Stosur had come into Sunday's match without dropping a set but is now 0-5 in finals after Pennetta proved the stronger despite her lengthy battle to get past Sharapova.
Flavia Pennetta
She quickly took a one-set lead and immediately broke Stosur again to take a 3-1 lead in the second set.
Flavia Pennetta
The Australian 13th seed bravely hit back to level by claming Pennetta's service, but a further break saw Penetta claim a deserved victory.Flavia Pennetta smile
"I think my serve was very good today. Almost all week it helped me a lot in the important points"."When I was aggressive I won the points today. That was a big step for me to improve my game. I've played a few finals before. I was ready to play the final today."
Flavia Pennetta
It was only Pennetta's second title on hardcourts and continued her fine form after winning on clay in Palermo before heading to the United States for the build-up to the U.S. Open.The tournament was marked by upsets with world number one and defending champion Dinara Safina crashing out to Zheng Jie of China.
Flavia Pennetta
Sharapova also showed improved form as she continues her comeback after shoulder surgery, beating third seed Victoria Azarenka en route to the last four, where she lost to Pennetta, 6-2 4-6 6-3.
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