Maia Lumsden reaches career-high world ranking after title in Prague
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Maia Lumsden cemented her place as one of the in-form doubles players on the WTA tour and reached a career-high world ranking after picking up her second tour-level title with Harriet Dart in the space of a month.
The British duo were crowned champions at the Livesport Prague Open last week – adding to their Lexus Nottingham Open title in June.
Dart and Lumsden beat three all-Czech teams en route to the title, including a 6-4, 6-4 win over Lucie Havlickova and Laura Samson in the final.
This was Lumsden’s second WTA final in as many weeks after another impressive run at the Athens Open with China’s Qianhui Tang. Lumsden is now up to a career-high world No.52.
Meanwhile, Jacob Fearnley reached an ATP Challenger final in Bloomfield Hills, USA, as he continued his good form following victory in Newport earlier this month.
The Scottish star claimed an impressive victory over world no. 120 Michael Zheng in the semi-final but eventually lost to top seed Alex Michelsen 7-6 (4), 6-3.
