Estonian Kaia Kanepi saved two match points to post a 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 victory over Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro for the Estoril Open title on Saturday.

It was the second WTA title of the season for the sixth seed who missed two months of play with injury and went through the Portugal week entirely without help from outside.

“This is a very special trophy for me. I don’t have a coach right now, this is something that I did all on my own,” said the world No.34.

“I knew that it was not over until the last point and that’s the way it went.

“I’m so happy to win. I fought for every point.”

Suarez Navarro, ranked 58th, lost out to her own nerves in the battle lasting for just short of three hours on the clay of the Estadio Nacional.

The Spaniard won the opening set with ease and was up a break in the second when her opponent stared to find her range and confidence.

Kanepi, a former French Open junior winner, profited from four breaks in the last five games of the second set which took it into the tiebreaker.

After coming back from 4-2 down in the decider, she saved the pair of match points to gain a huge psychological edge over the fragile Suarez Navarro.

The Estonian hung tough in the final set to earn victory on a concluding break, her sixth of the afternoon.

“I had chances to win, but I got nervous,” said Suarez Navarro.

“I didn’t play my best when I needed to, she wore me down, especially mentally.”