▁favorite ▁Caroline ▁Gar cia ▁in ▁an ▁inten se ▁three - set ▁match , ▁where ▁the ▁final ▁set ▁went ▁to ▁ 9 – 7 ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Gar cia . ▁H s ie h ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁H ua ▁Hin ▁Championships , ▁a ▁W TA ▁ 1 2 5 k ▁series ▁event , ▁in ▁November , ▁her ▁biggest ▁singles ▁final ▁in ▁five ▁years , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁former ▁top ▁ten ▁player ▁Bel inda ▁B enc ic . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁difficult ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁H s ie h ▁also ▁managed ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁strong ▁doubles ▁form . ▁Part ner ing ▁O ks ana ▁Kal ash nik ova , ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁Budapest ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁in ▁February , ▁her ▁ 1 8 th ▁career ▁W TA ▁doubles ▁title , ▁and ▁her ▁first ▁since ▁winning ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Through out ▁the ▁season , ▁she ▁played ▁alongside ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁different ▁female ▁players , ▁but ▁found ▁the ▁most ▁success ▁working ▁with ▁Mon ica ▁Nic ules cu . ▁With ▁the ▁Roman ian , ▁they ▁won ▁inaug ural ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Lad ies ▁Open ▁in ▁April , ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Masters , ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Open . ▁Additionally , ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 k ▁doubles ▁title ▁in ▁May ▁at ▁C agn es - sur - Mer ▁with ▁Ch ang ▁K ai - chen , ▁her ▁