Red-hot Belgian Kim Clijsters continued her sizzling run on American soil and remains perfect against Daniela Hantuchova.

The fifth-seeded Clijsters ran out a 6-4 6-1 victory over the ninth-seeded Slovakian on Sunday to claim her second JPMorgan Chase Open crown in the last three years at the Home Depot Center.

Clijsters did not yield a set this week in lifting her fifth trophy of the year and second in the last three weeks. She also won the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford on July 31.

Clijsters had previously won hardcourt events in the United States at Indian Wells and Miami and a grasscourt title at Eastbourne after missing most of 2004 following left wrist surgery.

"It's amazing, I never expected this to happen," said Clijsters of her successful comeback in an on-court interview after the match.

"That's why I'm enjoying every moment on the court, especially after last year.

"I didn't know if I was going to play the level that I played in 2003. That's why this means so much more to me than in all the previous years."

The former world number one, who will vault two spots to the number eight ranking on Monday, improved to an outstanding 31-1 on American soil dating to her title run at the season-ending WTA Tour Championships in November 2003.

Clijsters' only blemish in the US in that span was a quarter-final loss to rising Chinese teen Shuai Peng last week at the Acura Classic.

Hantuchova was seeking her second career title in her fourth finals appearance since defeating five-time Grand slam champion Martina Hingis to capture the 2002 Indian Wells crown.

Hantuchova's road to the final included a walkover against top-seeded but injured Maria Sharapova and a hard-earned victory over third seed Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals. But she fell short and dropped to 0-7 all-time against the 22-year-old Belgian.

Clijsters broke in the 10th game to claim the first set when Hantuchova netted a crosscourt backhand attempt.

"At the start we were really playing well," Clijsters said.

"She was returning really well and I was putting in enough first serves, and she was definitely taking advantage of that.

"In the second set, she started to make a little bit more unforced errors and I just kept trying to put the pressure on her and it helped."

Clijsters rolled in the second set, breaking her opponent's serve in the fourth and sixth games. After Hantuchova double-faulted at break point in the sixth game, Clijsters served out the 67-minute victory with a clean forehand winner down the line.