Elina Svitolina claimed her maiden WTA Tour title with a 6-4 6-4 triumph over Shahar Peer in the final of the Baku Cup.
Playing in her first final, the 18-year-old managed two breaks of serve in each set as she triumphed in one hour and 37 minutes. She sealed victory in style, hammering down her fourth ace of the contest.
The seventh seed from the Ukraine was the 2010 French Open junior champion and had arrived in Azerbaijan off the back of a semi-final appearance in Bad Gastein, Austria.
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