On Sunday at Seoul, Korea, in the final of the KDB Korean Open, the 2011 champ at Indian Wells, Dubai, New Haven, & Charleston, 22 year old top seeded #11 (and former #1) Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark (residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco), demolished the 2012 champ at Brisbane & Estoril, 27 year old 3rd seeeded #16 (career high: #15) Kaia Kanepi from Haapsalu, Estonia, 6-1, 6-0 (Caro is shown holding the ceramicware after the match).     Caroline's prize is $112,300; Kaia's prize is $57,665.     Caroline said: "Today I did well at turning defense to offense and offense to defense. That's actually a strength of mine. I'm very pleased with how everything turned out." WTA story     Kaia sat out a long stretch prior to this tourney due to an achilles injury. On Saturday, Kaia said: "My season has definitely had its ups and downs because of my injuries, but last year was the same... It's nothing new and I'm used to it."     Caro now leads Kaia 4-2 in career matches.. Their previous meeting was earlier this year on red clay in the 3rd round at Roland Garros, when Kaia defeated Caroline 6-1, 6(3)-7, 6-3.     Former #1 Caroline is now 19-11 in WTA singles finals; she won 6 titles in 2011 but this is her first title this year. Caroline's 2012 singles match record is 37-18.     Kaia is now 3-4 in WTA singles finals, she won this year at Brisbane and Estoril, and in 2010 at Palermo. Kaia's singles match record this season is 24-8.

    On Saturday at Guangzhou, China, in the final of the International Women's Open, the 2012 champion at Kuala Lumpur, 26 year old #61 (last week, this week at a career high: #53) Su-Wei Hsieh from Taipei, Taiwan, defeated the 2008 Wimbledon juniors champion, 18 year old #75 (career high: #74) Laura Robson from London, England, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 (Su-Wei is shown holding the hardware after the match).

    Su-Wei's prize is $37,000; Laura's prize is $19,000.

    Su-Wei trailed 0-3 in the 3rd set, but won 6 of the next 7 games to take the title.

    Su-Wei said: "Laura's a great player and has been improving a lot this year, but I don't think she felt comfortable with my game. Some people say I don't often hit the ball with a lot of power, that I used the opponent's power against them and put the ball in unexpected places." WTA story

    Laura said: "[Su-Wei is] a really good player. She's very difficult to play. She changes everything so much. Sometimes I couldn't tell what she was going to do with the ball. It's very difficult to get any rhythm against her.
    "After I won the second set and led 3-0 in the third, she started playing well again and made the rallies longer, while I totally ran out of energy. I kept fighting but just wasn't able to hit my shots as well as I had earlier in the match.
    "But the more matches you play the more experience you get, and to play in a really tough final like this one in Guangzhou is a big experience for me."

    Su-Wei and Laura had met only once before, last year on a Deco-Turf hardcourt in the first round of qualifying at Osaka, when Su-Wei defeated Laura 7-6(4), 6-4.

    Su-Wei is now 2-0 in WTA singles finals; she won her first title at Kuala Lumpur in March of this year. She has also won 9 WTA doubles titles, 22 ITF singles titles, and 20 ITF doubles titles. Su-Wei's singles match record this season is 40-16. WTA feature: Getting To Know... Hsieh Su-Wei

    Laura was playing in her first WTA singles final. Her semifinal win made her the first player from the nation that created modern tennis to reach the final of a WTA tournament in 22 years. She has won 1 ITF singles title. Laura's 2012 singles match record is 29-23.

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