Kim Clijsters captured her eighth career title at the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday, coming back from a set down again to beat Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, 4-6 6-3 6-4.

The Belgian is likely to move to fifth in the world rankings after the win, which followed similar comebacks against Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo in earlier rounds.

She needed two hours before the Slovakian netted a forehand return to end the match.

After the match, Clijsters paid tribute to her opponent.

"I was a lot more nervous than it looked at the end - Hantuchova is a terrific player," she said.