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Olympic champion Elena Dementieva eased to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over fellow-Russian Elena Vesnina to capture the Auckland Classic title on Saturday.

Dementieva, 27, wrapped up the victory in 88 minutes and completed the tournament without dropping a set.

"I played some good tennis, especially in the semi-final and final. It's been a great beginning of the year," she told a news conference.

The win was world number four Dementieva's 12th title of her career and fourth in the last 12 months, highlighted by winning the gold medal at the Beijing [Images] Olympics [Images] in August.

The unseeded Vesnina, 22, was playing in her first WTA final after teaming up with Dementieva in the doubles.

"Maybe I was bit tired," she said.

"It was long week for me, a lot of long matches. Maybe I was a bit nervous today."