Teenage Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova came from behind in her second match of the day to claim the Monterry Open title with victory over Daniela Hantuchova.
Pavlyuchenkova was forced to play both the semi-final and final of the event on the same day due to rain effecting the tournament in Mexico.
The 18-year-old won her first tournament on the WTA Tour by recovering from a slow start to beat second seed Daniela Hantuchova 1-6 6-1 6-0 in the final.
Pavlyuchenkova, the third seed, was given a major test by Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in her semi-final, which had to be played today after rain washed out much of Saturday's play.
She won 6-3 2-6 6-1, and then had the opportunity to rest as the doubles final took place.
Slovakian Hantuchova had just enough time to complete her Saturday match before the poor weather arrived, and she looked set to take advantage as she raced away with the first set.
However the 26-year-old crumbled as she chased what would have been her first title since triumphing at Indian Wells in 2007, and Pavyluchenkova dominated the second and third sets.
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