AMELIA ISLAND, Fla., April 11 (UPI) -- Lindsay Davenport won her second title of the year Sunday, 6-4, 6-4 over world No. 3 Amelie Mauresmo of France in the Bausch & Lomb Championships.
The fourth-seeded American reached the final at the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells three weeks ago, but skipped the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami. The move worked out as she won her first claycourt tournament since Madrid in 1999.
Davenport claimed her 40th career title to become only the 10th player in the Open Era to win 40 or more titles, tying her with Martina Hingis for ninth place. By pocketing the winners check of $93,000, she became just the fourth player to win more than $17 million in prize money.
Mauresmo was playing her first tournament in nine weeks after a back injury forced her to withdraw from the Australian Open.
Davenport prevented Mauresmo from winning her 11th career title and 300th match win.
