In the singles she was up against a tough final opponent, South Africa's second seed and world number seven Kgotahtso Montjane.

But, despite losing the first set, Ellerbrock showed he class to dominate the next two and eventually earn as 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory.

"I'm really happy that I came through a tough match against KG," said Ellerbrock, 

"Our last few matches have been close so I expected a tough match, and after losing the first set I tried to be a bit more aggressive.

"That made the difference."

Ellerbrock claimed  the win was especially emotional because she won her first International Tennis Federation (ITF) title in South Africa in 2011.

In the men's singles Frenchman Houdet took advantage of the absence of Japan's world number one Shingo Kunieda, beating another Japanese player, seventh seed Takashi Sanada, 6-2, 6-2 in the final.

"It was very tricky with the wind, but experience has taught me to use the elements," Houdet said.

"You focus not on playing your best tennis, but rather on making each shot.

"It's been a great week, better than I could've imagined with my wins in the doubles and the singles."

Stephane Houdet was in superb form in winning the men's singles for France
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Perhaps the most exciting final of the day came in the quads event where American world number one Wagner, who lost just four times in 2013, took on the man who inflicted each of those defeats, South Africa's Lucas Sithole.

But, in what was proving a disappointing finals day for the hosts, the world number two was swept aside 6-2 6-1 in a contest which lasted only 63 minutes.

"I had a gameplan for these two weeks and so far it's working," said Wagner.

"Both sets were a little up and down, it was very windy and you had to really control your shots.

"I jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first set. Lucas came back to 4-2 and then I took the set 6-2.

"I didn't expect him to lay down in the second set, and he didn't, it was just my day today,"

Wagner also expressed his determination to win again at next week's South African Open, a ITF Super Series event due to begin at Ellis Park tennis stadium in Johannesburg on Wednesday (April 30).

But the 40-year-old added that "most important" is playing the best tennis he can every time he gets onto the court."

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