Wimbledon Open - London, Great Britain
Chinese girls claim wimbledon title
Jul 10th, 2006

China's duo Zheng Jie and Yan Zi captured their first Wimbledon title on Sunday when they defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the women's doubles final. The fourth-seeded pair claimed their second major title of the year after winning the country's first grand slam trophy at the Australian Open in January. Their win capped a successful run for the world's most populous nation at the grasscourt championships.

Zheng and Yan's win also prevented Ruano Pascual and Suarez from completing a career doubles grand slam. The unseeded Spanish-Argentine duo own eight major titles but have now fallen at the final hurdle at Wimbledon for the third time.