drop a single set throughout the tournament and had impressive wins over three other British players: Emily Appleton, Harriet Dart, and Heather Watson. Her performance in Nottingham follows a successful grass-court campaign which saw her reach the semi-finals in Surbiton last week. Sunday’s match was one of only three all-British finals on the WTA Tour in the last fifty years. The last was 46 years ago, when Sue Barker played Virginia Wade in San Francisco.
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