Former Woodhouse Grove pupil Katie O'Brien, who was seeded fifth, was beaten 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the $75,000 tennis tournament in Xiamen, China.
However, despite this defeat, the 21-year-old is world ranked No 128, which is only seven places below her career-best high set after Wimbledon this summer.
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