Kvitova becomes the first player to win a second WTA singles title in 2019
Sunday 28 April 2019 19:32, UK
Petra Kvitova defeated Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-3 7-6 (7-2) to win Stuttgart's Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday.
There had been 18 prior tournaments this season without a repeat singles title winner to be found, but Kvitova finally became the first woman to double up on her trophies, having won the Sydney International in January.
The Czech world No 3 broke her opponent to go 4-2 up in the first set and served out the set a little later on the quick indoor clay courts in Stuttgart.
Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion, had to work much harder in the second set, needing to save two set points at 5-4 as Kontaveit had her pinned to the baseline.
However, the Estonian, who received a walkover into the final after top seed Naomi Osaka pulled out from their last-four clash due to injury, missed her chances and allowed Kvitova to come back.
Kvitova raced to a 6-0 lead in the tie-break before sealing victory three points later.
Croatia's Petra Martic fought back from a set down to beat Marketa Vondrousova 1-6 6-4 6-1 to win her first WTA title at the Istanbul Cup.
"You guys kept cheering me on when I thought I had no chance to win," a grateful Martic said. "You kept believing in me and helped me get through this match today."
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