In the first set, Vergeer’s power proved too much for Griffioen in the first set but the world number seven and fourth seed in Nottingham played a far better second set despite going a break down at 3-1 and she narrowly missed out on being able to get back on terms. 

Griffioen confidently saved three match points and was unlucky not to save a fourth as a low Vergeer forehand had just enough impetus to reach the net before tipping over the next cord to wrap up victory.

The quad singles final proved even more dramatic as Johan Andersson of Sweden clinched his first British Open title and his second Super Series title of 2010 with a three set victory over defending champion David Wagner of the United States.

Andersson put a sequence of four games together as he raced to a 4-1 lead en route to easing through the first set impressively. 

However, Wagner broke at the start of the second set and carried that momentum through to level the match before Andersson gained a decisive break to moved 5-3 ahead in the decider.

Wagner produced an impressive game to say in touch and looked to be on the verge of levelling the final set, but two of his subsequent forehands were called out at the baseline on the final two points of the match and Andersson was able to celebrate a 6-2 3-6 6-4 victory despite Wagner’s remonstrations with the umpire.

Meanwhile, after Vergeer beat Griffioen in the women’s singles final, Sunday’s last day of play will see an all-Dutch men’s singes final as second seed Maikel Scheffers takes on fourth seed Ronald Vink. 

Scheffers was reached his first men’s singles Super Series final after recovering from losing an early break in his semi-final against two-time former British Open champion and fellow Dutchman Robin Ammerlaan. 

Scheffers raced through the second set for a 7-6 6-0 victory that sets up a rematch of last weekend’s Swiss Open final against the Netherlands Ronald Vink, with Scheffers now going in search of his second NEC Tour title in successive weeks.   

World number six Vink had a much tougher time against French world number seven Nicolas Peifer after Peifer snatched the opening set. 

However, the Florida Open men’s champion Vink kept his bid for a second Super Series title of the year alive after a tense 4-6 6-4 6-4 victory

The first of this year’s main draw doubles titles to be decided came in the men’s doubles after Frenchman Stephane Houdet and Satoshi Saida of Japan exchanged two very different opening sets with Dutch third seeds Ammerlaan and Tom Egberink and then won four of the last five games to justify their top seeding after a 6-0 2-6 6-4 victory in the final.

Sunday’s action is set to conclude with two British finalists in main draw doubles finals with British number one Lucy Shuker competing in the women’s doubles final and Andrew Lapthorne and his partner Andersson playing in the quad doubles final.

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