Australian Ellen Perez and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez have been edged out in a fiercely contested doubles closing on the 2023 WTA Finals in Cancun.
Cancun, Mexico, 6 November 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Cancun, Mexico
Ellen Perez and American accomplice Nicole Melichar-Martinez have fallen simply quick of their quest to win the distinguished WTA Finals doubles title.
Their successful run in Cancun got here to an finish right now, with Germany’s Laura Siegemund and Russian Vera Zvonareva recording a 6-4 6-4 victory in a high-quality doubles closing.
Perez and Melichar-Martinez had their probabilities, however solely managed to transform one among their eight break level alternatives all through the one-hour and 38-minute championship match.
But the 28-year-old Perez, who was aiming to win the largest title of her profession and develop into the primary Australian doubles champion on the WTA Finals in 17 years, vowed they might maintain their heads excessive.
“I believe lots of people doubted us to have the ability to do what we’ve finished this week, so we needs to be actually proud,” Perez mentioned.
“It’s been an unimaginable yr and I’m comfortable we’re right here and doing what we did.”
That is Perez and 30-year-old Melichar-Martinez’s fifth runner-up end of the season.
Their finals report as a group, since forming their partnership in April 2022, now stands at one win from 9 finals appearances.
“Sadly we didn’t get to win a event this yr, however perhaps subsequent yr we get one,” Melichar-Martinez mentioned.
This end result caps a superb end-of-season run for 35-year-old Siegemund and 39-year-old Zvonareva. The US Open 2023 finalists captured three titles from their closing 5 tournaments and received 19 of their previous 23 matches.
Siegemund is projected to rise to a brand new career-high rating of world No.5, whereas Zvonareva is now set to climb to her highest rating in additional than 18 years at world No.9.
Perez’s efforts will likely be rewarded within the WTA Tour rankings too, set to report her highest year-end rating at world No.17.
The left-handed Perez now heads instantly to Spain to symbolize Australia on the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Finals, the place she’ll line-up alongside Kimberly Birrell, Daria Saville, Ajla Tomljanovic and Storm Hunter.
> READ: Birrell – “It’s such a privilege and honour to symbolize Australia once more”
The Australian group begins its marketing campaign towards Slovenia later right now (from 8pm AEDT). The Billie Jean King Cup Finals are broadcast reside in Australia on the 9 Community.
Aussies in motion – WTA Finals
RESULTS
Ladies’s doubles, closing
[6] Laura Siegemund (GER)/Vera Zvonareva d [8] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) 6-4 6-4
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