Dokic beats Kournikova in final

Jelena Dokic

Hong Kong, January 6, 2001 (agencies) - Yugoslav-born Jelena Dokic (ranked 25th) upset top-seeded Anna Kournikova 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the final of the Watson's Water Challenge exhibition tournament.

Neither Kournikova nor Dokic has won a tournament on the WTA Tour.

Dokic, a 17-year-old Australian, who received Yugoslav passport last year, is one of the tour's promising players. She broke the eighth-ranked Russian in the ninth game of the second set to clinch the match.

"I really had a great tournament," Dokic said. "It was a tough match. Anna was playing well in the first set. She did not miss anything, but I played some smart tennis."