SAN JOSE, February 16: Andre Agassi snapped a losing streak of nearly two years here yesterday with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over world No 1 Pete Sampras in the final of the ATP Tour Sybase Open.Agassi captured his fourth title at this event and first ATP Tour title since winning the ATP Championships in Cincinnati on August 11, 1996. He earned $ 45,000 for his 35th career singles title.Title for KrajicekST PETERSBURG: In a match between two of the hardest servers in tennis, top-seeded Richard Krajicek (Netherlands) regrouped late in the first set and beat No 4 Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) today to capture the St Petersburg Open.The match featured two of the taller players in the game, with Rosset at 2.01 metres and Krajicek at 1.96 metres.In doubles, Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillstrom of Sweden downed South African duo Marius Barnard and Brent Haygarth 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).Corretja topsDUBAI: Fourth seed Alex Corretja has claimed his first career hardcourt title bydefeating fellow-Spaniard Felix Mantilla 7-6, 6-1 in the final of the $ 1 million Dubai Open.Corretja and Mantilla, best friends and practice partners, took home $ 142,000 and $ 84,000 respectively.Pierce victoriousPARIS: It was not the biggest title of 23 year-old Mary Pierce's career, but it was special. Almost eight years after first representing France, the Canadian-born Pierce captured her ninth career title and the first in her adoptive country when she won the $ 480,000 Paris Open yesterday.Third-seeded Pierce beat sixth-seeded Belgium's Dominique Van Roost 6-3, 7-5 in one hour 46 minutes to pick up the $ 79,000 winner's cheque.
