| By K.P. HONG Associated Press Writer
TOKYO (AP) -- Martina Hingis, the defending champion and No. 1 seed,
pounded out a 6-3, 7-5 victory in 74 minutes over No. 6 Sandrine Testud
on Sunday for her third title at the Pan Pacific Open.
``This title means a lot to me because it is my first of this new millennium,''
Hingis said.
Steffi Graf and Gabriela Sabatini are the only three-time winners of
the tournament.
After collecting $166,000 from the purse of $1.08 million, Hingis partnered
with Mary Pierce of France to win the doubles title, 6-4, 6-1 over Alexandra
Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat of France. For the victory, Hingis and Pierce
each got $25,500.
In the singles, ``players who (want to) beat Martina have to be powerful
...'' Testud said.
Otherwise, Testud said, the Swiss teen-ager's opponents will have to
play a perfect game.
``I tried to be aggressive, make her run as much as possible, and serve
and return well,'' Testud said. ``But today (Hingis) was too good and she
served good. I didn't serve as well as I was expecting.''
Testud, reaching the final of a first tier tournament for the first
time, was shaky in the opening set and was broken at love in the sixth
game.
In the second set, Testud broke twice but was broken three times. Hingis
converted four of eight break points, to two of four for Testud.
Testud, who was ranked 15th, will move up to No. 10, her highest ranking
ever.
``My serves were going everywhere (in the second set),'' Hingis said.
``I have never missed by that far. At 5-5, I was very happy to break her
right back and go up 6-5.''
Hingis, noted for her singles play, also has excelled in doubles. She
is one of only two women to win a Grand Slam in doubles.
In 1998, she paired with Mirjana Lucic to claim the Australia Open women's
title and partnered with Jana Novotna to win the French Open, Wimbledon
and the U.S. Open.
She was the first woman to win all four women's doubles Grand Slam events
since Martina Navratilova partnered with Pam Shriver in 1984.
In 1999, Hingis won six doubles events, including the Australian Open,
the Chase Championships and the Italian Open, pairing with Anna Kournikova.
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