Unseeded Asa Svensson captured the second title of her career
by defeating fourth-seeded Iva Majoli in the final of the Croatian Bol Ladies
Open clay-court tournament.
The Swede was pushed to a third set before beating her Croatian opponent 6-3
4-6 6-1.
Svensson said: "Before coming here I hadn't won a match in two months, so to win
five in one week and win the tournament is just unbelievable.
"I think the key this week was that I was really relaxed. Even in the final
today, when I wasn't playing well, I stayed calm.
"When Iva was playing well, I simply accepted that and concentrated on what I
needed to do."
Ranked 87th in the world, Svensson added to her 1999 at Kuala Lumpur.
Majoli, the 1997 French Open champion, failed to clinch her ninth career title.
"Asa was simply too good for me today," Majoli said.
"Every time I was trying to be aggressive she was better than me. But I was
tired too. I gave it everything I had, but today it wasn't enough.
"I was really determined to win the title here in Croatia, but I'm going to try
and come back next year and do one better."
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