Belinda Bencic capped her fine run at the Abu Dhabi Open with her ninth WTA title – and her first since becoming a mother – by overcoming Ashlyn Krueger in Saturday's final.

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic won her first WTA title since returning from maternity leave, defeating American Ashlyn Krueger 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in Saturday's final at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.

ABU DHABI, UAE – Belinda Bencic became Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open champion for the second time after coming from behind to defeat Ashlyn Krueger in today’s final, capping a remarkable comeback story, while Jelena Ostapenko/Ellen Perez clinched the doubles title following a dominant win over Shuai Zhang/Kristina Mladenovic.