Moscow, RUSSIA, October 7 (agencies) - Fifth-seeded Jelena Dokic beat eighth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia 6-3, 6-3 to win the women's title in the Kremlin Cup on Sunday, her
third WTA Tour championship.
Dokic, an 18-year-old Yugoslav, jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first set and wasted a set point on Dementieva's serve before finally closing it out on a Dementieva
error.
Dokic was in control throughout the second set, taking a 5-1 lead before wasting two match points.
"I proved to myself that I can play well and that I can win tournaments and that gives me a lot of confidence," said Dokic, who earned $175,000.
Dokic won the third title of her career, all this season. Her other titles came at the Italian Open in May and the Toyota Princess Cup two weeks ago. Having beaten Dementieva in Moscow, Dokic reached the WTA's top 10 for the first time.
"This year has been very good to me," she said. "I didn't really expect it to go as well as it did."
Dementieva, the silver medalist at the Sydney Olympics, upset top-seeded Martina Hingis in the quarterfinals. She has yet to win her first title.
