Hsieh claims two victories on day one in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU: Reigning WTA Guangzhou Open champion and Taiwan's first Grand Slam winner Hsieh Su-Wei claimed victory in both her singles and doubles first round matches on Monday, the opening day of this year's tournament.

Sixth-seeded Hsieh, from Taiwan, defeated Argentina's Paula Ormaechea 6-1, 6-2 in 56 minutes in her singles match in the morning.

In the afternoon Hsieh then won her first round doubles match with her partner, China's Peng Shuai. The top seeds and Wimbledon champions overcame Maria Fernanda Alvarez Teran of Bolivia and Keri Wong of the United States 6-3, 6-3.

Hsieh will face China's Zhang Shuai in the second round of the singles tournament, after the wildcard entry defeated Russia's Olga Puchkova in their first round tie 6-0, 7-6 (7/1).(AFP)