Veneto Open promoted by Regione del Veneto: Parks wins the tournament
Alycia Parks won the title on Sunday afternoon against Bernarda Pera.
Qualifier Alycia Parks won the Veneto Open promoted by Regione del Veneto final by beating No 8 seed Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday.
Parks, ranked No 148, defeated qualifier Elvina Kalieva (7-6 (5), 7-5), Romanian Anca Todoni (6-0, 6-2), Robin Montgomery (6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4) and Swiss qualifier Susan Bandecchi (6-3, 1-6, 6-3) in the previous rounds.
Earlier in the tournament, Pera, ranked No 103, defeated Latvian Darja Semenistaja (6-3, 6-4), Belarusian Aliona Falei (6-4, 7-5), Russian Kamilla Rakhimova (6-3, 6-3) and Italian Sara Errani, the No 4 seed (4-6, 7-5, 6-3).