Lexus Wrexham Open 2026: Britain's Hannah Klugman wins singles title
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Rising British star Hannah Klugman lifted the biggest title of her career with a straight-sets victory over Elsa Jacquemot in the Lexus Wrexham Open final.
Klugman, who did not drop a set throughout the week on her way to being crowned champion, produced another excellent performance to win 6-2, 6-4 in front of a capacity crowd at the Wrexham Tennis & Padel Centre's Carden Park Arena.
There was more success for British tennis in the doubles final later in the afternoon as Freya Christie and Eden Silva delivered another fine display to lift the trophy.
After breaking Jacquemot in the third game of the first set in the singles final, there was no stopping Klugman as she wrapped up an impressive victory over the world No.153 after one hour and 23 minutes.
Jacquemot had also reached the final without losing a set in winning four matches in Wrexham during a consistent week for the 23-year-old.
Klugman, 17, is the latest British winner of this tournament, following in the footsteps of Mimi Xu last year, while Sonay Kartal was the 2024 champion when the event was played in Shrewsbury ahead of moving to Wrexham.
"I was obviously so shocked to get over the line, that was tough," said Klugman, who won her first World Tennis Tour event, a W50 tournament, in Portugal last month. "I was shaking afterwards, but just so, so happy and proud of myself again.
"It's been such an amazing week and to top if off with a win at such a high-level tournament, these are big moments for me as a young player.
"I have such great people behind me, pushing me every day, and I think I've really made some massive steps in my tennis. I'm definitely a different tennis player to who I was at the start of the year, so just so happy with myself."
Having started the week as the world No.341, Klugman, a former world junior No 1, is set to break into the top 250 for the first time.
After lifting the trophy in North Wales, a delighted Klugman, who is now off to play in a W75 tournament in Glasgow this coming week, added: "These moments don't come often so you've got to really enjoy them. I'm going to have a really nice dinner with the team and then go up tomorrow."
The home crowd then enjoyed watching another British victory as Christie and Silva teamed up to win the doubles final after getting the better of fourth seeds Hiroko Kuwata from Japan and Antika Raina from India 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and five minutes. It's the fifth World Tennis Tour title they have won together this year.
Christie said: "We're really, really pleased. We've played some great tennis this week. We've come back from the brink, saving a few match points as well, so, yes, really happy, really happy to get another title. It was really fun on court this week with Eden and just happy to get another title and play in front of the home crowd as well."
On today's final, Silva added: "It was so nice to be able to play in front of so many people. I feel like they really got behind us and there were times in that final where it could have maybe turned the other way, when the opponents were getting a little bit of confidence and a bit of momentum swinging their way.
"I think because we felt that support, it was easy to get back on track, and it's just great to win another title, especially at home in the UK."
Reflecting on the success of this week's event, Richard Joyner, the tournament director for the LTA, said: "We came here to Wrexham for the first time last year and it was a really good event.
"This year's event has gone up another level, whether it be player experience, spectator experience, or the overall atmosphere.
"This event certainly brings out the best of the Brits. This was a strong line up this week with lots of players from inside the world's top 200, as well as two from the top 100. We have never had that strength in depth before at W100 level. Players seeded at last year's event were only just getting into the main draw this time.
"As well as the event being here to promote tennis in North Wales and Cheshire, it's also put on with a view to helping our British players, so from the LTA Performance Competition Calendar, the success of the British players stepping up to often beat higher ranked players is impressive."
