Linz, Austria (My Sportsbook) - Belgian Yanina Wickmayer gave herself an early birthday present, defeating Czech Petra Kvitova in Sunday's final at the Generali Ladies Linz tennis event to capture her second career WTA singles title.

Wickmayer, a wildcard entry and seeded third, earned a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over the unseeded Kvitova on the indoor hardcourts at Linz' Intersport Arena. She became the third Belgian to win this tournament and the first since Justine Henin in 2002.

"I tried to keep my first serve percentage up high, because on the second serve she was really putting a lot of pressure on me," Wickmayer said. "On her service games I tried to focus really hard and make her work for every point. I knew the key today was going to be who was the most mentally tough."

A surprise U.S. Open semifinalist, Wickmayer, who turns 20 on Tuesday, won her maiden title earlier this year on the red clay at Estoril as an unseeded player.

Wickmayer improved to 3-1 lifetime against Kvitova and took home $37,000 for the victory.

The 19-year-old Kvitova was appearing in just her second career final. She titled at Hobart at the start of the season.

"I think I played my worst match of the tournament the day of the final," said Kvitova. "I wasn't feeling 100 percent, and I made a lot of mistakes, but Yanina played very well today."