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Wang Yafan

Summary

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.

Wang Yafan
王雅繁
Wang at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceBeijing, China
Born (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 29)
Nanjing, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachKarim Perona
Prize moneyUS$ 2,359,815
Singles
Career record323–203 (61.4%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 47 (7 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 71 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open1R (2018, 2019)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open2R (2016, 2018, 2023)
Doubles
Career record173–129 (57.3%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 49 (15 February 2016)
Current rankingNo. 352 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2016, 2019, 2024)
French Open2R (2016, 2019, 2021)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open2R (2017)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup9–2 (81.8%)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.
Wang Yafan
Chinese王雅繁

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 9–2, as of June 2023.

Personal life edit

She was born in Nanjing in 1994. Wang Yafan started playing tennis when she was nine years old.[1]

Career edit

2014: WTA 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 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 WTA Tour 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 world ranking of No. 49 on 4 March 2019.

At the Miami Open, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. In the second round, 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: Grand Slam 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]

Performance timelines edit

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]

Singles edit

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q3 1R A Q2 2R 1R 1R A A 3R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
French Open A A A Q2 Q1 A 1R 1R A Q1 A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q3 Q2 A 1R 2R NH 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open A A A Q2 2R Q2 2R 1R A A A 2R 0 / 4 3–4 40%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 2–4 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0 / 14 7–14 33%
National representation
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A A A A Z1 A Z1 A A[b] A 0 / 0 3–2 60%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A A A Q1 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A Q1 1R NH A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A A 4R 4R NH Q1 A A 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A 1R NH Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A Q1 Q1 A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Guadalajara Open NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] A A Q1 Q2 Q1 1R 1R 2R NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
China Open Q1 A A Q2 2R 1R 1R 2R NH A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 6–6 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 12 10–12 45%
Career statistics
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 0 1 3 8 5 12 22 6 9 0 1 Career total: 67
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–3 4–9 5–5 13–13 25–21 3–6 1–9 0–0 1–1 1 / 67 56–68 45%
Year-end ranking 520 313 191 135 117 168 73 48 94 300 418 97 $2,359,815

Doubles edit

Current through the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R A 1R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
French Open A 1R 2R A 1R 2R A 2R A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R A 1R 3R NH 1R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
US Open A A 1R 2R 1R 1R A A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–4 4–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 0 / 18 8–18 31%
Year-end championships
WTA Elite Trophy[e] DNQ W RR DNQ NH 1 / 2 3–2 60%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A 1R A 1R A A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Cincinnati Open A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] 1R 1R 1R 1R QF 1R NH 0 / 6 2–6 25%
China Open A SF 1R 1R 1R 2R NH 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Career statistics
Tournaments 4 11 16 5 11 15 4 11 0 Career total: 77
Titles 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career total: 3
Finals 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 Career total: 7
Overall win–loss 4–4 14–9 11–17 1–5 7–10 16–15 5–4 6–11 0–0 3 / 77 64–75 46%
Year-end ranking 158 57 70 361 79 68 79 114 826

Significant finals edit

WTA Elite Trophy edit

Doubles: 1 (title) edit

Result Year Venue Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2015 Elite Trophy, Zhuhai Hard (i)   Liang Chen   Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Arantxa Parra Santonja 		6–4, 6–3

WTA Tour career finals edit

Singles: 1 (title) edit

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2019 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Mexico International[f] Hard   Sofia Kenin 2–6, 6–3, 7–5

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, Malaysia 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, Malaysia International Hard   Liang Chen   Varatchaya Wongteanchai
  Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 3–2 Feb 2018 Taiwan 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

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2018 WTA 125 Zhengzhou, China Hard   Zheng Saisai 7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2023 WTA 125 Stanford, United States Hard   Kamilla Rakhimova 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2015 WTA 125 Nanchang, China Hard   Chan Chin-wei   Chang Kai-chen
  Zheng Saisai 		3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win 1–1 Nov 2015 WTA 125 Hua Hin, Thailand Hard (i)   Liang Chen   Varatchaya Wongteanchai
  Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Nov 2017 WTA 125 Hua Hin, Thailand (2) Hard (i)   Duan Yingying   Dalila Jakupović
  Irina Khromacheva 		6–3, 6–3
Win 3–1 Apr 2018 WTA 125 Zhengzhou, China Hard   Duan Yingying   Naomi Broady
  Yanina Wickmayer 		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 4–1 Jun 2018 WTA 125 Bol, Croatia Clay   Mariana Duque Mariño   Silvia Soler Espinosa
  Barbora Štefková 		6–3, 7–5

ITF Circuit finals edit

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 ITF Suzhou, 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 ITF Liuzhou, China 60,000 Hard   Nao Hibino 3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret.
Loss 9–5 Aug 2018 ITF Jinan, China 60,000 Hard   Zhu Lin 4–6, 1–6
Win 10–5 Nov 2018 ITF Liuzhou, 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 ITF Canberra, 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 ITF Dallas, 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)
$40,000 tournaments
$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 ITF Launceston, Australia 50,000 Hard   Yang Zhaoxuan   Han Xinyun
  Junri Namigata 		4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 5–3 May 2015 ITF Gifu, Japan 75,000 Hard   Xu Yifan   An-Sophie Mestach
  Emily Webley-Smith 		6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Apr 2016 ITF Pingshan, China 50,000 Hard   Liang Chen   Shuko Aoyama
  Makoto Ninomiya 		6–7(5), 4–6
Win 6–4 May 2016 ITF Anning, 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 ITF Kurume, Japan 60,000 Grass   Talia Gibson   Funa Kozaki
  Junri Namigata 		6–3, 6–3

Head-to-head record edit

Top 10 wins edit

Season 2019 ... 2023 Total
Wins 1 1 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score WYR
2019
1.   Elina Svitolina No. 5 Miami Open, United States Hard 2R 6–2, 6–4 No. 50
2023
2.   Caroline Garcia No. 7 US Open Hard 1R 6–4, 6–1 No. 114

Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0) edit

Result Year W–L Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Rank Rd WYR
Win 2023 1–0 US Open Grand Slam Hard   Sára Bejlek 213 Q1 115

Notes edit

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  6. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ "Yafan Wang". Tennis World. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Shenzen Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Stosur shocked in Guangzhou". Tennis Australia. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Guangzhou International Women's Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ "WANG WINS HER FIRST WTA TITLE IN ACAPULCO". 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Miami Open tennis: Wang Yafan upsets Danielle Collins". Miami Herald.
  7. ^ "Caroline Garcia falls in first round to No. 114 Wang Yafan a year after US Open semis run".
  8. ^ "Rankings Watch: Sabalenka, Gauff-Pegula duo headline historic shakeup".
  9. ^ "How Chinese tennis evolved in the wake of Li Na's exit".
  10. ^ Carayol, Tumaini (18 January 2024). "Emma Raducanu out of Australian Open after losing to Wang in marathon". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Rankings Watch: Zheng makes Top 10 debut; Mertens back to No.1 in doubles".
  12. ^ "Wang Yafan [CHN] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

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