Shahar Peer of Israel topped Alberta Brianti of Italy in straight sets Sunday, winning the Guangzhou Women's Open in China. Peer, who was seeded No.

Israel's Shahar Peer and Italy's Alberta Brianti were semifinal winners Saturday at the Guangzhou Women's Open tennis tournament in China. Peer, the fifth seed, advanced to a final for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years when her opponent, China's Peng Shuai, the third seed, retired with a right wrist injury in the second set.