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Harriet Dart wins her first WTA title ahead of the 2027 season
Harriet Dart won her first WTA title by beating Austria’s Lilli Tagger in the Guangzhou Open final in China.
The 30-year-old is set to climb 32 places to world number 83, becoming Britain’s third-ranked woman.
The win offers British tennis a lift after a difficult 2026 in singles, with disappointing Grand Slam results and injuries to leading players Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu.
Katie Boulter also won a WTA title this year, while Sonay Kartal reached the Wuhan Open final.
Arthur Fery reached the Wimbledon semi-finals before losing to Alexander Zverev.
Draper and Raducanu could return in 2027, giving them a chance to compete again after injury setbacks.
Dart’s title and the other players’ results give British fans reasons to look ahead to the next season.
Harriet Dart won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Guangzhou Open.
The British player beat Austrian Lilli Tagger in the final after coming through qualifying.
The win came ahead of the 2027 season and at age 30.
Dart is set to rise 32 places to world number 83 in the WTA rankings.
She is set to become Britain’s number three, overtaking Francesca Jones.
- Who
- Harriet Dart, a British tennis player, and Lilli Tagger, an Austrian player.
- What
- Dart won her first WTA Tour singles title by defeating Tagger in the Guangzhou Open final.
- When
- The title came in the week before the 2027 season; the articles were published on 1 November 2026.
- Where
- Guangzhou, China.
- Why
- Not stated
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Dart came through qualifying to reach the Guangzhou Open final.
Dart defeated Lilli Tagger to win her first WTA Tour singles title.
- Age
- 30
- Tournament
- Guangzhou Open
- Final opponent
- Lilli Tagger of Austria
- Ranking change
- Set to rise 32 places to world number 83
- British ranking
- Set to become Britain’s number three, overtaking Francesca Jones
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