Caroline Wozniacki came in the tournament ranked 26th and seeded 4th, and on the way to the championship, she beat No. 1 seed Agnieszka Radwanksa in the semifinals. In the final, she played Vera Dushevina, and won the match easily, 60 62.
"I'm very happy I've won my first title!" Wozniacki said. "It's always tough to play two matches on the same day, but Vera had to do it as well. At the start I had her under pressure and I think that frustrated her. She played better in the second set and began putting pressure on me instead. She had break points at 2-all there and I think getting out of that was the key to the match."
On Monday, the Dane will hit the Top 20 in rankings.
"In the beginning of the year my goal was to be in the Top 50," said the Dane, who turned 18 years old in July. "I've kept on moving it up since."
Since she won the title, Wozniacki is the first Dane to win a Tour singles title. But she isn't the only Dane to win a title of any kind; Tine Scheuer-Larsen won seven doubles titles in the 1980's and 1990's, partnering Jana Novotna and Mercedes Paz.
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