Mayar Sherif 1st title in Parma

Final day in Parma.

Including semi finals not played previous day because of rain.

2022 Parma Ladies Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Clay, in Parma, Italy, 26 September - 2 October 2022.

2021 champion (not defending):

CoCo Gauff (3) who defeated Wang Qiang (6) 6-1 6-3

Postponed semi final results:

Wildcard Maria Sakkari (1) defeated Danka Kovinic 7-5 6-2 

Mayar Sherif defeated Ana Bogdan (6) 6-4 3-6 6-4

Final:

Wildcard Maria Sakkari (1) (Greece) v Mayar Sherif (Egypt)

The players had met twice previously - first in 2013, in an ITF tournament when both were teenagers, and Sherif won.

Of more relevance, Sakkari won a first round match against Sherif in Doha, March 2021.

In this final, Sakkari began well, breaking Sherif in the opening game, and consolidating for 2-0.

Sherif was taken to deuce before registering her first mark on the scoreboard in the third game,

Sherif broke back to level at 2-2, only to drop serve in the very next game.

Yet another service break and 3-3.

Serving at 4-4, Sherif was down 0-40. She saved two of the three break points, but not the third, and Sakkari broke for 5-4.

Serving for the set, the top seed was broken. 5-5.

Serving at 5-6 to stay in the set, Sakkari led 40-15, but was taken to deuce.

One more game point disappeared, and eventually serve was broken. The set was taken by Sherif 7-5.

Set two began as set one, with Sakkari breaking serve in the first game.

The top seed saved four break points before holding for 2-0, but was broken in the fourth game and it was 2-2.

Sherif saved two break points in the seventh game before holding and led 4-3.

Sakkari was down 0-40 in the next game, saved two break points but not the third, and Sherif was a game away from the match.

At 40-0 Sherif had three match points. Sakkari could only save one.

Mayar Sherif won the match 7-5 6-3 and claimed the title.

This was the first title for Mayar from her second final.