Tommy Haas put an end to Belarussian qualifier Max Mirnyi's dream of winning the Tennis Masters Series event in Stuttgart.

The German beat Mirnyi 6-2 6-2 6-2 as he carried off his fourth title of the year.

Mirnyi, 24, beat Gustavo Kuerten, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanisevic en route to the final.

But he was broken six times by Haas, who also benefited from Mirnyi's tendency to produce unforced errors.

Haas, who was the first German to win the event since Boris Becker did so in 1996, said: "This was my nicest victory of the year because I like playing in Germany. I really wanted to play well before a home crowd."

Haas, 23, won the CA Tennis Trophy last week and has moved up to seventh in the Champions Race.