Anisimova beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3 in a final disrupted twice by showers. After the second rain delay, Anisimova won the last three games to become the first American to win the Doha title since Monica Seles in 2002.

Jelena Ostapenko had beaten World No. 2 Iga Swiatek in the semi-final, but could not triumph over Amanda Anisimova.

Anisimova took the first set courtesy of two breaks, even though she had to recover from 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko reeling off nine straight points at one stage

Amanda Anisimova claimed her first WTA 1000 title when she beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Qatar Open. The American will break into the top 20 for the first time in her career.

Amanda Anisimova (23) clinched the first WTA 1000 title of her career with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jelena Ostapenko (27) in a rain-delayed Qatar Open final on Saturday.