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Coco Gauff wins first WTA title beating Jelena Ostapenko in Linz Open final

Teenager Coco Gauff has become the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years with victory in the Linz Open.

The 15-year-old American beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 1-6 6-2 and is projected to move inside the world's top 75.

Gauff only qualified for the main draw as a lucky loser after losing in the final round of qualifying.

"It has been an amazing week, I hope to come back here again. I will remember this moment for the rest of my life," said Atlanta-born Gauff.

The youngster, who rose to fame at Wimbledon this year when she beat five-time champion Venus Williams in the first round, emulates Nicole Vadisova, who was 15 when she won her maiden WTA title in Tashkent in 2004.