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Who was the last British woman to win a WTA singles title before Watson?

  • Sara Gomer

  • Jo Durie

  • Sue Barker

  • Virginia Wade

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Sara Gomer was the last British woman to win a WTA singles title before Emma Watson. Gomer achieved this feat in 1988 at the Birmingham Classic, becoming the first British woman to win a WTA singles title since Virginia Wade in 1978. Watson ended the 33-year drought for British women in WTA singles titles when she triumphed at the Monterrey Open in 2021.
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