Swiss world No.45 Belinda Bencic wrapped up a perfect week at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships by upsetting second seed Petra Kvitova in the final, her fourth straight Top 10 opponent.
Following thrilling three-set victories over Aryna Sabalenka, Simona Halep and twice defending champion Elina Svitolina, the 21-year-old Bencic pulled off another three-set upset, overcoming the 2013 Dubai champion Kvitova 6-3 1-6 6-2. This is not the first time that Bencic has claimed so many notable scalps en route to a Premier 5 title — as an 18-year-old at the 2015 Rogers Cup, the Swiss stunned four out of Top 6 players at the time: Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams and Simona Halep.