Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic defeated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in straight sets to take the title at the $2.2-million WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. Number three seed Kvitova dispatched the fourth seed 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and ten minutes, a month after she marked a return to form by winning the Wuhan Open.

The 26-year-old has now reached six Asian finals and won three of them. Svitolina, 22, was looking to end what had been a promising season on a high, but was unable to hold any of her first three service games.

The title comes in a year of stark highs and lows for the Czech, who scooped an Olympic bronze medal but failed to get further than the round of 16 at any of the Grand Slams.

About Petra Kvitová:

Petra Kvitová ( born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Having turned professional in 2006, she is known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety. Kvitová has won eighteen career singles titles including two Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon.
In addition to that, she is also an Olympic bronze medallist, having won the medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She reached her career-high ranking of world no. 2 on 31 October 2011 and is ranked world no. 13 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) as of 31 October 2016. As such, Kvitová is the current second highest-ranked Czech and the second highest-ranked left-handed player in the WTA behind Karolína Plíšková and Germany’s Angelique Kerber respectively.