FEZ, Morocco (AP) — Italian veteran Alberta Brianti defeated seventh-seeded Simona Halep of Romania 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Grand Prix SAR to earn her first WTA title Sunday.
The 31-year-old Brianti broke her opponent five times as Halep lost for the second year in a row in the final of the clay-court tournament.
Halep, who lost to Iveta Benesova in last year’s final after coming through the qualifiers, was also chasing her first title.
