Parry reached the final by also beating Dane Clara Tauson 6-3, 7-5, Ukraine’s Oleksandra Oliynykova 6-4, 7-6 (3) and No. 6 seed Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1. Li, ranked No. 30, had beaten wildcard Alycia Parks 6-2, 6-3, Uzbek qualifier Maria Timofeeva by walkover and Colombian Camila Osorio 6-1, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals, where she had been chasing the chance to become the first American to reach a Monterrey final.
Like Bartoli in 2009?
Parry is the only French player in this year’s main draw, and the closest her country has come to a Monterrey title was Marion Bartoli’s run to the trophy in 2009, a mark Parry can match on Saturday.
Belgian Elise Mertens, the No. 2 seed, joined her in the final by beating Czech Nikola Bartunkova 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Mertens, ranked No. 24, dropped the first set before turning the match around, breaking for control in the third as Bartunkova, who had led for most of the match, faded down the stretch.
It is Mertens’s 17th career Tour-level final and her first since she won the title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2025. Mertens reached this final by also beating Ukraine’s Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-1, 6-4 and Hungarian lucky loser Panna Udvardy 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.