( CNN ) -- Victoria Azarenka surrendered just three games to Samantha Stosur as she claimed her third title of an impressive year at the Qatar Open . The world No . 1 wrapped up a 6-1 6-2 victory over her Australian opponent , showing no sings of discomfort from the injury that she picked up in Saturday 's semifinal win over Agnieszka Radwanska . The Belarusian 's win in Doha was her 17th straight victory this year , a run that has seen her capture the Syndey International crown and a first grand slam title at the Australian Open in January . Azarenka shrugs off injury to reach Qatar final . It was her 11th career title and cements Azarenka 's place as the dominant force in women 's tennis in 2012 . Last year in Doha , she lost in the opening round to Daniela Hantuchova -- a defeat that caused her to contemplate quitting the sport . `` I am really proud of the way I played today , '' an emotional Azarenka said in an interview courtside . `` I was not 100 per cent after my fall yesterday and I knew I had to adjust my game and everything went according to plan . `` Last year I lost in the first round and watched someone else lift this beautiful trophy . But now I have this for myself . '' Azarenka rarely looked in any danger against Stosur , the reigning U.S. Open champion , breaking her opponent three times in the opening set . Stosur continued to make unforced errors in the second set , Azarenka racing into a 3-0 lead . Though the Australian retained two service games , another break sealed the third title of Azarenka 's year .
Victoria Azarenka defeats Samatha Stosur to win the Qatar Open in Doha . TL;DR The U.S. women's tennis team is set for a rematch of last year's final against Australia at this month's Dubai Tennis Championships. Azarenka wins 6-1 6-2 to take her winning run in 2012 to 17 matches .