Ana Ivanovic ended a title drought stretching back two years by defeating Switzerland's Patty Schnyder 6-1, 6-2 to win the WTA event in Linz on Sunday. The seventh-seeded Serb had reached four semi-finals this season, but had failed to win a tournament since she triumphed at the same event in 2008.
Schnyder, who also lost the 2005 and 2007 Linz finals as well as a final in Budapest this year, remains without a title since she won in Bali in 2008. The former French Open champion didn't drop a set all week and wrapped up the final in just 47 minutes.
It might have been even swifter had she not conceded her serve when leading 5-0 in the second set and then allowed Schnyder to hold serve for the only time in the match.
"Patty's a tough opponent and I honestly didn't expect this scoreline," said Ivanovic, who will compete in Luxembourg next week. "But I did take a lot of risk and tried to be aggressive and step in, and it was working for me today."