Vera Zvonareva was the favorite from the start of the tournament, and despite having some tough matches throughout the tournament, she succeeded, taking the winning trophy home.
Zvonareva, won her match to Shuai Peng, coming from a set down, in straight sets, 67(4) 60 62.
"I wasn't going for my shots enough in the first set; I think I was playing a bit too passively," Zvonareva said. "She's a very good player and fights well, and she took advantage. But I had more experience behind my back and was able to turn the match around by going for my shots again. We had a tough match in our first time playing each other - if she keeps playing like this, she has a great future."
"I was really happy I could get to the final," Peng said. "There were a lot of fans here, and whenever I was in a tough match they helped me fight through it. Every year this tournament gets better and I hope to be back here next year."
"She had a lot of expectation when she was younger," Zvonareva said of Peng. "She is improving every year and this year she's playing very well. Chinese tennis is strong right now. People don't want to play in Russia because there are so many Russian players, but now people don't want to come to China either! And I think there are going to be even more young players coming up."
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