Russian youngster Diana Shnaider capped a great week of grass court tennis with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 triumph over Donna Vekic for the Bad Homburg Open title on Saturday.
Shnaider, 20, clinched her biggest career success in 2 hours 12 minutes. She broke Vekic four times while saving 10 of the 13 break points her Croatian opponent had.
Shnaider reached the final over three-time grand slam champion Angelique Kerber, Australian Open semi-finalist Dayana Yastremska, former world number two Paula Badosa and third seed Emma Navarro.
"It was an amazing week for me ... I managed to play one of the best weeks of my life, so I hope I will just keep going like this," Shnaider said, looking ahead at Monday's Wimbledon start and beyond.
The WTA said that Shnaider will rise from 47th to 30th in the next world rankings.
