Seventh seed Simona Halep of Romania won her first title of the year with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany in the Qatar Open final on Sunday.
It's the seventh career title for Halep, with the other six all won last year.
"I think it's the best, because it's the biggest tournament which I won," Halep said.
For the first time Halep defeated three top-10 players at the same event -- No. 7 Sara Errani in the quarterfinals, No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska in the semi finals, and the ninth-ranked Kerber.
Kerber was unable to break Halep's serve despite four break point opportunities in the match. Simona played great aggressive tennis and ended up winning 6-2, 6-3.
In the updated rankings, Halep will move from a current career-high 10th to ninth. Kerber will go from ninth to eighth.
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