Pliskova defeated Caroline Wozniacki to seal the title with a comfortable straight sets success, 6-4, 6-4.
Pliskova lost to Dominika Cibulkova in the final a year ago but, after benefiting from a walkover in Friday’s semi-final following the withdrawal of Johanna Konta, she swept to victory in an hour and 22 minutes.
Wozniacki was a champion on the grass of Devonshire Park back in 2009 but eight years later the final proved a match too far for the sixth seed as she struggled to cope with the power on the other side of the net.
The Eastbourne crown marks Pliskova’s third title of the year after winning in Brisbane and Doha, and extends her number of match wins this year to a WTA-leading 36.
The last Czech to win on the south coast was Jana Novotna in 1998. She went on to win Wimbledon and become the most recent player to win the Eastbourne-Wimbledon double. Pliskova will enjoy every ounce of confidence this victory brings going into next week’s Championships at SW19.
Chan and Hingis claim women's doubles titleYung-Jan Chan and Martina Hingis won the final title on offer in Eastbourne on Saturday when they defeated Australia's Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua 6-3, 7-5 for the women's doubles crown. |
