17-year-old
Michaella Krajicek won her second career title Saturday at the WTA stop in Hobart, with the unseeded Dutchwoman ousting No. 5 seed
Iveta Benesova 6-2, 6-1 in 49 minutes.
"I feel very good," Krajicek said after beating her friend and practice partner in their first WTA Tour meeting. "I played a tremendous match. It was one of my best matches in my whole career. I'm very happy to win my second title so soon. It gives me a lot of confidence for the Australian Open. I've played a lot of matches and I think I'm in good shape."
Benesova drops to 1-5 in career finals.
In the doubles final, top seeds
Emilie Loit and
Nicole Pratt steamrolled No. 5 seeds
Jill Craybas and
Jelena Kostanic 6-2, 6-1.
