LINZ, Austria — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova clinched her first title of the season by defeating Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany 6-4, 6-3 in the final of the Generali Ladies on Sunday.
It was the eighth WTA title overall for the 29th-ranked Russian, who improved to 8-4 in career finals.
The 118th-ranked Friedsam was playing in her maiden final.
The seventh-seeded Pavlyuchenkova — the only seeded player to make it beyond the second round — broke Friedsam in the opening game and avoided break points to take the first set.
The Russian needed treatment on her right thigh and went down 2-0 in the second set before winning four straight games.