Mirra Andreeva joins Pegula, Sabalenka as multi-WTA title winner in 2026 after Linz comeback

Mirra Andreeva became the third player on the WTA tour to lift a trophy more than once this season with a comeback victory against Anastasia Potapova at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Sunday.

The top seed trailed 6-1, 1-0 against the newly-minted Austrian, who started competing for the country this year, before turning things around in a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory that earned her both a fifth career title, and second trophy of 2026.

The world No. 1 joins Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula as players to win more than one title so far this year.

After the one hour and 54-minute victory, Andreeva said that Potapova, against whom she is now 3-1, "pushed [her] to [her] limit."

"I was struggling a lot on how to find a solution to play against [Potapova] today," Andreeva said in her victory speech before continuing the recent "tradition" of thanking herself after a big win.

“I want to thank myself today again for fighting until the end. For trying to find solutions. For never stopping and believing until the end that maybe somehow I can turn it around. I think it paid off today as well. Last thanks goes to myself.”

Andreeva ended the match with 32 winners to 35 unforced errors while Potapova hit 30 winners and 42 unforced errors.

The Russian-born Potapova previously won in Linz in 2023, and became the first player representing Austria to reach the final since the tournament began in 1991.

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“Playing here for the first time as an Austrian, for me it means the world," the former world No. 21 said in her runner-up speech. "All the support I was getting this week from the crowd, I never had it in my life. I’m really thankful.”