Victoria Azarenka of Belarus beat Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-3, 6-4 in the Kremlin Cup final Sunday to earn her fifth career title.
After the players exchanged breaks early on, Azarenka broke Kirilenko twice to take the first set.
The 24th-ranked Kirilenko took a 4-0 lead in the second set, but the 10th-ranked Azarenka saved three break points in the seventh game - and three more in the ninth - to win six straight games. She wrapped up the victory with a forehand net volley after Kirilenko saved two match points.
''It was really tough to win the second set as Maria started pretty good, dominating the play completely,'' Azarenka said. ''I tried hard to stay in the match fighting for every point and it paid off. ... I'm really happy to win here on my third attempt.''
By reaching the quarterfinals in Moscow, Azarenka secured a spot in the season-ending WTA Tour championships in Doha, Qatar.
Kirilenko gained the final of her hometown event on her sixth attempt.
Fourth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus was to play Serbia's Viktor Troicki in the men's final later Sunday.
