American Lindsay Davenport took another step towards achieving WTA history on Sunday at the Wismilak International.

The top-seeded Davenport once again had little problem as she completed a masterful week by posting a 6-2 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the finals of the US$225,000 hardcourt tournament.

The title was the 49th in Davenport's sensational career, moving the Californian within one championship of becoming the ninth woman in WTA history with 50 career singles titles.

The second-ranked player in the world, Davenport also improved to an impressive 49-6 in 15 career Tier III events, including a stellar 9-1 mark in finals.

The 29-year-old made it seem easy Sunday as she did all week, dropping only six games in the finals and a total of 19 games in her four matches.

"I'm satisfied," said Davenport, who needed only 75 minutes in the final.

"It's tough sometimes to play four weeks in a row and still to come out on top. I've played a lot of matches the last few weeks and I felt this whole week was a success. I won in straight sets every match, and it's not always easy to win when you're expected to win. I felt I handled that very well this week."

After cruising in the first set against Schiavone, Davenport appeared as if she might receive a challenge as the Italian jumped out to a 3-2 lead in the second.

However, Davenport showed the championship mettle that she has gained from her previous titles on the WTA Tour, rebounding to win four of the next five games to post her fourth championship of the season.

"I think the difference in the second set was once I got broken to 2-2, I felt like she played with a little bit more confidence. The balls were definitely coming a little bit harder and deeper. She wasn't really allowing me to be inside the baseline as much as I was in the first set. I didn't play a great game to get broken, but overall, I got it back together at the end and obviously I'm happy to come out with a victory."

"In particular in the second set, I was there," Schiavone said.

"Maybe at the start (of the match), it was not so wonderful because it is difficult to feel how she plays. It's OK. Maybe next time, I can do a little bit more to try to win the most important points."

Schiavone was fortunate to reach the final as she was taken to a third set in both the first round and quarter-finals.

In the semi-finals against second-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, Schiavone was thoroughly dominated in the first set, 6-1, but caught a break when Schnyder ultimately retired after two sets due to heat illness.

Schiavone - who fell to 0-3 all-time in finals - also has dropped each of her two career meetings v Davenport, including a straight-sets defeat in the quarter-finals in Moscow in 2004.

"I tried to run faster," Schiavone said. "But it's not easy when she hits the ball with such good timing."

Davenport takes home US$35,000, while Schiavone earns US$19,000 for the second-place finish.