Simona Halep has won the highly regarded Toronto tennis tournament. The 15th-seeded Romanian was too strong for the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia in the final battle. It was 6-3 2-6 6-3.
Halep has won the tournament twice before, in 2016 and 2018. Back then, the event was still held in Montreal. Halep started the tournament in Toronto as number 15 in the world.
For 26-year-old Haddad Maia, the defeat ended a great series. The South American started the year as number 82 in the world. After victories in June at the grass tournaments of Nottingham and Birmingham, she entered the top 20 through her performance in Toronto. She is still the world number 24. Haddad Maia won in Toronto against Iga Swiatek, the Polish number 1 in the world, and Olympic champion Belinda Bencic from Switzerland.
