Dubai — Jessica Pegula gave herself an early birthday present by clinching her fourth WTA 1000 crown with a comfortable 6-2, 6-4 victory over Elina Svitolina in the Dubai final on Saturday.
The fourth-seeded American denied Svitolina a chance to win a third title in the northern emirate, and improved her record against the Ukrainian to 6-3 head-to-head.
Pegula, who turns 32 on Tuesday, has made at least the semifinals in each of her last seven tournaments and walks away from Dubai with a 10th career title.
Pegula fought back from a set and a break down in the semifinals against Amanda Anisimova on Friday.