( CNN ) -- Simona Halep confirmed her reputation as one of the rising young stars of the WTA Tour by romping to the Qatar Open title Sunday . Halep was winning her third title , but victory from a draw which included Australian Open champion Li Na , was by far the biggest of her career . The 22-year-old thrashed sixth seed Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-2 6-3 in just 66 minutes in the final and will rise to ninth in the new world rankings this week . It followed her defeats of second and fourth seeds Agnieszka Radwanska and Sara Errani on the way to the title match . Despite her impressive recent form , Halep did not think she would win the tournament at the start of week . It 's amazing for me , because when I came here I did n't think I could reach the final , certainly not win , '' she told the official WTA website . `` I had been competing indoors , but mentally I am very strong and I got the feel of the balls and the court here very well . I have to enjoy this now as the best moment of my life . '' Halep was on top from the start as she immediately broke Kerber 's serve and only at 2-1 down in the second set did she trail before taking control again . On the ATP Tour , Czech Tomas Berdych claimed his first title for 16 months with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Marin Cilic of Croatia in the final . Cilic had gone into the title match off the back of nine straight wins , but third seed Berdych swept him aside . `` It feels so amazing , it 's been so long , To win the title here is a real bonus . I 'm extremely happy with how I handled things throughout the week , '' he told AFP . The Buenos Aires title went to clay court specialist David Ferrer as he beat Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-3 6-4 in the final . Ferrer was beaten by Rafael Nadal in the final of last year 's French Open and easily accounted for the second seed in Argentina . Nadal was due to compete but pulled out citing `` lack of preparation '' as he battles back from the injury which struck him in the final of the Australian Open against Stanislas Wawrinka .
Simona Halep wins Qatar Open . - The first ever women's singles final at the Australian Open. Tomas Berdych claims Rotterdam title . David Ferrer triumphs in Buenos Aires .