Svetlana Kuznetsova won her first WTA Tour title for almost two years on Sunday with victory over fellow Russian Dinara Safina in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

Kuznetsova, the fifth seed, had lost 10 of her last 11 finals but beat top seed Safina 6-4 6-3 in Stuttgart.

"It has been a while," Kuznetsova said.

"At the beginning today I was a little bit nervous. It's tough for me to play finals - I haven't won too many of them lately.

"But I started playing better and better as the match went on and I was able to win. I want to thank everybody for their support. It's a great thing to be here."

Safina added: "I just wasn't feeling that good on court today. Svetlana put me under pressure right from the start and played really well. She deserved to win.

"All in all it has been a good week. Compared to my other appearances here, it was a big improvement. At least I was in the final.

"It's a shame I couldn't win but I'll be back next year and hopefully I'll make the next step."