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Harriet Dart reaches her first WTA Tour-level final in Guangzhou
Harriet Dart fought back to reach her first WTA Tour-level final at the Guangzhou Open in China.
The 30-year-old British player beat 16-year-old Chinese teenager Xinran Sun in three sets after losing the opening set 7-5.
Sun, the ITF Junior World No.
1, had match points in the second set, but Dart saved them and won the tiebreak 7-1.
Dart then won the deciding set without dropping a game to complete the comeback.
Reaching the final is a major step for Dart, who came through qualifying and beat several opponents, including fifth seed Paula Badosa, on her way there.
She will face Kaitlin Quevedo or Lilli Tagger on Sunday; a win would return her to the WTA top 100, after her run had lifted her to 101st.
Harriet Dart reached her first WTA Tour-level singles final by defeating China’s Xinran Sun at the Guangzhou Open.
The 30-year-old Briton came back from losing the first set and saving multiple match points to win in three sets.
Dart won 5-7, 7-6 (7-1), 6-0 in a little under two and a half hours.
She will face either Lilli Tagger or Kaitlin Quevedo in Sunday’s final.
Dart rose to 101st in the live rankings and would return to the top 100 if she wins the title.
- Who
- Harriet Dart, a 30-year-old British tennis player, and Xinran Sun, a Chinese teenager.
- What
- Dart defeated Sun to reach her first WTA Tour-level final.
- When
- 31 October 2026.
- Where
- Guangzhou Open, Guangzhou, China.
- Why
- Dart won their semi-final match after coming back from a set down and saving multiple match points.
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Dart came through two rounds of qualifying to reach the Guangzhou Open main draw.
Dart beat former world number two Paula Badosa to reach the semi-final.
Dart saved multiple match points and beat Xinran Sun in three sets to reach the final.
Dart is due to face either Lilli Tagger or Kaitlin Quevedo in the final.
- Final
- Dart’s first WTA Tour-level singles final
- Semi-final score
- 5-7, 7-6 (7-1), 6-0
- Opponent
- Xinran Sun, 16-year-old Chinese player
- Live ranking
- 101st
- Final opponent
- Lilli Tagger or Kaitlin Quevedo
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What people are saying
To finally be here means the world
it’s been a really long journey, it’s been hard
I found it tough out there. It was a rollercoaster.