KATOWICE, Poland: Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova won her first title since 2014 when she swept past Italy’s Camila Giorgi, 6-4, 6-0 in the Katowice WTA final on Sunday.

Eighth-seeded Cibulkova, the 2014 Australian Open runner-up, captured the last seven games of the match against her fifth-seeded opponent who was playing in her third final at the Polish venue.

A former world number 10, Cibulkova saw her ranking fall to 62 last year when she missed five months of the season to undergoing Achilles surgery.

But her win on Sunday — a fifth career title — will put her back into the top 40 and in with a chance of being seeded for the French Open.

“I would like to thank the city of Katowice for making such a friendly event for us,” Cibulkova said.

“Especially for me, it was very nice to drive three hours for a title!“

Cibulkova dedicated the win to her father Milan who was celebrating his birthday on Sunday.

“I think this is the best gift,” said the 26-year-old whose last title came in Acapulco in 2014.

Swiss No. 1 Bencic out of Fed Cup semifinal against Czechs

Switzerland’s No. 1 Belinda Bencic has withdrawn due to a back injury from a Fed Cup semifinal against defending champion Czech Republic next weekend.

The Swiss tennis federation says the 10th-ranked Bencic must rest for at least four weeks.

The 19-year-old Bencic carried the injury since playing at Indian Wells last month and lost her first-round match at the Charleston tournament last week.

Switzerland hosts the Czechs next Saturday and Sunday on indoor hard courts at Lucerne.

Swiss Tennis says captain Heinz Guenthardt has yet to decide whether to call up a replacement in a team that includes top-ranked doubles player Martina Hingis.

The Czechs, winners of four of the last five Fed Cup titles, will also be without its top-ranked player — two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.