MOSCOW, Jan 28 Russian Diana Schneider and American Clairvie Ngunue defeated Canada's Kayla Cross and Victoria Mboko in the final of the season's first Grand Slam tournament — the Australian Open.
The meeting ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3 in favor of the first seeded tournament.
In April Schneider is 18 years old. She achieved the best result at the junior Australian Open in singles — she reached the quarterfinals. Last year, Schneider played in the semi-finals of the junior Roland Garros in singles, and also won at Wimbledon in doubles.