Seventeen-year-old Iva Jovic capped her dream week in Guadalajara by powering previous Colombia’s Emiliana Arango, 6-4, 6-1, on Sunday to seize her maiden WTA title.
The Southern California native, ranked No.73, broke serve three consecutive instances to shut out a decent opening set, then dominated down the stretch, breaking serve six instances general and reeling off the ultimate 4 video games of the match to shut the competition in a single hour and 34 minutes.
At 17 years and 283 days, Jovic turns into the youngest participant to win a title on tour in 2025, surpassing Dubai champion Mirra Andreeva by 16 days. She is going to make her Prime 50 debut on Monday, rising to No.36.
“You confirmed a lot struggle and gave the folks a present,” Jovic informed Arango throughout the trophy ceremony, earlier than praising the 24-year-old for her kindness. “It’s not straightforward to begin out on tour once you’re younger … however folks like Emiliana make it simpler and at all times have a smile on their face.”
Jovic confirmed her struggle as properly, successful three three-setters throughout her 5 matches in Mexico.
She joins a rising wave of recent faces within the elite. Per the WTA, Eleven different gamers have cracked the Prime 50 in 2025:
- McCartney Kessler (Jan 13)
- Ashlyn Krueger (Jan 27)
- Olga Danilovic (Jan 27)
- Moyuka Uchijima (Might 5)
- Jaqueline Cristian (June 9)
- Sonay Kartal (June 9)
- Maya Joint (June 30)
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (July 14)
- Hailey Baptiste (July 14)
- Lois Boisson (July 21)
- Victoria Mboko (Aug 11)
Youngsters proceed to make their mark in 2025. They continue to be unblemished in finals this season, bettering to a mixed 7-0 in 2025. 5 completely different gamers have contributed to the run:
- Victoria Mboko (Montreal)
- Maya Joint (Rabat, Eastbourne)
- Mirra Andreeva (Indian Wells, Dubai)
- Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (São Paulo)
- Iva Jovic (Guadalajara)
