Budapest Gallery: Errani Conquers Clay

Sara Errani's victory over Elena Vesnina at the Budapest Grand Prix gave the Italian three straight clay court titles.

Published May 05, 2012 11:03

Sara Errani and Elena Vesnina took the court against each other for the first time in Saturday's Budapest final.

Sara Errani trailed 5-3 in the first set before winning seven straight games to seize the momentum.

An exuberant Sara Errani after clinching her third straight clay title following Acapulco and Barcelona.

Sara Errani improved her record in WTA finals to 5-3 while Elena Vesnina fell to 0-6.

Sara Errani and Elena Vesnina with their hardware after an entertaining Budapest Grand Prix final.

Sara Errani has won 15 straight matches on clay, the best streak on the dirt since Dinara Safina's 16 in a row in 2009.

Teaming up for the first time this week, Magdalena Rybarikova and Janette Husarova won the doubles.

Budapest was Janette Husarova's first career doubles title and Magdalena Rybarikova's 23rd.

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