Kontaveit stretches run to win St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
Posted February 13, 2022 6:00 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Anett Kontaveit overcame Maria Sakkari 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5 in the final of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday for her fourth straight indoor title.
The second-seeded Kontaveit needed nearly three hours to beat top-seeded Sakkari, recovering from being a break down in the second and third sets to claim her sixth singles title overall.
It was the Estonian player's 20th consecutive indoor win, which includes her runs to titles at Ostrava, Moscow and Cluj-Napoca at the end of last season.
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Anett Kontaveit of Estonia returns the ball to Maria Sakkari of Greece during the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy tennis tournament final match in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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Maria Sakkari of Greece serves the ball to Anett Kontaveit of Estonia during the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy tennis tournament final match in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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Maria Sakkari of Greece reacts during the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy tennis tournament final match against Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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Maria Sakkari of Greece returns the ball to Anett Kontaveit of Estonia during the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy tennis tournament final match in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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Anett Kontaveit of Estonia reacts during the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy tennis tournament final match against Maria Sakkari of Greece, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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Anett Kontaveit of Estonia returns the ball to Maria Sakkari of Greece during the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy tennis tournament final match in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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Maria Sakkari of Greece, second place, left, and Anett Kontaveit of Estonia, first place, right, pose after the final match in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy tennis tournament in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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Anett Kontaveit of Estonia poses with her trophy after winning the final match against Maria Sakkari of Greece in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy tennis tournament in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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