Los Angeles ? Kim Clijsters defended her title at the WTA Championships, defeating Amelie Mauresmo, 6-2, 6-0, Monday night.

Clijsters became the first player since Steffi Graf in 1996 to win successive titles at the season-ending tournament.

She earned $1,000,030, the largest prize in women’s tennis. The extra $30 represented the WTA Tour’s 30th anniversary. Clijsters finished the year with $4,029,094 in earnings, the first woman to win more than $4 million in a season.

“It’s a dream come true,” she said, singling out Billie Jean King and the nine women who formed the first pro circuit in 1971. “It’s because of them that players at this moment can be making a good living.”

Clijsters won all five of her matches in Los Angeles, including a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Mauresmo in round-robin play Saturday.

She finished the year with a 102-12 record and nine titles. However, Clijsters will drop from No. 1 to No. 2 when the year-end WTA Tour rankings are released. She will finish 75 points behind top-ranked countrywoman Justine Henin-Hardenne.