Golubic wins 1st WTA title, beating Bertens in Gstaad final

By foxsports
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GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) Viktorija Golubic won her first WTA title on Sunday, beating French Open semifinalist Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Ladies Championship Gstaad final.

The 23-year-old Swiss, ranked No. 105, will enter the top 100 for the first time when new standings are confirmed Monday.

Golubic, who was unseeded, raised her game against the 26th-ranked Bertens to win all seven break-point chances she created.

The first WTA event staged in Switzerland since 2008 - the Zurich Open won by Venus Williams - ended with a home nation winner on the Swiss Alps clay courts.

Golubic's breakthrough season has peaked at home. In April, she won two singles rubbers in a Fed Cup semifinal at Lucerne that Switzerland lost to the two-time defending champion Czech Republic.