Majeric overcame a fighting and giant-killer Basak Earydin 6-2 6-4 in one hour and 18 minutes in the summit clash to win her maiden ITF singles title.
Making her third visit to the city memorable, it was doubley sweet for Majeric since she had won the doubles title yestreday in the company of Swiss Conny Perrin.
A baseliner, Majeric did lose some composure midway through the second set when Eraydin forced her to come to the nets, but the Slovenian held on gamely.
"I was a bit nervous going into the final match. Maybe slightly emotional as I wanted to win the title and close the year on a high note," said Majeric, who earned 50 ranking points for her effort and USD 2940 as prize money.
Majeric opened the first set by breaking Earydin in the first game, but the Turkish player shot back by leveling the scores by winning the second game. The Slovenian wasn
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