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Coria defeats Ferrer to win title in Sopot
Sopot, Poland (Sports Network) - Third-seeded Argentine Guillermo Coria beat unseeded David Ferrer of Spain in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, to capture the championship at the $575,000 Idea Prokom Open.
Coria earned $63,000 for his victory and collected his fifth-career singles title.
The 21-year-old Coria improved to 2-1 lifetime against Ferrer. In their previous meetings, Ferrer defeated Coria in three sets in a quarterfinal encounter on clay at Umag in 2002, while the Argentine crushed the Spaniard, 6-1, 6-1, in Stuttgart this year.
The red-hot Coria has won the last 32 sets that he has played. He has captured his last three events, also winning in Kitzbuhel and Stuttgart.
Coria improved his 2003 clay-court match record to an impressive 38-5 and also extended his match winning streak to 15 with the victory.
The 21-year-old Ferrer played in his third-career final and failed to win his second title. His lone championship came in 2002 at Bucharest.