Australian Nicole Pratt claimed the first WTA Tour title of her 15-year career on Saturday by beating Russian teenager Maria Kirilenko in straight sets at the Indian Open.

Kirilenko was just two years old when Pratt made her professional debut at the age of 15, and her challenge faded in the final of this tournament as the more experienced Australian triumphed 7-6 (7/3) 6-1.

Florida-based Pratt, seeded fourth this week, upped her game in the second set and fought off the unseeded Kirilenko who had reached the final courtesy of a shock victory over second seed Marion Bartoli.

Pratt's triumph marks a new career-high for the 30-year-old who had only ever contested one previous final, at Shanghai in 2001, and whose world ranking has hovered around 50 for the past five years.