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Parmentier Earns Istanbul Championship

Apr 30th 2018
Pauline Parmentier

TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup Final

P. Parmentier (FRA) d P. Hercog (SLO) 64 36 63

Notes:
- Parmentier wins her third WTA title and her first since Bad Gastein in 2008; her win-loss record in finals now stands at 3-0, having also won Tashkent in 2007.
- Parmentier upset No.1 seed Wozniacki and No.7 seed Begu in the quarter and semifinals, respectively; she dropped three sets en route to the title, recovering from a break down in the third set against Hercog in the final.
- Hercog's record in WTA finals falls to 2-3, with all five taking place on clay.
- Liang and Zhang win their first WTA doubles title together; Liang now has six titles to her name, while Zhang has five.