KREMLIN CUP – Final Update 10/23/11

Written by: Staff on 23rd October 2011

KREMLIN CUP - Final Update 10/23/11

Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia kisses her trophy after beating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in their final match of the Tennis Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow, Russia, 23 October 2011. Cibulkova won 3-6, 7-6(1) and 7-5. EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY |

KREMLIN CUP

Moscow, Russia

October 17-23, 2011

$721,000/Premier

Hard/Indoors

Results – Sunday, October 23, 2011

Singles – Final

(8) Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) d. Kaia Kanepi (EST) 36 76(1) 75

Doubles – Final (played Saturday)

(2) King/Shvedova (USA/KAZ) d. (4) Rodionova/Voskoboeva (AUS/KAZ) 76(3) 63

Final Facts

– Cibulkova wins her first WTA title (coming in she was 0-3 in WTA finals, having been a runner-up at Amelia Island and Montréal in 2008 and at Linz a week ago).

– Cibulkova was one of only two Top 20 players without a WTA title coming into the tournament (Peng Shuai is now the only Top 20 player without a WTA title).

– Cibulkova had losing records against her last three opponents this week (she was 1-3 against Vera Zvonareva, 1-3 against Elena Vesnina and 0-2 against Kanepi); also, she had lost to her first round opponent Polona Hercog a few weeks ago in Seoul, 63 61.

– Kanepi was playing her first Premier-level final; she is now 1-3 in WTA finals.

– King and Shvedova win their fourth WTA doubles title together (they won Wimbledon and the US Open last year and Cincinnati earlier this year),

– King now has 14 WTA doubles titles to her name; Shvedova now has six.

Topics: Dominika Cibulkova