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BRADENTON, Fla. – The top seeds at last week's ITF J300 at the IMG Academy navigated their draws throughout the cool and sunny week on Florida's gulf coast, but only one managed to clear the final hurdle, with Serbia's Teodora Kostovic defeating No. 4 seed Tereza Krejcova of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-1, while Spain's Andres Santamarta Roig rolled past No. 1 seed Maxim Mrva of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-1.
Girls Singles Champion Teodora Kostovic
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Kostovic suffered a disappointing loss to fellow IMG student Wakana Sonobe of Japan in the 2023 final, so returned in 2024 with revenge on her mind and an eye toward collecting the WTA 500 qualifying wild card awarded to the champion. A stress fracture complicated her preparation for the tournament, but the 17-year-old achieved her goal, earning her fifth J300 title of the year.
The top four seeds reached the girls semifinals, but it was No. 4 seed Krejcova who advanced to the final with a 6-4, 7-5 win over 14-year-old compatriot Jana Kovackova, the No. 2 seed. Jana's older sister Alena, the No. 3 seed, suffered her third straight loss to Kostovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, setting up a first meeting between Krejcova and Kostovic.
