Vinci beats Bencic to win St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Roberta Vinci beat Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-3 to win the inaugural St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Sunday.
It is the 10th career win for No. 16-ranked Vinci in a WTA singles final and snaps a 0-4 streak in finals dating back to 2013 and including last year's U.S. Open, where she lost to fellow Italian Flavia Pennetta.
A to-and-fro first set saw Vinci broken twice as she landed just 51 percent of her first serves, but the Italian responded with three breaks of her own.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Vinci then held serve throughout the second and broke Swiss 18-year-old Bencic once to take the win in 1 hour, 19 minutes.
Despite her defeat in the final, the 11th-ranked Bencic is set to rise into the WTA top 10 for the first time Monday.