Athens Olympic tennis champions Li Ting and Sun Tiantian defeated compatriots Yan Zi and Zheng Jie to win the doubles title at the Pattaya Women's Open.

Second-seeded Li and Sun have rebounded from one set down to beat top-seeded Australian Open champions Yan and Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(5).

Li and Sun have an 8-6 lifetime rank against Yan and Zheng. The two Chinese pairs have met twice before in Tour finals, with Li and Sun winning 6-3, 6-4 in the Tier III, 2003 Vienna final and Yan and Zheng winning 6-4, 6-1 in the Tier IV, 2005 Hyderabad final.

(CRI English February 13, 2006)