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Tennis: Isabella Shinikova wins singles title at Sharm el Sheikh tournament

Photo: Bulgarian Tennis Federation

Isabella Shinikova, Bulgaria, won the singles title at the Sharm el Sheikh hard court tennis tournament with USD 15,000 in prize money. In the final, the No.4 seeded player defeated Chenting Zhu, China by 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

This is the 10th consecutive win for Isabella Shinikova after winning another International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament of the same rank, again in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.

Shinikova has a total of 26 singles titles from ITF tournaments.



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