The title was the Czech’s fourth of the season to add to trophies won in Brisbane, Rome and Eastbourne – moving her ahead of Australian world No 1 Ash Barty and Canadian Bianca Andreescu for most titles won so far this year.

Pliskova won 74% of her first service points, fired seven aces and broke the Croatian four times in a rain-interrupted match that was initially delayed by more than five hours due to heavy rain.

Martic, who held a superior 4-1 head-to-head record against Pliskova and also beat her at Roland Garros earlier this year, took a 2-0 lead in the first set when she broke the top seed in the opening game.

However, that was the only time Pliskova conceded a break of serve and she soon took control with powerful groundstrokes, using the full width of the court to smash winners and passing shots with precision.

Martic’s service game suffered – she won only 53% of her first service points – and Pliskova duly took advantage to punish the seventh seed and win five games in a row.

Pliskova’s consistency in the baseline rallies was a force to reckon with and Martic had no answer to her superior court coverage, eventually conceding the 96-minute match after saving one championship point.