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Coria captures Idea Prokom Open title

SOPOT, Poland, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Guillermo Coria ran his streak of consecutive sets won to 32 Sunday with a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over David Ferrer in the final of the Idea Prokom Open.

Following victories at Stuttgart and Kitzbuhel, Coria, a 21-year-old Argentine, became the first player to win three consecutive tournaments since Thomas Muster in 1996.

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Coria has won four times in 2003, also claiming the Tennis Masters event in Hamburg. This was his fifth career title.

Ferrer, an unseeded Spaniard, fell to 1-2 lifetime against Coria.

Coria had a break point at 4-0, but Ferrer held serve. At 5-2, the 21-year-old Spaniard broke Coria's serve and reeled off three straight games to even things at 5-5.

But Coria broke back and held serve to capture the first set. He opened the second with a service break and cruised to victory.

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