Houten, second title in a week for Bidahorria and Riera. A winning birthday for Virginia

One week after their triumph in Nairobi, Julieta Bidahorria and Virginia Riera have done it again in the Netherlands. The number 1 seeds beat Italy’s Martina Parmigiani and Belgium’s Helena Wyckaert 7-5 6-1 in the final, after overcoming two more Italian players, Emily Stellato and Giulia Sussarello, 6-2 7-6 in the morning. Bidahorria and Riera enjoyed a perfect run to the title in Houten, winning all their matches without dropping a set and taking home 80 FIP Ranking points.

Riera could not have found a better way to celebrate her birthday. “I turned 38 on a padel court, and in the best possible way”, she said. “Thank you to Sport Club Houten for making us feel at home. It was a pleasure to play here: we will be back. And thank you to everyone who made me feel their affection on such a special day”. From Houten, Bidahorria and Riera will travel to Rotterdam, where they are in the main draw of the CUPRA Rotterdam P2, which starts tomorrow.