GOLD COAST, Australia -- Martina Navratilova won her 167th doubles title Saturday, teaming with 17-year-old Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the Australian women's hard-court tournament.

Navratilova and Kuznetsova beat France's Nathalie Dechy and Emilie Loit 6-4, 6-4.

"It's pretty amazing,'' Navratilova said. "We're now on a good note for the Australian Open. We can do some damage.''

At 46 years, 2 months, 17 days, Navratilova is the oldest player in history to win a WTA Tour event, a record she set at 45 with a victory in Madrid.

"Age is a number,'' she said.

Earlier, Dechy won her first tour title, beating Swiss teenager Marie-Gaianeh Mikaelian 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.