Caroline Wozniacki defeated Olga Govortsova 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 49 minutes to win Ponte Vedra title for the second straight year.
"Olga started playing very well in the second set. Everything she hit was going in," Wozniacki said. "I just started stepping into the court, and after I won that long game at 4-5, I kind of had the advantage. We had so many incredible shots in the match, it was all just about hanging in there in the end."
Gorvotsova, who had 41 unforced errors and 8 double faults, was leading 4-1 in the second set and had a a chance to even the match at a set apiece with a set point at 5-4 in the second, but her attempt to volley into an invitingly open court instead found the net.
"I had to change something in the second set, so I just tried to attack every single shot I could," Govortsova said. "I was trying really hard right until the end. She just played too well. It was a good week for me: first tournament on clay this year, first final of the year... I'm very happy with my week."
This was Wozniacki's seventh Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title and her second successful title defense - she won back-to-back New Haven titles in 2008 and 2009.
"I love playing here. I've won 10 matches in a row here, I'm so happy to win this title again," Wozniacki, now 7-7 lifetime in finals, said of the title defense. "Of course you play better in the places you like. I've done it in New Haven before. Hopefully I can make it 15 matches in a row here next year."
In the doubles final, No.1 seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Yan Zi beat Chuang Chia-Jung and Peng Shuai, 4-6 6-4 10-8. This was Matek's seventh Tour doubles title while Yan picked up her 17th. It was their first title together.
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