World No.1 Jelena Jankovic clinched her third title in succession when she defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-4 to win the Kremlin Cup and boost her ambitions to end the year as the top ranked player.

The ebullient Serb, making her Moscow debut and on a roll following her wins in Stuttgart and Beijing, was rarely troubled by the Russian and in the end won quite comfortably.

"I've played her twice in the last two weeks so I really knew what to expect and was focused right from the start," said Jankovic, who pocketed $196,900 for her efforts.

"I dominated in the first set but in the second my concentration slipped a little bit but I was able to get myself together in the end.

"I've had a tough season, overcoming a number of injuries but I'm quite close to finishing the year ranked number one and I'm really proud of it," she added.