Henin wins Qatar Open to complete Gulf double

DOHA, Mar 3 (Reuters) Belgium's Justine Henin defeated Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-2 to win the Qatar Open and complete a Gulf double today.

Henin, who had beaten Kuznetsova in the semi-final before she won the title in Dubai last week, continued her mastery over the Russian, extending her head-to-head lead to 14-1.

Henin took home 222,000 dollar while Kuznetsova pocketed 117,000 dollars.

Despite her win, Henin will remain No 2 in the WTA rankings, but she has closed in on Russian Maria Sharapova.

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