draw. Overall, she played 108 games in just three matches. In the first round, she defeated former world No. 1, Ana Ivanovic, in straight sets, causing one of the biggest upsets in the tournament. Immediately after her Wimbledon run, Alexandrova returned onto clay and reached the final of the ITS Cup, a $50k event, losing to compatriot and top seed Elizaveta Kulichkova in three sets. At the Tournoi de Québec, she claimed the biggest win of her career against world No. 59, Julia Görges, in the first round. Entering the Open de Limoges, a WTA 125 event, as the world No. 133, Alexandrova caused a huge shock by ending the season with the biggest title of her career. En route, she defeated three big local favourites: fourth-seeded Pauline Parmentier in the second round, second-seeded Alizé Cornet in the semifinals, and top-seeded world No. 24, Caroline Garcia, in the final. 2017: Top 100 debut In the 2017 season, Alexandrova continued to be a constant presence on the WTA Tour but not achieving any major success. She received direct entry into the Australian Open main draw for the first time in her career, but lost to compatriot and 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova in the first round. She made her top-100 debut with consecutive title runs a $60k events Pingshan Open and Open de Seine-et-Marne. Making her first French Open main-draw appearance, she beat Kateřina Siniaková before falling short of eventual semifinalist and world No. 2, Karolína Plíšková, in three sets. At the Wimbledon Championships, Alexandrova lost to eventual champion Garbiñe Muguruza in the first round. Alexandrova qualified for a Premier 5 tournament for the first time at the Rogers Cup, but lost to world No. 6 and eventual finalist, Caroline Wozniacki, in the second round. At the Open de Limoges, she lost in the quarterfinals to Antonia Lottner as the defending champion. 2018: Maiden WTA final Alexandrova enjoyed a breakthrough season on the WTA Tour in the year. At the Australian Open, she was beaten by fellow hard-hitting Madison Keys in the second round, winning just one game in the process. After some mediocre results, Alexandrova fell out of the top 100. However, she managed to make the semifinals of $100k events, the Slovak Open and Ilkley Trophy. Alongside a run to the final of the $100k event, the Hungarian Open, she returned to the top 100 after a brief period. She