Eugenie Bouchard falls short in Istanbul final

Canadian qualifier Eugenie Bouchard fell short of capturing her first WTA tournament title in six years on Sunday, losing to Patricia Maria Tig of Romania 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) at the Istanbul Tennis Championship.

Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., was appearing in her first final since 2016. Her only career tournament title came in Nuremberg, Germany in 2014.

Tig, ranked No. 88, converted on 5-of-13 break points and saved 6 of 10.

The match took two hours 32 minutes.

WATCH | Tig defeats Bouchard in 3 sets:

Tig edges Bouchard in Istanbul Tennis Championship final

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Duration 5:01

Qualifier Eugenie Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., falls short of capturing her first WTA tournament title in six years, losing to Patricia Maria Tig of Romania 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Bouchard beat world No. 94 Paula Badosa of Spain 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals of the WTA Tour clay-court event on Saturday.

The 26-year-old Canadian, ranked 272nd in the world, had to win two qualifying matches to get into the main draw.

Bouchard, a former world No. 5 after reaching the final of Wimbledon in 2014, is projected to rise to No. 163 after Sunday's result.