The 21-year-old world number three won 6-4 7-5 against her American compatriot to claim her 11th career singles title in total.
As reported by TheGRIO The French Open champion, who was making her second appearance at the Wuhan Open, trailed 3-0 in the second set but dug deep to reduce the deficit to 5-3 before claiming four straight games to seal victory.
