Laura Robson failed in her bid to become the first British woman since 1988 to win a WTA singles final as she was beaten 6-3 5-7 6-4 by Su-Wei Hsieh at the Guangzhou Open.
After Hsieh took the first set 6-3, the British number one saved five championship points at 5-3 down in the second set and battled back to win 7-5.
Robson continued to build momentum into the third set, taking a 3-0 lead.
But Hsieh then won five successive games and closed out the win.