Davenport Mommy Dearest After Auckland Title

The 31-year-old American has won 18 of 19 matches since returning to competition late last year following the birth of her son Jagger.

"I was happy with the way I was able to play well at times, not perfectly at others, but really come through the tournament and just lose the one set," said Davenport, who feasted on the weak Rezai serve. "I didn't think my body would bounce back as fast as it has after giving birth, and the strain of pregnancy, so I'm excited now about going to the huge stage of the Australian Open and seeing what can happen."

Rezai's hit-or-miss strategy failed to take hold against Davenport, who overpowered the streaky Frenchwoman.

"It's not impossible to beat her, but she did not give me time to play some good shots," she said.

Rezai dropped to 0-2 in WTA Tour finals, retiring in last year's Istanbul final with injury.

Davenport entered the event unseeded, but with more career titles than the rest of the field combined.

"I came here to win the tournament -- mission accomplished," Davenport said. "I played five matches in six days and only lost one set so I'm happy with the way I played."

Winning the doubles title were Mariya Koryttseva and Lilia Osterloh, who topped Martina Muller and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-3, 6-4.