Wickmayer takes out Carlsbad Classic, beating Gibbs

Omnisports 11:03 - 30 November 2015

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Yanina Wickmayer secured her fifth WTA Tour title with a straight-sets win over Nicole Gibbs in the Carlsbad Classic final.

The Belgian world number 49 claimed a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) victory against Gibbs to take out the WTA 125k Series event played on hard-courts in California.

Top seed Wickmayer's win marked her fifth career title and second of the year, adding to the Japan Women's Open she won in September.

The 26-year-old broke serve three times and edged the second-set tie-break to finish a strong year in winning fashion, claiming the title without dropping a set.

Wickmayer last won multiple titles in the same year in 2009.

The final was fifth seed Gibbs' first on the WTA Tour and the 22-year-old American will have to wait a little longer to clinch her maiden crown.