Shnaider, who is top seed in Budapest, has been strong on court despite losing just one set in five matches this week.

Today’s final match was an up-and-down affair, with both players allowing a total of twelve breaks (five on Shnaider’s serve, seven on Sasnovich’s).

But the Russian, who eventually triumphed, added another clay-court title to her impressive list of titles this year, winning two hard-court titles, both on grass.

Seeded 28th, Shnaider defeated Hungarian wildcard Fanny Stollar (6-3, 3-6, 6-4), qualifier Ekaterina Makarova (6-3, 6-3), lucky loser German Ella Seidel (6-4, 6-2) and German Eva Lys (6-3, 6-3) prior to her victory.

Sasnovich, ranked 134th, defeated second seeded Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (2-6, 6-2, 6-4), Russian Maria Timofeeva (6-3, 6-4), Dutch Suzan Lamens (6-4, 2-6, 6-4) and Slovakian Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (6-3, 3-6, 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Budapest Tournament.