Kerber lifts maiden WTA title
02/12/2012 07:17:09 PM
Germany's Angelique Kerber has claimed her maiden WTA Tour title with a win over Marion Bartoli in the Open GDF Suez final.
Left-hander Kerber, 24, clinched the tournament decider in Paris 7-6 (7-3) 5-7 6-3 over Frenchwoman Bartoli in a lengthy match lasting two hours and 39 minutes.
Kerber, a US Open semi-finalist last year, clinched the WTA Premier event on her sixth match point.
The world No.27 will receive 470 ranking points and a cheque for USD$107,000 for her momentous win at the indoor hardcourt event.
For the seventh-ranked Bartoli, it was her 17th Tour final and her 10th loss in a title decider.