BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Local star Peng Shuai partnered Hsieh Suwei of Chinese Taipei to win the women's doubles title of the WTA China Open at the Olympic Green National Tennis Center here on Saturday.

    The 53rd-ranked Peng had an exciting giant-killing run in the singles match, upsetting defending champion and former world number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and three-time grand slam winner Maria Sharapova of Russia before losing to Russia's Nadia Petrova in the quarterfinals.

    Peng and Hsieh beat Russian pair Alla Kudryavtseva and Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-1 to win the title.

Alla Kudryavtseva (L)/Ekaterina Makarova of Russia react during the awarding ceremony for women's doubles at China Tennis Open Tournament 2009 at National Tennis Centre in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 10, 2009. Kudryavtseva/Makarova lost to Peng Shuai of China and Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei in the final match 0-2