Petra Kvitova stunned new World #1 Kim Clijsters 6-3 6-4 to win the Open Gaz de France title, the third WTA Tour title of her career. Clijsters was playing in her 5th consecutive final, and won 3 of them, losing to Li Na in Sydney and Kvitova in Paris. Kvitova is the top-ranked left-handed player on the tour and will rise to #14 in the World on Tuesday; she has won 16 of 17 matches played in 2011. Kvitova, 20, was the WTA Tour's Newcomer of the Year last year and is most well-known among tennis fans for her 2010 Wimbledon semifinal loss to Serena Williams. The 13-time major champion is slated to return to the court by playing an exhibition against Maria Sharapova on March 4.
