Kvitova wins season-ending WTA finale in Istanbul

 　　ISTANBUL, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Petra Kvitova won her first season ending championship Sunday as the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships concluded in Turkey's largest city Istanbul.

　　Kvitova, unbeaten throughout the tournament, overcome Victoria Azarenka in three sets 7-5 4-6 6-3 to clinch¹ the title.

　　The final in the doubles category saw the Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond pairing clinch the title after a 6-4 6-4 win over Kveta Peschke/Katarina Srebotnik.

　　The WTA's year-end finale, held at Istanbul's Sinan Erdem Dome² on indoor hard courts from Oct.25-30, featured the world's top eight singles players and top four doubles teams competing for the coveted³ title and a share of the 5 million U.S. dollars in prize money.

　　The White group featured Maria Sharapova (Russia), Victoria Azarenka (Belarus), Li Na (China) and Samantha Stosur (Australia) while the Red group featured Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark), Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic), Vera Zvonareva (Russia) and Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland).

　　The competition also featured the doubles teams of Kveta Peschke/Katarina Srebotnik, Liezel Huber/Lisa Raymond, Gisela Dulko/Flavia Pennetta and Vania King/Yaroslava Shvedova. France's Marion Bartoli and Germany's Andrea Petkovic were also in Istanbul as singles alternates⁴.

1 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。

2 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

3 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 alternates   

v.交替( alternate的第三人称单数 )；（使）交替， （使）轮换

参考例句：

• The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other. 涨潮和落潮交替更迭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He alternates joy with grief. 他时喜时忧。 来自《简明英汉词典》