Laura won the first of what will surely be many senior singles’ titles yesterday after beating fellow British junior Samantha Vickers 6-3 6-2 in the final of a $10k event in Sunderland, England. With this title in hand Laura should move well inside the top 500 this week, so keep a look out for updated ranking lists soon!

To bring you up to speed on this small tournament which received pretty much no coverage in the news, here’s how Laura got to the final…

Seeded fifth for the tournament, Robson made everything look easy once again as she beat 16-year-old Stephanie Cornish in straight sets in her first round match, then did the same to 23-year-old Matea Mezak in the second round, winning both 6-3 6-3.

Robson was pushed to 3 sets just once in the tournament - her third round opponent Laura-Ioana Andrei of Romania gave her a better fight in the quarter-finals with Robson eventually winning the tough match 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 7-5. Laura came back stronger from this to win her semi-final 6-3 6-3 against Tara Moore, before finally finishing off the tournament with the straight sets victory over Samantha Vickers.

Great job Laura!

Link: Sunderland image gallery