▁S lam ▁in ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁She ▁also ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁in ▁the ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁tournament , ▁partner ing ▁with ▁British ▁player ▁Col in ▁F lem ing . ▁Following ▁W im ble don , ▁she ▁reached ▁a ▁new ▁career - high ▁singles ▁ranking ▁of ▁world ▁No . ▁ 5 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁she ▁represented ▁Taiwan ▁in ▁the ▁women ' s ▁singles ▁tournament ▁and ▁in ▁women ' s ▁doubles ▁with ▁Ch u ang ▁Ch ia - J ung . ▁Although ▁she ▁was ▁knock ed ▁on ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁singles ▁tournament ▁by ▁her ▁close ▁friend ▁and ▁partner ▁P eng ▁Sh u ai , ▁she ▁and ▁Ch u ang ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁in ▁doubles , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁be aten ▁by ▁the ▁event ual ▁silver ▁medal ists ▁Andrea ▁H lav á č k ová ▁and ▁Luc ie ▁H rade ck á . ▁ ▁H s ie h ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁to ▁the ▁summer ▁hard - court ▁season . ▁She ▁played ▁just ▁one ▁tournament ▁between ▁the ▁Olympics ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁the ▁Texas ▁Tennis ▁Open . ▁In ▁singles , ▁she ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁event ual ▁champion ▁Ro berta ▁V inci ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁while ▁falling ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁the ▁doubles ▁tournament ▁with ▁partner ▁Gab ri ela ▁D ab row ski ▁to ▁I v eta ▁B ene š ová ▁and ▁Barb ora ▁Z á h lav ová - Str ý c ová .