Santina clinical in their first outing at WTA Finals Singapore

LOOKING TO END their nearly perfect season with a ninth title, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza got out to early leads in each sets against No.6 seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears and never looked back, winning their first round robin match at the BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global, 6-4, 6-2.

"I think we played pretty well; it was nice to get that break really early in both sets. Sania came out with some great serves when it was needed. We were able to hold on and finish off," Hingis said after the match. 

Mirza remains undefeated in Singapore (4-0), having captured the title last year with partner Cara Black, but has gone from strength to strength with the Swiss Miss, capping their initial successes in Indian Wells, Miami, and Charleston with a first major title at Wimbledon. Since arriving to Flushing in search of a second major, Mirza and Hingis haven't lost a match, riding a winning streak that now totals at 18 after titles at the US Open, Guangzhou, Wuhan, and Beijing.

"It's always great to come back to a tournament where you've done really well in the past. It's great to come back to Singapore," the No.1 ranked doubles player said. "I always keep saying this, but it's as close to home for me as possible. It was great to get that first win, and just to warm-up - we haven't played together in a couple of weeks, so it was great to get that win today."