Roberta Vinci beats Jelena Dokic to win Unicef Open

June 18, 2011 | In Jelena Dokic,Roberta Vinci,Unicef Open |

Roberta Vinci edged Jelena Dokic 6-7(7) 6-3 7-5 in the final of two 28-year-olds on the grass of the Unicef Open.

The 30th-ranked Vinci is now an impressive 5-1 in WTA career finals. Her previous four titles have been Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, Luxembourg and Bogota.

En route to the trophy Vinci pulled of upsets of third-seeded Yanina Wickmayer and fifth-seeded Dominika Cibulkova. The former world No.4 Dokic also caused an upset, in the second round against Flavia Pennetta. (photo via Unicef Open)

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4 Comments so far

  1. brenda on June 18th, 2011

    i really like their trophies! Funny and original , i've never seen them!

  2. Helen on June 19th, 2011

    Brenda, I agree and spent some time going over the details of each trophy.

  3. barb on June 24th, 2011

    I want to know who makes Roberta Vinci's Navy/white tennis outfit! I can't see the emblem.

  4. Marija on June 24th, 2011

    Barb, it's Sergio Tacchini.

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