Simona Halep produced a battling performance in Toronto to beat Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia in three sets and claim a third Canadian Open title.
The 2019 Wimbledon champion pulled through to rise back up to sixth in the world rankings.
Halep, 30, dropped from second in the world to 20th after missing a large part of last season with injury.
Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz to win the men’s title.
The 31-year-old pulled off what he described as the “best title of his career” after seeing off Britain’s Dan Evans in the semi-finals.
Carreno Busta, 23rd in the world, battled back after losing the first set on a single break of serve to turn the tables on world number 10 Hurkacz for a deserved victory.
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