Second seed Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi picked up her ninth career title on Saturday with a three-sets win over Australian Alicia Molik in the final of the Wien Energie Grand Prix.

Smashnova-Pistolesi, in a final for the first time this season, recorded a 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory over the sixth-seeded Molik.

The winner of this event two years ago, Smashnova-Pistolesi improved to 12-4 on clay this season. She claimed a pair of tournaments last season, both on clay.

Molik's only career title came in January 2003 at Hobart, Australia.