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Brazil's Vitória Miranda finishes runner‑up in singles and doubles at WC100 Turin
Eighteen‑year‑old Brazilian wheelchair‑tennis player Vitória Miranda was the runner‑up in both the singles and doubles draws at the WC100 tournament in Turin, Italy. In the singles final she lost to Algeria's Imane Toubal 6‑4, 6‑1 after an unbeaten run that included a bye, a 6‑1, 6‑0 victory over Delphine Clavien and a 6‑1, 6‑3 win over Christina Pesendorfer. In doubles, Miranda partnered Toubal and fell to the Swiss pair Nalani Buob and Angela Grosswiller 3‑6, 7‑6 (7‑4), 10‑7.
Miranda, ranked No. 26 in the world for wheelchair tennis, spoke of the experience as valuable learning, while her coach Léo Butija highlighted the tournament as part of her development plan ahead of the World Championships in the United States in September and a subsequent European circuit.
The performances marked a significant step for Brazil in the sport, underlining Miranda's rising profile on the international wheelchair‑tennis stage.
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Angela Grosswiller · Imane Toubal · Léo Butija · Nalani Buob · Vitória Miranda