Hsieh Su-wei

Hsieh Su-wei
謝淑薇

Hsieh Su-wei at the 2009 US Open
Country	Chinese Taipei
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Born	January 4, 1986 (1986-01-04) Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	57 kg (130 lb)
Turned pro	2001
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Career prize money	$1,147,892
Singles
Career record	249 - 128
Career titles	18 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 78 (3 November 2008)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4R (2008)
French Open	1R (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon	2R (2008)
US Open	2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	246 - 128
Career titles	8 WTA, 19 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 9 (26 October 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2009, 2011)
French Open	SF (2009)
Wimbledon	3R (2010)
US Open	3R (2011)
Last updated on: September 25, 2011.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Chinese Taipei
Women's Tennis
Universiade
Gold	2005 Izmir	Doubles
Bronze	2005 Izmir	Singles
Asian Games
Gold	2006 Doha	Team
Silver	2010 Guangdong	Team
Silver	2010 Guangdong	Doubles
Bronze	2002 Busan	Team
Bronze	2006 Doha	Mixed Doubles

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Hsieh (謝).

Hsieh Su-wei (simplified Chinese: 谢淑薇; traditional Chinese: 謝淑薇; pinyin: Xiè Shúwéi; born January 4, 1986 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player.  As of July 12, 2010 she is ranked 322nd in the WTA Tour singles rankings and is the fourth-highest ranked Taiwanese women's singles player. 

Career

2006–2007

In 2006, Hsieh entered Wimbledon for the first time and lost in the first round in both Ladies' Singles and Ladies' Doubles.  The following year, she entered Wimbledon again, losing in the first round in both Ladies' Singles and Ladies' Doubles.

2008

Su-Wei Hsieh started 2008 by winning three matches to qualify for the Australian Open, where she won her first ever main draw Grand Slam match defeating Klára Zakopalová in three sets. In the second round, she beat the No.19 seed Sybille Bammer 6–2 6–0, and defeated Aravane Rezaï in the third round to become first Chinese Taipei player to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam. She then lost in the fourth round to the World No.1, and No.1 seed Justine Henin in straight sets. The result would lift her into the Top 100 for the first time.

In March, Hsieh played at Indian Wells, losing in the first round to Elena Vesnina in three sets. A week later, she lost again, this time in the first round of qualifying, to Tatiana Poutchek in Miami. These two defeats saw her ranking fall to 116.

At the end of April, Hsieh entered the ITF tournament in Incheon as the first seed, and won the tournament, defeating Chinese player Yanze Xie in the final 7–5 6–7 6–4.  As a result of this win, Hsieh's ranking rose to 99.

In June 2008, Hsieh had her best Wimbledon Ladies' Singles result by making it to the second round and losing to number 9 seed Dinara Safina of Russia, 6–3, 6–2.  She beat Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro of France 6–3, 6–2 in the first round.  It was Hsieh's third Wimbledon appearance.

2009

In January at the Australian Open, unseeded Hsieh lost to unseeded countrywoman Chan Yung-jan, 6–3, 6–3 in the first round of women's singles. In women's doubles, she partnered with Peng Shuai of China and as the number 16 seeds defeated the number two seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in the third round and made it to the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual champions, tenth-seeded Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the USA, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3.  Hsieh would win three WTA doubles titles over the course of the year, each with Peng, winning in Sydney, Rome, and Beijing.  She would finish the year in the top 10, at number 9.

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles 13 (8-5)

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0/0)
Olympic Gold (0/0)
WTA Championships (0/0)
Tier I (0/0)	Premier Mandatory (1/0)
Tier II (1/0)	Premier 5 (1/0)
Tier III (1/2)	Premier (1/0)
Tier IV & V (2/3)	International (1/0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	3 October 2004	Seoul	Hard	Chuang Chia-Jung	Cho Yoon-Jeong Jeon Mi-Ra	6–3, 1–6, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	6 January 2007	Auckland	Hard	Shikha Uberoi	Janette Husárová Paola Suárez	6–2, 6–0
Runner-up	3.	18 February 2007	Bangalore	Hard	Alla Kudryavtseva	Chan Yung-Jan Chuang Chia-Jung	6–7(4), 6–2, [11–9]
Winner	1.	23 September 2007	Beijing	Hard	Chuang Chia-Jung	Han Xinyun Xu Yi-Fan	7–6(2), 6–3
Winner	2.	30 September 2007	Seoul	Hard	Chuang Chia-Jung	Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	10 February 2008	Pattaya	Hard	Vania King	Chan Yung-Jan Chuang Chia-Jung	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	14 September 2008	Cincinnati	Hard	Yaroslava Shvedova	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova	6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Winner	3.	14 September 2008	Bali	Hard	Peng Shuai	Marta Domachowska Nadia Petrova	6–7(4), 7–6(3), [10–7]
Winner	4.	28 September 2008	Seoul	Hard	Chuang Chia-Jung	Vera Dushevina Maria Kirilenko	6–3, 6–0
Winner	5.	16 January 2009	Sydney	Hard	Peng Shuai	Nathalie Dechy Casey Dellacqua	6–0, 6–1
Winner	6.	9 May 2009	Rome	Clay	Peng Shuai	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	7–5, 7–6(5)
Winner	7.	11 October 2009	Beijing	Hard	Peng Shuai	Alla Kudryavtseva Ekaterina Makarova	6–3, 6–1
Winner	8.	24 September 2011	Guangzhou	Hard	Zheng Saisai	Chan Chin-Wei Han Xinyun	6-2, 6-1

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	LQ	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	4R	1R	A	A	LQ	11–6
French Open	LQ	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	LQ	A	A		8–5
Wimbledon	LQ	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A		5–4
US Open	LQ	A	A	1R	LQ	LQ	2R	LQ	A	A		11–6

Women's doubles performance timeline

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	1R	2R	1R	2R	QF	3R	QF	2R	11–8
French Open	A	A	2R	1R	SF	1R	1R		5–5
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	1R		2–6
US Open	A	A	1R	1R	2R	2R	3R		4–5

Mixed doubles performance timeline

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	2R	1–2
French Open	2R	2R	1R		2–3
Wimbledon	QF	3R	SF		8–3
US Open	SF	1R	A		3–2

External links

• Hsieh Su-wei at the Women's Tennis Association
• Hsieh Su-wei at the International Tennis Federation