Lulu San, an amateur tennis player who competes and studies at the University of Texas, today (Sunday) won the most important title in her short career at the 1st International Women’s Tennis in São Domingos de Benfica), who is a Tennis MP. , Portuguese Tennis Federation and Local Parish Council, organized in Bairro São João Tennis, Lisbon.

Ranked 737 in the world rankings, Lulu San accompanied Portuguese coach Miguel Semedo (former Future de Oliveira de Azeméis semi-finalist) for three weeks and won her fourth title in the ITF World Tennis Tour, but first in the W25 category.

Ellen Perez is coached by Portuguese Maria Joao Koehler (six-time national champion and former 102nd in the WTA rankings), ranked 235th in the world hierarchy, played her tenth singles final at the ITF World Tennis Tour, and he was looking for his third title …

Lulu San, a 20-year-old Swiss who received the All-American Award in June for her participation in the selection of values ​​in the American university system, showed that she is ready for vocational training. career and won in the final the Australian Ellen Perez, who took 3rd place in the Portuguese tournament with a cash prize pool of $ 25,000, about 21,000 euros.

Lulu San was born in New Zealand, mother is Chinese and father is Croatian, but lived in Switzerland for a long time and won 6-4 and 6-4 at 1:30 in the final, which was characterized by strong winds and much milder temperatures than in Switzerland. the semi-final, which became the first duel between them.

It was her 11th meeting in two weeks and five of them in three sets (from losing the final in Spain in another W25 tournament), so there was a fear for her physical strength, but she was the one who took off in a hurry. winning the first three games and never slowing down. In the second set, they also quickly moved up to 2: 0.

Consequently, despite the good reaction of Ellen Perez in both sets, using her aggressive tennis on the part of many “winners”, as well as several unprovoked fouls, the Australian was unable to correct the deficiencies.

Ellen Perez won € 1,386 and added 40 points to the world rankings and is expected to rise from 235th to 213th. The Australian, who is now heading to the Tokyo Olympics to play doubles with the esteemed Sam Stosur (2011 US Open Champion), hopes this route in Portugal has been vital to her participation in the US Open after qualifying Wimbledon. Meanwhile, Lulu Sun raised € 2,620, adding another 65 points to her rating, which should rise from 737 to 524.

“I played long matches this week, but in the end I made it. Thank you Miguel for these wonderful weeks – we have the title, ”Lulu San said in her speech at the awards ceremony after receiving the trophy from the President of the Portuguese Tennis Association. Federation, Vasco Costa.

“It was nice to play here. I call Maria Princess of Portugal. I couldn’t win the title for you, but it was great to be together and I hope that I will return to Portugal more often. Happy Birthday Papa (John) “. Title, but I hope you had a great day there in Australia,” said Ellen Perez, holding up the trophy given by Jose Augusto Martinho, President of Bairro de San Juan.

Miguel Leal, the distinguished bronze referee of the International Tennis Federation, received a souvenir from the tournament director, Jose Marquez Fernández, and Manuel Sousa, the event promoter, presented a plaque to Bair São João.

Even before the singles final, there was an exhibition of elements of the national wheelchair tennis team.

First, the doubles were played, and João Quseiro, runner-up in wheelchair tennis, played alongside Manuel Souza, not as a tournament organizer, but as a former player of the Portugal Davis Cup international tournament.

This pair won 2-1 against a pair of João Sanona, player of the teams from Portugal that contested the World Wheelchair Championship, and Maria João Koehler, the former Portugal international team in the Fed Cup, now called the Billie Jean King Cup.

Then there was a singles duel, and João Quseiro defeated João Sanon 6-4 in a serious competitive match with the referee team consisting of chief referee João Trindade and linesmen Madalena Nobre and João Igla.