Slovakian third-seeded Daniela Hantuchova successfully defended her Pattaya Open title on Sunday, beating fourth seed Russian Maria Kirilenko in a marathon three hour 14-minute battle.

Hantuchova clinched her fifth WTA title with the 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-3 win, and means the world No.20 is now unbeaten in 10 matches at the Thai resort.

Her Russian opponent and world No.26 Kirilenko was playing in her 10th career final, and was hoping for her first title since she beat Australia’s Samantha Stosur in Seoul in 2008.