(CNN) -- Elena Dementieva defeated fellow Russian Maria Sharapova in straight sets on Sunday to claim the WTA Rogers Cup in Toronto.
Dementieva topped Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 to claim her 14th career singles title.
Sharapova came into the Rogers Cup tournament unseeded. But she defeated number seven seed Vera Zvonareva, number 10 seed Nadia Petrova and number 14 seed Agnieszka Radwanska at the Rogers Cup. The tournament marked Sharapova's first final appearance since returning to the women's tour in May after a nine-month injury layoff.
Sunday's victory was just the third career win by number four seed Dementieva against the Sharapova, and her first in three years.
"It was a really great week for me, though. Playing six matches was great leading up to the U.S. Open. This was really good preparation," Dementieva said, according to reports on the WTA Web site.
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