Mauresmo beats Dementieva in Paris

Amelie Mauresmo of France outlasted Elena Dementieva of Russia 7-6 (7), 2-6, 6-4 in the final of the Open GDF Suez on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title in two years.

Mauresmo broke Dementieva twice in the third set, winning the opening game on a forehand error from Dementieva before increasing her lead to 4-1 after Dementieva sent a backhand wide.

Dementieva saved a match point at 5-2 to erase a break, but Mauresmo converted her second match point with a service winner. The former top-ranked player earned her first title since Antwerp, Belgium, in February 2007.

The two players traded breaks in the first set until the fourth-ranked Dementieva held her serve to take a 4-2 lead, but Mauresmo managed another break to draw level at 5-5.

In the tiebreaker, Dementieva slammed a forehand winner on the line at 5-5 to get the first set point, but she wasted it with a backhand pass that sailed wide.

A forehand error from Dementieva at 7-7 gave Mauresmo her second set point, which she converted when Dementieva sent a forehand return into the net.

Dementieva roared back in the second, breaking Mauresmo for a 4-2 lead and securing the set when Mauresmo made two consecutive double faults.