Zhu Lin 1st title in Hua Hin

Final day in Hua Hin.

2023 Thailand Open, a WTA 250 tournament, on Hard, in Hua Hin, Thailand, 30 January - 5 February 2023.

Not held in 2021 and 2022 due to COVID.

2020 champion (not defending):

Magda Linette (5) who defeated qualifier Leonie Kung 6-3 6-2

Final:

Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) v Zhu Lin (China)

The players met once previously - Lesia Tsurenko won a three setter - second round in Dubai, February 2019.

Tsurenko would be aiming for a fifth title, her last coming in Mexico, March 2018.

It would be the first final for Zhu.

Zhu served first and was broken.

A love game from Tsurenko consolidated the break and she led 2-0.

Two forehand winners from Tsurenko in the third game helped produced a break point.

It was saved, as was another, and Zhu held for 1-2.

Zhu broke back after Tsurenko wasted a game point in the fourth game. 2-2.

Tsurenko immediately responded, setting up break point with a backhand winner, and converting.

Neither wanted to hold serve, Zhu hitting winners from both forehand and backhand to break and level at 3-3.

Serving at 3-4 and 40-30, Tsurenko lost the next three points and lost her serve.

Zhu would serve for the set at 5-3.

Backhand winner from Tsurenko and double fault from Zhu. 0-30.

Forehand from Zhu netted. Three break points.

Only one required. Zhu led 5-4.

Forehand winner from Zhu, in between errors from Tsurenko, and three set points arrived.

Forehand down the line winner and Zhu won the set 6-4.

The players exchanged service breaks in games four through seven of set two.

Zhu led 4-3.

A drop shot winner from Zhu in game eight set up break point, and a backhand error from Tsurenko confirmed the break.

Zhu served for the match at 5-3.

Tsurenko netted a backhand. Zhu hit a forehand long, 15-15.

Zhu’s backhand wide. Tsurenko forehand wide. 30-30.

Zhu backhand winner down the line. Match point. 

Zhu forehand wide. Deuce.

Tsurenko forehand winner. Break point.

Tsurenko backhand wide. Deuce.

Zhu netted a backhand. Break point.

Zhu backhand winner. Deuce.

Zhu forehand wide. Break point.

Big serve - return wide. Deuce.

Zhu overhead netted. Break point.

Tsurenko forehand winner and finally the service break 

Zhu led 5-4.

Tsurenko served to stay in the match.

Double fault and Zhu forehand winner assisted Zhu to two match points.

One saved. 

Backhand winner from Zhu finished the match.

Zhu Lin won 6-4 6-4 to claim her first WTA title.

Her ranking will improve to a career high of #41.