Anastasia Potapova and Lucia Bronzetti will play the final of the 5th edition of the Transylvania Open. Potapova defeated Sasnovich, while Bronzetti advanced after Katerina Siniakova’s withdrawal. It will be a final between the tournament’s top seed and the player who has shown the most solid and spectacular tennis this week, reaching the final without dropping a single set.
Anastasia Potapova, the tournament’s top seed, has qualified for her sixth WTA final after securing a straight-set victory against Aliaksandra Sasnovich. The score was 6-3, 7-5 for Potapova, who once again raised her level when it mattered most—a pattern she has followed throughout the tournament in Cluj. Facing an opponent with a similar playing style, Potapova managed to dictate the rallies, control the rhythm, and keep Sasnovich under constant pressure.
While the first set saw Potapova firmly in control and always finding solutions, the dynamics of the second set shifted unexpectedly. Sasnovich staged a strong comeback from 3-5 to 5-5 but couldn’t push the set into a tiebreak. At 5-5, Sasnovich lost her serve, and Potapova capitalized on the opportunity to close out the match.
Ranked No. 31 in the WTA this week, Potapova returns to a WTA final after nearly two years, with her last final appearance being in Linz in 2023.
For her third career title, Potapova will face Lucia Bronzetti, who reached the final after Katerina Siniakova’s retirement at 4-0 in the first set. Bronzetti advances to the Transylvania Open final after an incredible week, during which she did not drop a set and displayed exceptionally consistent and disciplined tennis.
For Bronzetti, Sunday’s final will mark the fourth WTA final of her career, following her previous appearances in Palermo, Rabat, and Bad Homburg. However, this will be her first final on a hard court.
Potapova and Bronzetti will battle for the Transylvania Open trophy, and the two know each other very well. They have faced off multiple times across all surfaces—hard, indoor hard, grass, and clay—and each time, Potapova has emerged victorious. The head-to-head record stands at 4-0 in favor of Potapova. It seems Anastasia has found the key to Bronzetti’s game, but it’s important to note that this week, Bronzetti has likely played the best tennis of her career.
