Look Out Wimbledon, Here Comes Kim
In a perfect preparation for Wimbledon, former world No.1 Kim Clijsters (left) defeated Russian qualifier Vera Douchevina 75 60 Saturday to claim the Eastbourne title on debut. The Hastings Direct International Championships is Clijsters's 24th career title and third of 2005. Douchevina was making her Sony Ericsson WTA Tour finals debut.
Meanwhile, Klara Koukalova won her first Tour singles title in her sixth career final, defeating fellow Czech Lucie Safarova 36 62 62 to win the Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.