Schnyder takes ninth title

ByReuters

Published 08/01/2005 at 09:28 GMT

Switzerland's Patty Schnyder won her ninth WTA singles title on Saturday, outlasting young Australian Samantha Stosur 1-6 6-3 7-5 in a tense final lasting almost two hours. The 20-year-old Stosur saved two match points before Schnyder finished off the encounter with a thumping first serve.

Second seed Schynder has used the Gold Coast tournament as a warm-up for the January 17-30 Australian Open in Melbourne, where she was a semi-finalist last year.

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