The 22-year-old fourth seed barely broke sweat as he swept aside Beck in just 62 minutes to record his third win over his opponent in as many meetings.

Youzhny seized the initiative from the start, easing into a 3-1 lead after breaking Beck - who was appearing in his first ATP final - early on.

He managed to increase his advantage breaking the 22-year-old Beck's serve again in the seventh game to take the opening set in 33 minutes.

In the second set Youzhny, who is currently 28th in the ATP race, underlined his domination with another couple of breaks, winning the set and the match on the first match point to take his second career ATP title.

Youzhny praised the home fans for their support and promised to return next year to defend his title.

"I'd like to thank all of my fans here for their support. You encouraged me to win here at one of toughest tournaments in my career. You gifted this title to me," said Youzhny, who had come from a set down to beat Britain's Greg Rusedski in Saturday's semifinal.

"I really enjoy playing at Saint Petersburg and will definitely come back next year to play here again."

The winner Youzhny earned 142,000 of prize dollars and a silver trophy, while the runner-up Beck pocketed a 83,600-dollar cheque.