Russia`s Anna Chakvetadze took her first tennis title in almost two and a half years after she won the Banka Koper Slovenia open in Portoroz.

In a final match that lasted 61 minutes the unseeded Russian defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden in straight sets 6-1, 6-2.

Chakvetadze who reached her career high of World No. 5 in 2007 began the tennis tournament in Portoroz in the Women Tennis Association (WTA) rank of 103rd.

The victories in Slovenia will see Chakvetadze returning back to top 75.
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