HELSINKI, Finland (Ticker) -- Teenage qualifier Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia won her first career WTA Tour title Sunday, then added the doubles crown at the inaugural Nordea Nordic Light Open.

Kuznetsova defeated Czech Denisa Chladkova, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), in the final of the $140,000 claycourt event and teamed with Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario to win the doubles title.

Playing in only her ninth singles tournament on the top circuit, Kuznetsova entered this event ranked 123rd in the world, but she won eight straight matches to take home $22,000.

"It's great to win my first title," she said. "That was my goal when I started last Saturday in the qualies."

Kuznetsova became the second Russian qualifier to win an event in the past three weeks. Just 16, Dinara Safina won at Sopot, Poland.

The 17-year-old Kuznetsova has played junior events this season, reaching the semifinals at the French Open and the quarterfinals in Australia. She won the junior doubles crown at last year's U.S. Open and captured the 2001 Banana Bowl.

Previously, Kuznetsova's best results on the WTA Tour came last month when she reached the quarterfinals at Warsaw and the semifinals at Casablanca. This week, the St. Petersburg native ousted third seed Patty Schnyder in the quarterfinals and No. 5 Martina Sucha in the semis.

Chladkova, who defeated top-seeded Italian Silvia Farina Elia in the second round, was looking for her first career title. The 23-year-old had not won two matches in a row since mid-May.

"I felt it was so close, and I'm very disappointed to lose," said Chladkova, who fell to 0-3 in finals. "Today, I just didn't play well enough."

Kuznetsova and Sanchez-Vicario, the top seeds, defeated the third-seeded Spanish team of Eva Bes and Maria Jose Martinez, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, for their second title together as a duo.

Most of the top players are in the United States playing hardcourts in order to tuneup for the U.S. Open.