▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁kept ▁her ▁from ▁jump ing ▁beyond ▁her ▁peak ▁year ▁ranking ▁of ▁No . ▁ 6 5 . ▁Her ▁best ▁results ▁on ▁the ▁W TA ▁Tour ▁came ▁with ▁a ▁semif inal ▁appearance ▁in ▁Taiwan , ▁a ▁quarter final ▁showing ▁in ▁Prag ue , ▁and ▁progress ing ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁and ▁French ▁Op ens . ▁Un like ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁seasons , ▁H s ie h ▁played ▁more ▁singles ▁matches ▁on ▁the ▁I TF ▁Circ uit , ▁reaching ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 k ▁final ▁in ▁Marse ille ▁in ▁June ▁and ▁winning ▁a ▁different ▁$ 1 0 0 k ▁tournament ▁in ▁Dub ai ▁in ▁December , ▁her ▁ 2 7 th ▁I TF ▁singles ▁title . ▁ ▁H s ie h ▁also ▁strugg led ▁remark ably ▁with ▁doubles ▁during ▁the ▁year , ▁failing ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁single ▁quarter final ▁at ▁W TA ▁level . ▁Her ▁best ▁result ▁on ▁tour ▁came ▁in ▁a ▁third ▁round ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁also ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁she ▁failed ▁to ▁advance ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁in ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Sl ams . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁she ▁dropped ▁down ▁to ▁playing ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁I TF ▁level ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁where ▁she ▁managed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁doubles ▁title ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁a ▁$ 1 0 k ▁title ▁in ▁Porto , ▁and ▁finishing ▁as ▁the ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁doubles ▁draw ▁in