Coral Gables, Fla. (www.sonyericssonopen.com) – Top-seed and World No. 1 Justine Henin defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday to capture her second career US Open title in front of a sellout crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Henin, who won the French Open earlier this year, did not drop a set en route to her seventh career Grand Slam title which included victories over 2007 Australian Open Champion Serena Williams and 2007 Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams.

Henin, who lost to Serena Williams in the finals of this year's Sony Ericsson Open, has posted a 35-2 record since that loss in March while winning five tournaments including two Grand Slam titles (French, US Open).

The US Open final was never really in doubt as Henin jumped out to a 3-0 lead and broke Kuznetsova for a third time to win the opening set, 6-1. Kuznetsova, the 2004 US Open Champion, played better in the second set but was unable to hold off Henin who showed why she deserves her No. 1 ranking.

ABOUT THE SONY ERICSSON OPEN: The 2008 Sony Ericsson Open will be played March 26- April 6 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The 12-day combined event, founded by Butch Buchholz in 1985, is owned by IMG. The Sony Ericsson Open is one of nine ATP Masters Series events on the ATP calendar, a top tier event on the Sony Ericsson WTA TOUR calendar, and features the top men's and women's tennis players in the world. In 2007, Novak Djokovic defeated Guillermo Canas for his first Sony Ericsson Open title, while Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin to win her fourth title in Miami. For ticket information, call (305) 442-3367 or visit the website at http://www.SonyEricssonOpen.com.

ABOUT SONY ERICSSON: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications serves the global communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards. Established as a joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in 2001, with global corporate functions located in London, including R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China, India and America. Sony Ericsson celebrated the 5th anniversary of the start of the joint venture on 1st October, 2006.

Sony Ericsson is the global title sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in over 80 cities during the year. The 2007 tour culminates with the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid, Spain, in November. Effective 2007 Sony Ericsson is the title sponsor of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, in March.