Amanda Coetzer was delighted at finally ending a two-year title drought with a straight-sets victory over Mariana Diaz-Oliva of Argentina in the final of the Mexican Open.

The second-seeded South African beat Diaz-Oliva 7-5 6-3 for her first tournament win since her triumph here two years ago.

"It feels great to have won two titles here in Acapulco, I have never done this before," Coetzer said.

"When I first checked into the hotel, I had this feeling. My room was very similar to the one I had when I first won the title here two years ago, it had the same set-up. Memories came back to me and I felt good."

After finishing out of the top 20 in 2002 for the first time, Coetzer appears to have turned things around.

She opened the season by advancing to the quarter-finals at Sydney and reached the fourth round at the Australian Open.

She appeared in the Memphis final last week, falling to Lisa Raymond.

"I enjoy competing, it pushes me to improve my game which is what I enjoy most," said the 31-year-old Coetzer.

"When I think that a day will come when I have to end my tennis career, I feel very sad. So right now I have no plans to retire, as I am enjoying the game more than ever."

Coetzer earned £17,000 for her ninth career title.

Playing in her third career final, Diaz-Oliva came up short in her bid to win her second tournament and give Argentina a sweep of the men's and women's titles after Agustin Calleri's win on Saturday.

But she enjoyed her best week of the season, having lost in the first round at her previous three events.

"I would have liked to win the title so that Argentina would have had two champions here in Acapulco," she said.

"Everytime an Argentine player wins a title, it's a title for all of us, it's a title for our country who unfortunately needs hope today.

"I have been playing in a final in each of the last two years, my game has improved but I need more confidence and I need to be more aggressive," she added.

"I love Acapulco, it's a great place, and to have reached the final here it's become a paradise for me."