Mauresmo Wins Philadelphia, Closes on No. 1 Davenport

Amelie Mauresmo has tasted No. 1, but now wants to put her stamp on the history books as a coveted year-end No. 1 finisher.

Sunday at Philadelphia the Frenchwoman fought off an advance from fellow WTA Championships qualifier Vera "The Crying Game" Zvonareva, coming back from a set down to beat the No. 6-seeded Russian 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

"I wanted to take control of the game and make her play," said Mauresmo on coming back from a set down. "I was reading her game much better, moving much better. I also was able to pump myself up. I felt really fresh when she started to go down physically a little bit. That helped a lot."

Mauresmo rose to No. 1 in September, but soon lost the top ranking to current No. 1 Lindsay Davenport.

It was the fifth title of the year for Mauresmo, tying her with the inactive Justine Henin-Hardenne, and leaving her two titles behind the leader Davenport.

In the doubles final (3) Molik/Raymond defeated (4) Huber/Morariu 7-5, 6-4 for their first title as a team. It was the fifth career Philly doubles title for Raymond.