Chang Kai-chen
Country (sports) | Chinese Taipei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Taipei City, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Taoyuan City (now Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan | January 13, 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | November 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$976,778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 251–204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 82 (5 July 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 301 (14 May 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2012, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 2R (2009, 2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 157–96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 4 WTA, 11 ITF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 65 (11 February 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 99 (25 September 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R (2010, 2011, 2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 25 September 2017. |
Chang Kai-chen (Chinese: 張凱貞; pinyin: Zhāng Kǎizhēn; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsáŋ kʰài tsə́n]; born January 13, 1991) is a Taiwanese tennis player.
Career
Chang right-handed player, is currently without a full-time coach. Her father is Chin Lai Chang and mother is Yu Mei Jun; two older brothers, Yao Lun and Yao Chung (both play tennis). Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei; splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy). Started playing tennis at age six when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club. She is an aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is hard court. Her ambition is to reach Top 10.
Her highest WTA singles ranking is No. 82, which she reached in July 2010.[1] Her career high in doubles is No. 65, which she reached in February 2013.[1]
She qualified for the 2009 US Open, where she beat 25th seed Kaia Kanepi 6–0, 2–6, 6–2, in her first-round match. At the 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Chang defeated world No. 1 Dinara Safina 7–6, 4–6, 7–5, in her second-round match.
Playing for Chinese Taipei at the Fed Cup, Chang has a win–loss record of 10–8.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2012 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | Heather Watson | 5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 4 (4 titles)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2010 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | Lilia Osterloh | Shuko Aoyama Rika Fujiwara |
6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Mar 2012 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard (i) | Chuang Chia-jung | Chan Hao-ching Rika Fujiwara |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Aug 2012 | Citi Open, United States | International | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Irina Falconi Chanelle Scheepers |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 4–0 | Mar 2013 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Janette Husárová Zhang Shuai |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles Finals: 14 (6–8)
Legend |
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WTA 125s tournaments |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 12 November 2007 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | Nicole Riner | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 February 2008 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | Marina Erakovic | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 12 May 2008 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet | Alexandra Panova | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 4 May 2009 | Fukuoka, Japan | Grass | Nikola Hofmanova | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 3 October 2011 | Kōfu, Japan | Hard | Mandy Minella | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 4 November 2012 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 31 August 2014 | Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Junri Namigata | 0–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 3. | 9 March 2015 | Jiangmen, China | Hard | Zhao Di | 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 6. | 31 May 2015 | Xuzhou, China | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 6–1, 5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 2 August 2015 | Nanchang, China | Hard | Jelena Janković | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Winner | 4. | 28 September 2015 | Zhuhai, China | Hard | Zhang Yuxuan | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–0) |
Winner | 5. | 2 October 2016 | Iizuka, Japan | Hard | Jang Su-jeong | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 23 October 2016 | Suzhou, China | Hard | Wang Yafan | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 8. | 20 November 2016 | Taipei | Hard (i) | Evgeniya Rodina | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 23 (13–10)
Legend |
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WTA 125s tournaments |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000/$15,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 23 July 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Nguyễn Thùy Dung | Nungnadda Wannasuk Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 21 March 2008 | Sorrento, Australia | Hard | Hwang I-hsuan | Monique Adamczak Melanie South |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 18 May 2008 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet | Hwang I-hsuan | Erika Sema Yurika Sema |
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
Runner-up | 3. | 31 May 2008 | Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Hwang I-hsuan | Erika Sema Yurika Sema |
3–6, 6–2, [7–10] |
Winner | 2. | 15 November 2008 | Pune, India | Hard | Hwang I-hsuan | Elora Dabija Bojana Jovanovski |
5–7, 6–2, [10–7] |
Winner | 3. | 20 April 2009 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Chen Yi | Elena Baltacha Amanda Elliott |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 27 April 2009 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Chen Yi | Chang Kyung-mi Lee Jin-a |
6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 17 May 2009 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet | Ayaka Maekawa | Lu Jingjing Sun Shengnan |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 26 July 2009 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Tetiana Luzhanska | Jacqueline Cako Alison Riske |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 7 August 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh | Irina Falconi Amanda Fink |
3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Winner | 7. | 7 November 2010 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Chuang Chia-jung | Sania Mirza Hsieh Su-wei |
6-4, 6-2 |
Winner | 8. | 16 September 2012 | Ningbo, China | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Tetiana Luzhanska Zheng Saisai |
6-2, 7-5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 4 November 2012 | Taipei | Hard | Olga Govortsova | Chan Hao-ching Kristina Mladenovic |
7–5, 2–6, [8–10] |
Runner-up | 6. | 3 November 2014 | Taipei | Carpet (i) | Chuang Chia-jung | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 23 May 2015 | Wuhan, China | Hard | Han Xinyun | Liu Chang Lu Jiajing |
6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 31 May 2015 | Xuzhou, China | Hard | Han Xinyun | Cao Siqi Zhou Mingjun |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | 2 August 2015 | Nanchang, China | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Chan Chin-wei Wang Yafan |
6–3, 4–6, [10–3] |
Runner-up | 7. | 29 July 2016 | Wuhan | Hard | Duan Yingying | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya |
4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 20 November 2016 | Taipei | Hard (i) | Chuang Chia-jung | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova |
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 12. | 14 May 2017 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Hsieh Su-wei | Raluca Olaru Renata Voráčová |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 13. | 20 May 2017 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | Han Xinyun | Montserrat González Sílvia Soler Espinosa |
7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 9. | 10 June 2017 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass | Marina Erakovic | Monique Adamczak Storm Sanders |
4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | 18 June 2017 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Grass | Marina Erakovic | Magdalena Fręch An-Sophie Mestach |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W-L | |||||||
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | 2–5 | |||||||
French Open | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0–2 | |||||||
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 1–3 | |||||||
US Open | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 2–2 | |||||||
Win–Loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–12 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2017 | W-L | |||||||||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2–3 | |||||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–7 |
Wins over top 10 players
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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1. | Dinara Safina | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5 |
2012 | ||||||
2. | Marion Bartoli | 10 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | 1R | 4–3, ret. |
3. | Samantha Stosur | 5 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | SF | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) |
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4. | Roberta Vinci | 10 | Kuala Lampur, Malaysia | Hard | 1R | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
References
- ^ a b "Chang Kai-chen stats on WTA official site". WTA. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
External links
- Chang Kai-chen at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Template:ITF junior profile
- Chang Kai-chen at the Billie Jean King Cup
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Taoyuan District
- Taiwanese female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Universiade medalists in tennis
- Tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games