BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Unseeded Russian sensation Maria Kirilenko beat ninth seed Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany here on Sunday to win the 2005 China Open WTA tournament after top fourseeds having been out before the final.

This is the very first career title for the 18-year-old, who improved her win-lose record of this year to 36-21 as well as that of career to 105-59 with her successful run in the 585,000 USdollars hardcourt event.

Kirilenko, who earned the final berth after top seed Maria Sharapova retire their semi-final encounter when trailing 6-4, 2-1.