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 good opening set, then dominated down the stretch, breaking serve six instances total 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’s going to make her High 50 debut on Monday, rising to No.36.
“You confirmed a lot combat and gave the folks a present,” Jovic instructed Arango in the course of the trophy ceremony, earlier than praising the 24-year-old for her kindness. “It’s not simple to begin out on tour while you’re younger … however folks like Emiliana make it simpler and at all times have a smile on their face.”
Jovic confirmed her combat as effectively, profitable three three-setters throughout her 5 matches in Mexico.
She joins a rising wave of contemporary faces within the elite. Per the WTA, Eleven different gamers have cracked the High 50 in 2025:
McCartney Kessler (Jan 13)
Ashlyn Krueger (Jan 27)
Olga Danilovic (Jan 27)
Moyuka Uchijima (Could 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, enhancing 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)
