Tennis: Mihaela Buzarnescu wins ITF tournament in Toyota (Japan)

Romanian tennis player Mihaela Buzarnescu won the ITF tournament in Toyota (Japan), equipped with total prizes worth 60,000 US dollars, after defeating in the final Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, 6-0, 6-1. 

Buzarnescu (29 of age, WTA's 68) defeated her opponent after just 54 minutes of playing. Zidansek (aged 19, WTA's 149) hasn't had one single break during the match, while Buzarnescu had 18, of which she scored 6. 

The Romanian also defeated Zidansek in 2015 in the quarterfinals of the ITF tournament in Zawada (Poland 25,000 US dollars), 7-6 (5), 6-4. 

While having the best year of her career Buzarnescu lost a single match of the latest 15 played and also won the title in Poitiers (France, 100,000 US dollars) and Toyota and played the final in Tokyo (100,000 US dollars). 

She started the year as WTA's 351st and also won the ITF tournaments in Hodmezovasarhely (Hungary, 60.000 US dollars), Izmir (Turkey, 60,000 US dollars), Getxo (Spain, 25,000 US dollars), Versmold (Germany, 60,000 US dollars), Biarritz (80,000 US dollars). 

Moreover, Buzarnescu played for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament, US Open, this year, and had her first WTA semifinal, in Linz (Austria). 

On Monday, Buzarnescu will be ranked 60th in the WTA ranking, leaving behind Russian Maria Sharapova. AGERPRES .