DOHA, Qatar (AP) Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won her sixth title with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Petra Kvitova in the Qatar Open final on Saturday.
The 21-year-old Sabalenka needed less than 75 minutes to complete the convincing win.
Kvitova beat No. 1-ranked Ashleigh Barty on Friday for the first time in more than a year to play for her second Qatar Open title. The Czech player won the 2018 final against Garbine Muguruza,
Ninth-seeded Sabalenka and eighth-seeded Kvitova are now 2-2 head-to-head.
Kvitova was playing for her 29th title and first since April.
