Siniakova, Zhang win NBO doubles crown, Rybakina to meet Swiatek in singles final
TORONTO - Czechia's Katerina Siniakova and China's Shuai Zhang defeated Italy's Sara Errani and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez 6-3, 6-4 in the doubles final on Thursday at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers.
The top seeds needed 80 minutes to complete the victory over their third-seeded opponents at Sobeys Stadium.
The match preceded the evening singles final between Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina and Poland's Iga Swiatek.
The second-seeded Rybakina and seventh-seeded Swiatek have split 12 previous meetings on the WTA Tour.
Swiatek defeated Rybakina 7-6 (8), 6-2 in their only other WTA 1000 final meeting in 2024 at Doha, Qatar.
The winner will receive 1,000 ranking points and US$1.09 million of the $7.43-million overall purse. The finalist will get 650 points and about $565,000.
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