The WTA 1000 Cincinnati began on August 13, 2022, and ends on August 21, 2022. This tournament is one of the most prestigious, as it is one of the tournaments that awards the most points to the winners after the Grand Slams.
In addition, it is one of the oldest competitions in the world of Tennis in the United States. It began in 1899 and this year is its 123rd edition. With this in mind, we bring you, at JefeBet, the last five winners of the Cincinnati WTA 1000. We tell you all about it below!
Last 5 Winners of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 at the WTA
2021: Ashleigh Barty
Australian Ashleigh Barty is the most recent champion of the Cincinnati WTA 1000. However, she will not be able to keep her title or fight for it this year, as she retired from the sport in March 2022 after winning the Australian Open.
Ashleigh Barty defeated Jil Teichmann in the final, 6-3, 6-1, to win the women’s singles title at the 2021 Cincinnati Masters and her first title at the tournament. Ash Barty won the title without dropping a set. It was her fifth and final title of the season, her third WTA 1000 title and her 13th career singles title overall on the WTA Tour.
2020: Victoria Azarenka
Victoria Azarenka won the title by walkover, after Naomi Osaka withdrew from the final with a hamstring injury. This means that the game was not played.
This was Azarenka’s first singles title since Miami in March 2016, and her first since giving birth to her son Leo in December 2016.
2019: Madison Keys
American Madison Keys won on her home soil at the 2019 edition of the WTA 1000 Cincinnati against Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova with a score of 7-5, 7-6(7-5). The match was played on August 18, and Madison Keys had a 76% efficiency with her first serve, 13 aces and 3 of 7 break points won.
2018: Kiki Bertens
Kiki Bertens, on her way to her first major hard court title, defeated the world’s No. 2 and No. 1 players of the moment in the second round and the final, respectively.
She became the first Dutch woman to win a title in Cincinnati by defeating Simona Halep in the final, 2-6, 7-6(8-6), 6-2.
2017: Garbiñe Muguruza
Garbiñe Muguruza won the title by defeating Simona Halep in the final, 6-1, 6-0. By losing the final, Halep did not take her third chance in 2017 to reach the top of the WTA singles rankings when she was only supposed to conquer this match.