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.

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.

Amanda Anisimova clinched the first WTA 1000 title of her career with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jelena Ostapenko in a rain-interrupted Qatar Open final on Saturday, a triumph achieved after a "lot of hard work and a lot of tears".