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Patna : World No 8 in WTA rankings Kiki Bertens, 27, Netherlands, beat World No 30 Donna Vekic,22, Croatia, in straight sets in the final to win St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy at Sibur Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 3, 2019. It was her 8th WTA title. St Petersburg Ladies Trophy is a premier WTA event.
Bertens beat Vekic 7-6, 6-4 in the final. Bertens fired 8 Aces in the match to 2 by Vekic. She won 4 break points to 3 by Vekic. Bertens won 4 games in a row in the match to 3 by Vekic.
Bertens was down 5-2 in the first set but rallied back strongly to force a tie break which she won. Vekic committed 8 double faults in the match to 6 by Bertens. Vekic had defeated World No 2 and defending champion Petra Kvitová, 28, Czech Republic, in the quarter-finals.