New York: Martina Hingis's hopes of winning her first Grand Slam doubles title since 2002 were shattered on Saturday when the Russian pairing of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina took the US Open title.


Ekaterina Makarova (2R), Elena Vesnina (R) of Russia, Martina Hingis (2L) of Switzerland and Flavia Pennetta (L) of Italy pose with their trophies after their women's doubles final match. Pic/AFP 

Hingis, 33, was playing with Italy's Flavia Pennetta but despite a promising start to the final they went down 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to the fourth seeds.