Switzerland's Belinda Bencic won her first WTA title since returning from maternity leave, defeating American Ashlyn Krueger 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in Saturday's final at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.

The Swiss former world number four, who is now outside the top 150, gave birth to her daughter Bella in April last year

Belinda Bencic defeated Ashlyn Krueger to win her second Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open title, and her first WTA title since 2023.

Belinda Bencic completed back-to-back in the last two days and how she has won her first WTA title as a mom at the WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi. On Saturday, the world No. 157 - who played in Abu Dhabi as a wildcard - came back from a set down emphatically to beat world No. 51 Ashlyn Krueger in the final 4-6 6-1 6-1.

American Ashlyn Krueger will go for her second career WTA title at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open after she took down Czech opponent Linda Noskova 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the semifinals Friday.

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Less than four months after her return from maternity leave, Belinda Bencic made history by winning the singles title in the Abu Dhabi Open to become the first mother since 2023 to win a singles title on the WTA Tour.