MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) Chanda Rubin's comeback from her second knee surgery in 13 months was already going well.

Now she can call it spectacular after victories over three top-10 players and a tournament title.

Rubin capped a big week, in which she ended the 21-match winning streak of top-ranked Serena Williams, with a 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory over ninth-ranked Lindsay Davenport in the JPMorgan Chase Open on Sunday.

"I was really pumped up after beating Serena," Rubin said. "I felt that the tournament was just as easily mine as anyone else's."

After beating Williams in a three-set quarterfinal, Rubin dismissed fifth-ranked Jelena Dokic 6-0, 6-2 in the semifinals and then beat Davenport for the first time since 1995.

"She was the one that came up with the right shots at the right moments," Davenport said. "She just played a lot tougher on those big points."

That's something Rubin has struggled to do against Davenport, most recently last week. She lost a three-setter in Carlsbad, Calif., letting chances slip away in the final set.

"I've always felt that my game has kept me in there, it's just been some mental errors at times against her," Rubin said.

Like Rubin, Davenport is also coming back from knee surgery. They were operated on within days of each other by the same doctor in Vail, Colo., in January.

It was Rubin's second surgery on her left knee in 13 months. She returned in May and won her first title of the year on grass at Eastbourne in June. She is 23-7 since coming back.

"I've used it to motivate me," she said of her surgeries. "I've worked overtime twice to get myself back into shape and get fit. I deserve to win these matches."

Davenport had her right knee operated on, and returned three weeks ago, reaching the semifinals at Stanford and Carlsbad, and then the final of her hometown tournament. She is 9-3 since her comeback began.

"I played well, but I didn't play well when it was close," said Davenport, who won here in 1996, '98 and last year.

Davenport served for the match leading 5-4, 30-15 in the second set. But she double-faulted, then missed a backhand wide to trail 30-40. She missed another backhand and Rubin broke to tie the set at 5-all.

"I thought my chances were pretty dismal at that point," Rubin said. "I had to accept the challenge, make her win the match and scramble for a few shots, which I did, and take the chance again when I got it."

Rubin held for a 6-5 lead, then Davenport fought off two break points to hold at 6-all and force the tiebreaker. Rubin won the tiebreaker 7-5 when Davenport dumped a forehand into the net on Rubin's serve.

"I started off a bit nervous and never really relaxed," Rubin said. "I was struggling to get through. I stayed in and fought."

Neither player served well throughout the 2-hour, 19-minute match. Rubin had 10 double faults to Davenport's 11, and both struggled to get first serves in.

"I'm a little bit disgusted," Davenport said. "A lot of my game revolves around my serve and I had absolutely zero rhythm. I just didn't hit the big serves when I needed to, nor did I feel confident that I could."

Both players had more unforced errors - a combined 132 - than their 96 combined winners.

Rubin came into Manhattan Beach ranked 21st, and she will rise to about 15 when the WTA Tour rankings are released Monday. She earned $93,000.

"It has definitely been one of the best weeks, if not the best," she said. "It gives me a great deal of confidence. Hopefully, I can take it into the U.S. Open and cause some trouble there. I think my chances are very good."

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