Daniela Hantuchova retained her Pattaya Open title by hitting back to defeat Maria Kirilenko in three sets.
Slovakian Hantuchova dropped the opening set but rebounded well to win 6-7 (4/7) 6-3 6-3 in three hours and 14 minutes.
Hantuchova had the better of the opening set but could only convert one of seven break point chances as it eventually went to a breaker won by Kirilenko.
But she fared much better in the second, breaking twice to level it.
The key moment in the decider came when a double-fault from Russian Kirilenko handed Hantuchova a 5-3 lead and she served it out to claim her fifth career title.
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