Sunday
At The National Tennis Center
Beijing
Purse: Men, $3.76 million (WT500); Women, $5.43 million (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Women
First Round
Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-4, 6-1.
Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Sara Errani (11), Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Ekaterina Makarova (12), Russia, def. Garbine Muguruza, Spain, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-4.
Andrea Petkovic (15), Germany, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4.
Venus Williams (16), United States, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 6-3, 6-1.
Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Samantha Stosur, Australia, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-4, 6-2.
Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1.
Simona Halep (2), Romania, def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-4.
Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-1, 1-1 retired.
Doubles
Women
First Round
Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Peng Shuai (5), China, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, and Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-2.
Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Olga Govortsova, Ukraine, def. Marina Erakovic, New Zealand, and Arantxa Parra Santonja, Spain, 6-7 (0), 6-3, 10-6.
Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, and Anastasia Rodionova (6), Australia, def. Alize Cornet, France, and Magda Linette, Poland, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 10-7.
Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Flavia Pennetta (8), Italy, def. Alison Riske, United States, and Heather Watson, Britain, 6-1, 6-3.
Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 7-6 (5), 6-4.