s ▁doubles , ▁however , ▁she ▁and ▁P eng ▁f ared ▁much ▁better . ▁As ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁se eds , ▁the ▁pair ▁recorded ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁three ▁set ▁wins ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁where ▁they ▁pulled ▁off ▁a ▁major ▁ups et ▁with ▁a ▁straight ▁sets ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁second ▁se eds ▁An abel ▁Med ina ▁G arr ig ues ▁and ▁Virginia ▁Ru ano ▁P asc ual , ▁losing ▁just ▁one ▁game , ▁thereby ▁adv ancing ▁H s ie h ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁major ▁quarter final s . ▁However , ▁the ▁pair ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁eight ▁by ▁the ▁event ual ▁champions , ▁ 1 0 th - se eded ▁Ser ena ▁Williams ▁and ▁Ven us ▁Williams . ▁ ▁Despite ▁struggling ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁singles , ▁winning ▁just ▁one ▁W TA ▁main ▁draw ▁match ▁at ▁the ▁Gu ang z hou ▁International ▁later ▁on ▁in ▁September , ▁H s ie h ▁put ▁together ▁her ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁year ▁in ▁doubles ▁thus ▁far . ▁After ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁early ▁ex its ▁in ▁Indian ▁Well s ▁and ▁Stuttgart , ▁H s ie h ▁and ▁P eng ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Open , ▁a ▁Premier - 5 ▁tournament , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁seed ed ▁sevent h . ▁They ▁then ▁defeated ▁the ▁fifth ▁se eds , ▁Daniel a ▁H ant uch ová ▁and ▁A i ▁Sug iy ama , ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁title . ▁This ▁was ▁H s ie h ' s ▁sixth ▁W TA