ESTORIL OPEN
Estoril, Portugal
April 30-May 5
$220,000/International
Red Clay/Outdoors
Results – Saturday, May 5, 2012
Singles – Final
(6) Kaia Kanepi (EST) d. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 36 76(6) 64 (saved 2mp)
Doubles – Final
Chuang/Zhang (TPE/CHN) d. (3) Shvedova/Voskoboeva (KAZ/KAZ) 46 61 119 (Match TB)
Final Facts
– Kanepi wins the third WTA title of her career and her second of 2012, having also won in Brisbane.
– Kanepi’s win-loss record in finals now stands at 3-3.
– Kanepi was appearing in her second clay court final, having also won in Palermo in 2010.
– Kanepi was a break down in both the second and third sets against Suárez Navarro and saved two match points in the second set tie-break.
– Kanepi now leads her head-to-head record with Suárez Navarro 2-1.
– Suárez Navarro falls to 0-3 in WTA finals, her two previous runner-up finishes also came on clay in Marbella in 2010 and 2009.
– Suárez Navarro is projected to return to the Top 50 for the first time this year after reaching the final.
– Chuang and Zhang win their first WTA doubles title together in what was also their first final; Chuang now has 19 WTA doubles titles to her name, Zhang two.
– Chuang and Zhang are the first Taiwanese-Chinese pairing to win a WTA title.
Final Quotes
Kaia Kanepi: “I’ve won a few matches from match points down but I’ve never won a final like this. I’ll remember this final in a good way for a long time.This title means a lot. I was injured and it was tough to come back. And though my fitness trainer was with me here, I quit with my coach recently, so it means a lot I did this on my own. But that doesn’t mean I don’t need a coach now!”
Carla Suárez Navarro: “I was a point away, but Kaia played really well and credit to her for the way she recovered. It was a good week for me and I’m motivated to keep working and getting better. I like clay a lot. I’m looking forward to Madrid.”
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