Zurich, SWITZERLAND, October 21 (AP) - Lindsay Davenport defeated Jelena Dokic 6-3, 6-1 Sunday to win the Swisscom Challenge for her sixth title of the season.
The third-seeded Davenport has beaten Dokic all four times they have played. Dokic, seeded fourth, had not dropped a set until the final.
"This is the best I can do without winning a Grand Slam," said Davenport, who reached the final with a win over the WTA's new No. 1 player, Jennifer Capriati.
Davenport also won titles in Zurich in 1997 and 1998. Her record at the Zurich tournament to 15-1, with her only loss in last year's final to Martina Hingis.
Davenport took control by winning eight straight games, going from 3-3 in the first set to 5-0 in the second.
Dokic committed four double-faults in the first game of the match and saved two break points in the third game. Davenport finally broke for 3-2 on the Yugoslav's error, but Dokic tied it 3-3 on her seventh break point.
Davenport then ran off the last three games of the set, wrapping it up with a forehand crosscourt winner. She rode her strong serve and more Dokic errors to a 5-0 lead in the second set, the final point of the run coming on a crosscourt winner. She served out the match at love.
"In the beginning I thought she played very well and I was just fighting to stay in there," Davenport said. "Every game was going to deuce many times. It was very evenly contested. But definitely in the second set she made a lot more errors. Her game got progressively worse as the match went on."
Davenport already has qualified for the WTA Tour's year-end championship in Munich, Germany, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 4.
Dokic cracked the Top 10 with her Kremlin Cup title in Moscow two weeks ago. She moves up to ninth in the rankings.
"On this surface it's really hard to beat her," Dokic said. "In the second set I just made too many unforced errors and you can't do that with Lindsay. I was trying to go for it a bit too much and that's where you make mistakes."
Dokic has won three titles this year, including her career first at the Italian Open in May.
"I've been playing very well and I'm pleased with the way my season has gone," she said.
