Serena Williams won the Bangalore Open on Sunday with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Patty Schnyder.

It marks the 29th career title for the third-seeded Williams, who advanced to the final with a three-set win over sister Venus on Saturday.

Williams also won her first title since taking the crown at Miami last April. Two months prior to that, she won her eighth major at the Australian Open.

Williams, who claimed the first prize of US$95,500, improved to 7-3 lifetime against Schnyder.

"I don't think I was at my best. Patty played real good. She forced me to bring my game out," Williams said.

Playing in her first tournament since the Australian Open, Williams took control of the first set by breaking Schnyder in the sixth game.

In the second set, Williams found herself in a 3-1 hole before managing to win the next five games to close out the match in 83 minutes.

("The) first set could have gone either way," Schnyder said.

The fourth-seeded Schnyder was playing her in her first title match of the year.

The 12th-ranked Switzerland native has not claimed a singles title since winning in Cincinnati in 2005.

The 29-year-old has lost seven championship matches since then, including San Diego and Linz last year.