Great Success of Qualifier Jelena Kostanic
Great success of qualifier Jelena Kostanic
Second in Nordea final
ESPOO, Finland — Anna Pistolesi won her second straight WTA title Sunday, beating qualifier Jelena Kostanic 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the final of the Nordea Nordic Light Open.
The second-seeded Pistolesi, coming off a victory in the Idea Prokom Open, improved to 8-0 in WTA finals.
The 27-year-old Russian was 25th in the WTA rankings going into Helsinki and the highest ranked player in the tournament.
Kostanic had not lost a set in her first seven matches in the tournament.