Andre Agassi cruised to a 6-3 6-1 victory over sixth seed Davide Sanguinetti
of Italy to claim a record-equalling fifth title at the 380,000 US dollar Siebel
Open indoor event in San Jose, California.
Agassi tied with John McEnroe for the most tournament wins in the Bay Area in
the Open era (1968).
He also won the tournament in 1990, 1993, 1995 and 1998 and reached the final
in 1996, 2001 and 2002.
The top-seeded American, who improved his career mark here to 44-6, triumphed
for the 12th time in as many matches this season.
He opened the year by winning his eighth career Grand Slam at last month's
Australian Open.
The 32-year-old earned 52,000 US dollars for his 56th career tournament
victory.
Sanguinetti fell to 0-4 lifetime against Agassi and failed to capture his
third career ATP title.