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Henin claims Qatar Open title March 03, 2007 23:06 IST Belgium's Justine Henin defeated Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 to win the Qatar Open and complete a Gulf double on Saturday. Henin, who had beaten Kuznetsova in the semi-final before she won the title in Dubai last week, continued her mastery over the Russian, extending her head-to-head lead to 14-1. Henin took home $222,000 while Kuznetsova pocketed $117,000. Despite her win, Henin will remain No. 2 in the WTA rankings, but she has closed in on Russian Maria Sharapova.
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