A look back at the most inspiring tennis victories of recent times on the WTA Tour

Modified Feb 04, 2017 10:27 GMT

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: Flavia Pennetta (R) of Italy and Roberta Vinci (L) of Italy pose with their trophies after their Women's Singles Final match on Day Thirteen of the 2015 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 12, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Pennetta defeated Vinci 7-6, 6-2. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) — Flavia Pennetta (R) and Roberta Vinci (L) pose with their trophies at the 2015 US Open

#3 Monica Puig: Olympic Gold Medal Match

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 13: Gold medalist Monica Puig of Puerto Rico reacts during the medal ceremony for Women's Singles on Day 8 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Tennis Centre on August 13, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) — Monica Puig during the medal ceremony after winning the gold at 2016 Rio Ganes

Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig became an overnight sensation after winning the Gold Medal Match against Angelique Kerber at the 2016 Rio Olympics. It was the first individual gold medal for her country.

Puig also broke tennis records in being the only unseeded player to win the Olympic tennis singles final, since the re-introduction of tennis in 1988. The following quote, from a post-match interview with NBC, after her win perfectly sums up her emotionally enthralling story, “I think I united a nation. And I love where I come from.”

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