No. 2-seeded
Svetlana Kuznetsova steamrolled unseeded German Marlene Weingartner 6-1, 6-4 for her third title of the year at the WTA stop in Bali, and second consecutive after the US Open.
Kuznetsova also won the Bali title in 2002.
"The key was to just stay in the match," said Kuznetsova, who lengthened her win streak to 11 matches. "I didn't play my best, definitely. I played well in the first set, but Marlene couldn't find anything to play against me."
In the doubles final, (1)
Anastasia Myskina/
Ai Sugiyama beat the unseeded Kuznetsova/Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-3, 7-5 for a first title in their first teaming.
