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was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to compatriot

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Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Su-wei ( ;''Xiè 謝淑薇Shūwēi'' in Chinese mainland. Taiwanese Mandarin: ; in Standard Mandarin of Chinese mainland. born 4 January 1986) is an inactive Taiwanese professional tennis player. She has won three singles titles and 30 ...

took the title by defeating No.5 seed

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in the final 2–6, 7–5, 4–1. Martić retired due to fatigue and cramping after playing a three-hour semifinal match earlier in the day.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

Qualifying

Seeds

The top seed received a bye into the second round (of the qualifying).

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

References

Main Draw

Qualifying Draw
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