Chinese tennis player (born 1994)
Wang Yafan 王雅繁 Country (sports) China Residence Beijing , ChinaBorn (1994-04-30 ) 30 April 1994 (age 30) Nanjing , ChinaHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Karim Perona Prize money US$ 2,908,062 Career record 340–223 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 47 (7 October 2019) Current ranking No. 62 (12 August 2024) Australian Open 3R (2024 ) French Open 2R (2024 ) Wimbledon 2R (2019 , 2024 ) US Open 2R (2016 , 2018 , 2023 , 2024 ) Career record 178–136 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 49 (15 February 2016) Current ranking No. 152 (5 August 2024) Australian Open 2R (2016 , 2019 , 2024 ) French Open 2R (2016 , 2019 , 2021 , 2024 ) Wimbledon 3R (2019 ) US Open 2R (2017 ) Wimbledon 1R (2016 ) Fed Cup 9–3 Last updated on: 5 August 2024.
Wang Yafan (Chinese : 王雅繁 ; pinyin : Wáng Yǎfán ; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ jà fǎn] ; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese tennis player . On 7 October 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 47. She peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings on 15 February 2016.
In her career, she has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour , along with one singles title and four doubles titles on the Challenger Tour . In addition, she won 16 singles and seven doubles tournaments on the ITF Circuit .
Playing for the China Fed Cup team , Wang has a win–loss record of 9–3, as of July 2024.
She was born in Nanjing in 1994. Wang Yafan started playing tennis when she was nine years old.[ 1]
2014: WTA Tour debut [ edit ] Wang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open , partnering Zheng Jie in doubles .[ 2] The pair won their first-round match against wildcards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin ,[ 2] and defeated third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova , then lost to eventual champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.[ 2]
In September 2014 at the Guangzhou International Open , Wang was given a wildcard into the singles main draw, and she advanced to the semifinals, upsetting Samantha Stosur in the first round,[ 3] and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual champion Monica Niculescu .[ 4]
2018: Breakthrough, Miami Open fourth round[ edit ] Wang made her career breakthrough at the 2018 Miami Open , where she reached the fourth round as a qualifier, then lost to Angelique Kerber .
2019: First career title, top 50 debut[ edit ] Wang won her first ever WTA Tour singles title at the Mexican Open in Acapulco where she defeated Sofia Kenin in three sets, after being down a set and a break.[ 5] As a result, she achieved her best ranking of world No. 49 on 4 March 2019.
At the Miami Open , she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. In the second, she clinched her first victory against a top-10 player by defeating Elina Svitolina in straight sets. She then won against Danielle Collins in straight sets and reached the fourth round,[ 6] but then lost to compatriot Wang Qiang , in straight sets.
2023: Back to top 100 [ edit ] Ranked No. 114 at the US Open , after four years of absence, she qualified for the main draw and upset Caroline Garcia .[ 7] As a result, she returned to the top 100 in the rankings on 11 September 2023.[ 8] [ 9]
2024: Major third round [ edit ] At the 2024 Australian Open , she reached the third round of a major for the first time in her career, defeating 22nd seed Sorana Cîrstea and Emma Raducanu .[ 10] As a result, she returned to the top 80 in the rankings, on 29 January 2024.[ 11]
Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments , Billie Jean King Cup , United Cup , Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[ 12]
Current through the 2024 Italian Open.
Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam Elite Trophy (1–0) WTA 1000 WTA 500 WTA 250 (2–4)
Finals by surface Hard (3–4) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jan 2015 Shenzhen Open , China International Hard Liang Chen Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok 4–6, 6–7(6–8) Win 1–1 Mar 2015 Malaysian Open International Hard Liang Chen Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] Win 2–1 Nov 2015 WTA Elite Trophy , China Elite Trophy Hard Liang Chen Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–4, 6–3 Loss 2–2 Mar 2016 Malaysian Open International Hard Liang Chen Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan 6–4, 4–6, [7–10] Win 3–2 Feb 2018 Taipei Open , Taiwan International Hard (i) Duan Yingying Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5) Loss 3–3 Feb 2019 Hua Hin Championships , Thailand International Hard Anna Blinkova Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu 6–2, 1–6, [10–12] Loss 3–4 Mar 2020 Monterrey Open , Mexico International Hard Miyu Kato Kateryna Bondarenko Sharon Fichman 6–4, 3–6, [7–10]
WTA Challenger finals [ edit ] Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[ edit ] Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)[ edit ] Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Aug 2015 Jiangxi International , China Hard Chan Chin-wei Chang Kai-chen Zheng Saisai 3–6, 6–4, [3–10] Win 1–1 Nov 2015 Hua Hin Challenger , Thailand Hard (i) Liang Chen Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan 6–3, 6–4 Win 2–1 Nov 2017 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand (2) Hard (i) Duan Yingying Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 6–3 Win 3–1 Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Open , China Hard Duan Yingying Naomi Broady Yanina Wickmayer 7–6(7–5) , 6–3 Win 4–1 Jun 2018 Bol Ladies Open , Croatia Clay Mariana Duque Mariño Silvia Soler Espinosa Barbora Štefková 6–3, 7–5
Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)[ edit ] Legend $50/60,000 tournaments (3–3) $40,000 tournaments (1–0) $25,000 tournaments (7–3) $10/15,000 tournaments (5–2)
Finals by surface Hard (13–6) Clay (2–1) Grass (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 May 2012 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia 10,000 Hard Yang Zi 6–1, 6–3 Loss 1–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk 3–6, 1–6 Win 2–1 Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Misa Eguchi 6–2, 6–0 Win 3–1 Sep 2013 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard Kim Sun-jung 6–1, 6–4 Win 4–1 Sep 2013 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea (2) 10,000 Hard Lee Pei-chi 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 Loss 4–2 Feb 2014 ITF Salisbury, Australia 15,000 Hard Jang Su-jeong 3–6, 6–7(6) Win 5–2 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) 10,000 Hard Sabina Sharipova 6–3, 6–2 Win 6–2 Jul 2014 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard (i) Xu Yifan 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 Win 7–2 Jul 2015 ITF Zhengzhou, China 25,000 Hard Duan Yingying 6–4, 6–4 Loss 7–3 Apr 2016 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Jang Su-jeong 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 Loss 7–4 Oct 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open , China 50,000 Hard Chang Kai-chen 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 Win 8–4 Jul 2017 ITF Tianjin, China 25,000 Hard Zhu Lin 6–4, 6–2 Win 9–4 Oct 2017 Liuzhou Open , China 60,000 Hard Nao Hibino 3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret. Loss 9–5 Aug 2018 Jinan International Open , China 60,000 Hard Zhu Lin 4–6, 1–6 Win 10–5 Nov 2018 Liuzhou Challenger, China 60,000 Hard Han Na-lae 6–4, 6–2 Win 11–5 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Katharina Hobgarski 7–5, 6–3 Loss 11–6 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Réka Luca Jani 4–6, 3–6 Loss 11–7 Mar 2023 ITF Swan Hill, Australia 25,000 Grass Joanna Garland 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7) Win 12–7 Mar 2023 Clay Court International , Australia 60,000 Clay Olivia Gadecki 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 Win 13–7 May 2023 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Haruka Kaji 6–0, 6–1 Win 14–7 Jun 2023 ITF Tokyo, Japan 25,000 Hard Johanne Svendsen 6–1, 6–0 Win 15–7 Jun 2023 ITF Luzhou, China 25,000 Hard You Xiaodi 7–5, 6–2 Win 16–7 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 40,000 Hard Eudice Chong 6–2, 6–3 Loss 16–8 Jul 2023 Dallas Summer Series , United States 60,000 Hard (i) Yulia Starodubtseva 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)[ edit ] Legend $100,000 tournaments (1–0) $75,000 tournaments (1–0) $50/60,000 tournaments (2–2) $25,000 tournaments (0–1) $10/15,000 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface Hard (5–3) Clay (1–1) Grass (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Apr 2010 ITF Ningbo, China 10,000 Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Lu Jiaxiang Yang Zi-Jun 1–6, 6–2, [10–4] Loss 1–1 Jul 2012 ITF Huzhu, China 15,000 Clay Tian Ran Li Yihong Zhang Kailin 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] Win 2–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Wen Xin Kim Na-ri Lee Ye-ra 7–5, 7–5 Win 3–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) 10,000 Hard Wen Xin Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Li Yihong 6–0, 6–3 Loss 3–2 Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Tamara Čurović Misa Eguchi Mari Tanaka 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] Win 4–2 Jun 2014 ITF Xi'an , China 50,000 Hard Lu Jiajing Liang Chen Yang Zhaoxuan 6–3, 7–6(2) Loss 4–3 Feb 2015 Launceston International , Australia 50,000 Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Han Xinyun Junri Namigata 4–6, 6–3, [6–10] Win 5–3 May 2015 Kangaroo Cup , Japan 75,000 Hard Xu Yifan An-Sophie Mestach Emily Webley-Smith 6–2, 6–3 Loss 5–4 Apr 2016 Pingshan Open , China 50,000 Hard Liang Chen Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya 6–7(5) , 4–6 Win 6–4 May 2016 Kunming Open , China 100,000 Clay Zhang Kailin Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan 6–7(3) , 7–6(2) , [10–1] Loss 6–5 Feb 2023 ITF Swan Hill, Australia 25,000 Grass Liang En-shuo Lily Fairclough Olivia Gadecki 3–6, 3–6 Win 7–5 May 2023 Kurume Cup , Japan 60,000 Grass Talia Gibson Funa Kozaki Junri Namigata 6–3, 6–3
Head-to-head record [ edit ] Season 2019 ... 2023 2024 Total Wins 1 1 1 3
Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)[ edit ] Result Year W–L Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Rank Rd Win 2023 1–0 US Open Grand Slam Hard Sára Bejlek 213 Q1 115
^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19. ^ a b c The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021. ^ a b In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open . The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021. ^ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021. Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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