The green and yellow duo formed by Laura Pigossi and Ana Candiotto, seeded number 3, compete for the doubles title at the WTA 125 in Cali, Colombia. The opponents in the final are Italian Nicole Fossa Huergo and Georgian Ekaterine Gorgodze, the main seeds.
In the semifinal, the Brazilians beat Frenchwoman Selena Janicijevic and North American Varvara Lepchenko 7/6 (7-4) and 6/4.
At 31 years old, Laura Pigossi, bronze in doubles at the Tokyo Olympic Games, is at her best ranking career doubles (87th place). She comes from two WTA 250 finals (Bogotá and São Paulo) and two semi-finals of the 125 series (Rio de Janeiro and Florianópolis). Ana Candiotto, 21 years old, recently won the ITF W35 in the capital of São Paulo, with Nauhany Silva. Candiotto is in 308th place in the ranking of WTA doubles. The athlete’s best mark is 284th position.
The tournament distributes 125 points in the ranking of the WTA for the champions and a prize of US$5,700 for whoever wins the title. Runners-up earn 81 points and share US$2,900. By winning the title in Colombia, the duo can establish themselves among the 230 best in the world. ranking worldwide.
