Harriet Dart is ready to return to the world’s high 100 after she defeated Elisabetta Cocciaretto to achieve the Transylvania Open quarter-finals.
The British quantity three fought again from a set all the way down to clinch a 5-7 7-5 6-3 victory over the fifth seed in Cluj.
Dart, who got here by means of qualifying for the WTA Tour occasion, entered the week in 103rd spot however will transfer up after a slide down the rankings final 12 months.
The 27-year-old faces unseeded Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz within the final eight.
Dart’s victory over Cocciaretto in Romania was the fifth time she had made the final eight of a WTA Tour occasion.
Nevertheless, it was first time she had accomplished so away from British grass, along with her final such run coming in Birmingham final summer time.