Sharon Fichman and Giuliana Olmos wins doubles title in Rome

Photo: Jimmie48 Tennis Photography

Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON) was crowned champion in doubles at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Sunday alongside Giuliana Olmos of Mexico. The pair defeated Kristina Mladenovic of France and Czech Marketa Vondrousova 4-6, 7-5, 10-5 in the final.

Fichman and Olmos reached the final after a grueling tournament which included eliminating the top seeds (Elise Mertens/Su-Wei Hsieh) and the fourth seeds (Ena Shibahara/Shuko Aoyama). After dropping the opening set in the championship match, the Canadian and her partner took their game up a notch to quickly take a 4-1 lead in the second frame. Mladenovic and Vondrousova had not said their last word, however, as they staged a major comeback and even served for the match at 5-4. However, Fichman and Olmos continued to show resilience and managed to stop the comeback to take the set 7-5. The duo played with renewed confidence for the remainder of the match, dominating the super tiebreak to seal the triumph.

The win is Fichman’s first WTA 1000 title and the fourth WTA doubles crown of her career. Her last tournament victory came in 2020 when she won the Monterrey title with Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine. For her part, Olmos picks up the third WTA doubles crown of her career.  

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