Kaitlin Quevedo, welcome to the champions' circle

Carlos Navarro - 21 Sep 2026 | 18:27
Kaitlin Quevedo WTA WTA Sao Paulo 2026 Nadia Podoroska

Spanish tennis celebrates a new title: the player of Canary origin conquers her first WTA crown in Sao Paulo, defeating Nadia Podoroska in the final.

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Kaitlin Quevedo, new Spanish player with a WTA title.

Kaitlin Quevedo is now a WTA title champion. Spanish tennis celebrates a new title thanks to the player of Canarian origin, who was able to adapt to all kinds of conditions this week at the WTA Sao Paulo 2026, culminating her perfect performance with a gutsy comeback in the final (4-6, 6-4, 6-2 against Nadia Podoroska). After seeing the match suspended due to rain until Monday and facing a difficult start, struggling to find the court, the Spaniard bounced back, drawing on impressive mental strength and began to move Podoroska around until she became desperate... thereby entering the golden pages of Spanish tennis.

There were moments early in the season when Kaitlin Quevedo was talked about as the next big star of Spanish women's tennis. Her growth has been of small but steady steps, gradually adapting to the elite rhythm of the circuit, leaving her mark in the Grand Slams and using the WTA 125 as a boost to peek at and approach breaking into the top 100. A final in Targu Mures, at a tournament of this category, was merely a prelude to what was to come: winning in Sao Paulo, a tournament on concrete, also demonstrates her great adaptability to all surfaces, her versatility, and her ability to adjust to what her opponent requires as the game progresses.

Así ganó Kaitlin Quevedo el título en Sao Paulo.

Where does Kaitlin Quevedo stand in the WTA circuit after winning her first title?

To win in Sao Paulo, she needed tons of patience, mental fortitude, and willpower. First, to overcome a tough semifinal against Anna Blinkova, decided in the final moments of the last set; second, to mentally prepare for a final on Monday on the eve of one of the most beautiful moments of her career, the trip to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in China (the effort she will have to undertake for this trip will undoubtedly be challenging); and finally, to come back from a set and break down in her first WTA final.

But there was Kaitlin, immediately breaking back, taking control of the match never to let go again. The player born in the United States began to dictate the pace from the baseline, using her good hand with several drop shots, frustrating a Podoroska who was running out of steam. This confirms that Spanish women's tennis has a new figure, a player who embodies that fresh and varied style of tennis that is in such demand today.

Her first major success comes in a challenging week, in a context of interruptions, very changing weather (the conditions on the final day were nothing like those of previous days, which had been dry and windy), opponents with different styles, postponements, and the responsibility of representing Spain on the other side of the world just days later. Leaving Brazilian soil with the title only demonstrates one thing: the mental strength that Kaitlin showcases has come to the circuit to stay.

And now, what? Beyond soon joining the Spanish Billie Jean King Cup team, Quevedo has made a giant leap in ranking, placing herself in a much more advantageous position that will give her access to better draws. She is already the new #75 in the world, a fundamental boost to a career that, at just 20 years and six months, has only just begun. The first step for a girl committed to social causes, who calls for bolder players and a bomb-proof mentality. Welcome to the circle of champions, Kaitlin.

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