To say that Vandeweghe was a long shot at the beginning of the tournament is an understatement. She wasn't even in the main draw to start - she had to come through qualies - and once she made it through those qualies, there were five Top 20 players in the main draw, led by Simona Halep.
But with a few of the favorites getting bounced early, and some stellar serving during the week - she dropped 81 aces in seven matches, including a whopping 19 against Marina Erakovic in the first round - Vandeweghe went all the way to the title, taking out No.7 seed Garbiñe Muguruza and No.8 seed Klara Koukalova en route to the final, then capping the week with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Zheng Jie.
Though Zheng wasn't seeded, she had just as much grass court cred as anyone in the draw - she did reach the Wimbledon semifinals in 2008, after all.
But Vandeweghe was just too good - she lost just one point on her first serve (27 of 28) and never faced a single break point in the 70-minute match.
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