Sunday’s singles final, scheduled for noon, features top seed Anhelina Kalinina, of Ukraine, who defeated American Jessica Pegula today, and Julia Grabher, of Austria, who beat Japan’s Ayano Shimizu. Kalinina and Grabher both won in straight sets on Saturday.

 

Kalinina, 20, is ranked No. 154 in the world and will be going for her eighth USTA Pro Circuit/ITF Pro Circuit singles title tomorrow. She won the singles title at the $25,000 event in Daytona Beach last week. As a junior player in 2014, Kalinina reached the singles final of the 2014 junior US Open and won the doubles title at the junior Australian Open. Grabher, 21, is ranked No. 265 and is looking to win her sixth ITF Pro Circuit singles titles on Sunday.

 

Saturday’s doubles final ended in a tight match tiebreaker with Ching-Wen Hsu, of Chinese Taipei, and Hanyu Guo, of China, defeating Ulrikke Eikeri, of Norway, and Ilona Kremen, of Belarus, 6-3, 3-6, [12-10]. Hsu, 21, is ranked No. 413 in doubles and won her eighth USTA Pro Circuit/ITF Pro Circuit doubles title, while Guo, 19, is currently ranked a career-high No. 183 in doubles and captured her second career doubles title with the win today. Hsu and Guo had never played doubles together prior to this tournament.

 

Prior to the singles semifinals, the USTA National Campus hosted a Net Generation Kids’ Clinic. More than 100 local kids participated in the free clinic led by USTA National Campus staff and top American junior players. 2017 Wimbledon junior singles finalist Ann Li, who grew up playing tennis through the USTA’s NJTL program, also spoke with kids from Legends Academy in Orlando. The kids were hosted by the USTA Foundation.

 

On Sunday at 10:30 a.m., a free Net Generation Team Challenge with local youth will be held.

 

This is the first pro tennis event to be held at the USTA National Campus this year and one of two events scheduled at the campus in 2018, as another USTA Pro Circuit women's event will take place in March. Daily updates and further information on this tournament can be found at www.procircuit.usta.com and www.ustanationalcampus.com.

 

For complete results from the USTA National Campus Pro Tennis Classic, click here.

  

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20 – RESULTS

 

Singles Main Draw – Semifinals

(1) Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def. (LL) Jessica Pegula (USA) 6-2, 6-2

Julia Grabher (AUT) def. Ayano Shimizu (JPN) 6-3, 6-4

 

Doubles Main Draw – FINAL

Ching-Wen Hsu (TPE) / Hanyu Guo (CHN) def. Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ilona Kremen (BLR) 6-3, 3-6, [12-10]

 

ABOUT THE USTA PRO CIRCUIT
With more than 90 tournaments hosted annually throughout the country and prize money ranging from $15,000 to $125,000, the USTA Pro Circuit is the pathway to the US Open and tour-level competition for aspiring tennis players and a frequent battleground for established professionals. The USTA launched its Pro Circuit 39 years ago to provide players with the opportunity to gain professional ranking points, and it has since grown to become the largest developmental tennis circuit in the world, offering more than $3 million in prize money. Last year, more than 1,000 men and women from more than 70 countries competed in cities nationwide. Andy Murray, Maria Sharapova, John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Kei Nishikori, Victoria Azarenka, and Sam Querrey and are among today’s top stars who began their careers on the USTA Pro Circuit. Follow the USTA Pro Circuit at #USTAProCircuit and www.procircuit.usta.com.