Pakistan, Nov. 2 -- Britain's Harriet Dart won the first WTA Tour singles title of her career as she beat fast-rising Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger in the Guangzhou Open final.

Dart, 30, was overcome by emotion following a 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory in a tense final. The gutsy victory capped a stunning run for Dart, who came through qualifying to lift the trophy at the WTA 250 event.

"It's crazy to be sitting here as champion after coming through qualifying - it's mad really," Dart told BBC Sport. "It's been a wild week - I'm super proud of myself."

The British number five, ranked 115th in the world, twice had a lead in the decider wiped out by 18-year-old Tagger.

But Dart broke for a third time for 4-3 and held serve to move within one gam...