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Entering the Doha with an 0 – 5 singles record, she managed to beat wildcard Selima Sfar 6 – 3 6 – 3.

In the second round, she surprisingly upset ( 4 ) Myskina 7 – 6 ( 2 ) 6 – 7 ( 6 ) 6 – 4, needing several match points to close the match out.

In her quarterfinal match against Julia Schruff, she had a comfortable 6 – 3 6 – 2 win.

She lost in the semifinal, in an epic match against Nadia Petrova, 6 – 1 7 – 6 ( 2 ).

At 0 – 4 in the second, she won five consecutive games to 5 – 4.

She won the doubles title with Hantuchová, defeating Yan and Zheng in the semifinal 6 – 3 3 – 6 6 – 3, and Ting Li and Tiantian Sun 6 – 4 6 – 4 in the final.