Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova claimed the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Sunday by defeating top-ranked Lindsay Davenport in a third-set tiebreaker.
Russia's Maria Sharapova (right) holds the winner's trophy after her victory over Lindsay Davenport in the Pan Pacific Open final Sunday in Tokyo.
Second-seeded Sharapova captured her first Pan Pacific title and prevented Davenport from winning a record fifth title after a hard fought 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5) win at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.