Israel’s Lina Glushko wrapped up a spectacular all-round effort on Saturday, winning the Wiphold International singles and doubles titles, of the Wiphold International at TuksTennis in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday, 24 February, 2024.
“I’m so happy to win both titles in singles and doubles. It was a perfect week for me and I’m so overwhelmed.”
Lina Glushko after winning the Wiphold International Singles and Doubles Titles
Glushko had to work hard against French opponent Manon Leonard in the singles final, but she emerged triumphant, taking a 6-3 7-5 victory.
In the doubles final, she paired up with Gabrielle Knutson of the Czech Republic as they stunned No 3 seeds Sofia Costoulas and Hanne Vandewinkel of Belgium, earning a narrow 7-6(5) 7-6(4) win.
After reaching the final in Pretoria in 2022 and 2023, Glushko was delighted to secure her first titles in South Africa’s capital city.
Glushko is set to turn out again next week at the second of two successive ITF World Tennis Tour W50 women’s tournaments being held in Pretoria.
She was not getting ahead of herself, however, because she was starting from scratch as she geared up for another tough battle in the challenge for trophies and lucrative prize money.
“Next week I’m starting from zero. That’s the thing in tennis. After winning a title, two days later you need to play from the first round, so I’m just going to be super focussed and play with confidence,” she said.
Original Copy: Tennis SA, with editing by gsport
Main Photo caption: Israel’s Lina Glushko pictured in action during the singles final of the Wiphold International at the TuksTennis, University of Pretoria on Saturday, 24 February, 2024. Photo: Barco Greeff
Photo 2 caption: 2024 Wiphold International Singles champ Lina Glushko and runner-up Manon Leonard (France) smile after the on-court battle to decide the winner. Photo: Barco Greeff
Photo 3 caption: Not only did Glushko (pictured) win the singles title, she also prevailed to the doubles final to emerge victorious with Czechia’s Gabrielle Knutson. Photo: Barco Greeff
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