OEIRAS, Portugal, May 4 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-2 Saturday in the women's singles final at the Portugal Open.
It was the fifth WTA title overall for Pavlyuchenkova and second in four weeks. She had a three-set win April 8 in winning the WTA event in Monterrey, Mexico. Suarez Navarro, seeded fourth this week, fell to 0-5 in championship matches, a string that includes a loss in the 2012 Portugal Open final.