Henin claims Qatar Open title

March 03, 2007 23:06 IST

Belgium's Justine Henin defeated Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 to win the Qatar Open and complete a Gulf double on Saturday.

Henin, who had beaten Kuznetsova in the semi-final before she won the title in Dubai last week, continued her mastery over the Russian, extending her head-to-head lead to 14-1.

Henin took home $222,000 while Kuznetsova pocketed $117,000.

Despite her win, Henin will remain No. 2 in the WTA rankings, but she has closed in on Russian Maria Sharapova.

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