. 2 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in easy straight sets to take the crown in Seoul, Korea.A day shy of her 39th birthday, Date Krumm became the second oldest woman, after Billie Jean King at 39 years, 7 months and 23 days, to win a title, as the Japanese demolished Medina Garrigues with a score of 63 63.
"I didn't think about winning the title. I had no pressure because of that, and I think my opponent had too much pressure," Date Krumm said. "The match reminded me again that in tennis, you really don't know how anything will turn out before you actually play. My husband's love and support was more important than anything in this. I was relaxed, mentally strong and physically I was doing well. With all of the tennis I've played, I was of course tired. For the past year I didn't know if I could compete well on the Tour, but now it looks okay.
"I came back to win matches. I want to continue as long as my body holds up. I think I'll be able to keep playing for a couple of years."
"I arrived here without a lot of confidence. To be in the final is a very good result. I would have been happier winning the tournament but Kimiko played very, very well," Medina Garrigues said. "When I was on court, I didn't feel like she was 38. She won five matches in a row this week, four in three sets, more than two and a half hours, and today she was running like it was the first day."
The head-to-head result between the two is now equal at 1-1, after Medina Garrigues won their first encounter in Guangzhou this year.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Singles - Final
Kimiko Date Krumm (JPN) d. (2) Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 63 63
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