ACAPULCO, Mexico, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- Fourth-seeded Gisela Dulko started quickly and then hung on to down Arantxa Parra Santonja Saturday and win the Mexican Open.
Dulko raced out to 4-1 lead in the first set but then had to battle a determined Parra Santonja comeback try, eventually emerging with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) victory and claiming her fourth career title.
Argentina's Dulko posted leads of 3-0 and 6-3 in the decisive second-set tiebreaker, but Spain's Parra Santonja wouldn't go easily, fighting off two match points before yielding in a match that lasted almost 2 hours.
Dulko, probably best known for her doubles play after winning the 2011 Australian Open crown with Flavia Pennetta, took her first singles title since 2008 in Fes, Morocco.
Sixth-seeded Parra Santonja was trying for her first career singles title.
