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With a couple dozen Romanian fans in the crowd at San Jose, waving the nation's flag, Mihaela Buzarnescu ruthlessly won the Silicon Valley Classic title against Maria Sakkari, 6-1, 6-0.

At 30 years old, this is her first WTA singles crown, and will shoot her into the Top 20 for the first time in her career. She also won her first WTA doubles title at Strasbourg this year.

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This is the first time that the Silicon Valley Classic was played in San Jose, previously being held in Stanford.