Chuang Chia-jung
Country (sports) | Chinese Taipei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kaohsiung | 10 January 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,636,548 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 184–107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 WTA, 10 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 177 (13 November 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 744 (14 May 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 487–255 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 22 WTA, 2 WTA 125K, 34 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 5 (18 August 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 88 (7 May 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | F (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (2007, 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US Open | F (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fed Cup | Record 26–11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 7 May 2018. |
Chuang Chia-jung (Chinese: 莊佳容; pinyin: Zhuāng Jiāróng; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tswáŋ.tɕjá zʊ̌ŋ]; born 10 January 1985) is a Taiwanese professional female tennis player.
Chuang has won 22 doubles titles on the WTA tour, and two doubles titles on the WTA 125K series, as well as 10 singles and 33 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 13 November 2006, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 177. On 18 August 2008, she peaked at No. 5 in the doubles rankings.
Career
In the 2007 Australian Open, Chuang reached the final of the women's doubles with her partner Chan Yung-jan, but lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber. She also reached the women's doubles final of the 2007 US Open.
In 2001, Chuang played for the first time for the Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team. In Fed Cup play, she has a win–loss record of 25–11.[1]
Biography
Chuang is coached by her father Chuang Wen-teng. Her mother Xie Xiu-ling is a pharmacist. Chuang's favorite surface is hardcourt, and her best shot is her serve. She started playing tennis at age 7 when introduced to it by her father. She speaks Mandarin, English, and Taiwanese.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2007 | US Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Nathalie Dechy Dinara Safina |
4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
Grand Slam Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W-L |
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Australian Open | 3R | 1R | F | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | 13–9 |
French Open | A | A | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 8–6 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 4–6 |
US Open | 2R | A | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | 10–7 |
Grand Slam Win-Loss | 3–2 | 0–1 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 35–28 |
Mixed Doubles performance timeline
Grand Slam Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2016 | W-L |
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Australian Open | QF | 2R | QF | QF | 7–4 | ||
French Open | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4–6 |
Wimbledon | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 5–6 |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1–3 | |||
Win–Loss | 5–3 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 17–19 |
WTA Finals
Doubles: 36 (22–14)
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0/2) | |
WTA Championships (0) | |
Tier I (1/1) | Premier Mandatory (1/0) |
Tier II (2/1) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
Tier III (3/2) | Premier (2/2) |
Tier IV & V (4/4) | International (8/2) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 3 October 2004 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Cho Yoon-jeong Jeon Mi-ra |
6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 1. | 2 October 2005 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Jill Craybas Natalie Grandin |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1 October 2006 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Mariana Díaz Oliva | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 8 October 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Vania King Jelena Kostanić Tošić |
7–6(2), 5–7, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 27 January 2007 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 11 February 2007 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Nicole Pratt Mara Santangelo |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
Winner | 2. | 18 February 2007 | Bangalore, India | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Hsieh Su-wei Alla Kudryavtseva |
6–7(4), 6–2, [11–9] |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 March 2007 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 17 June 2007 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Chan Yung-jan | Sun Tiantian Meilen Tu |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 23 June 2007 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Chan Yung-jan | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 9 September 2007 | New York, United States | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Nathalie Dechy Dinara Safina |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 23 September 2007 | Beijing, China | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Han Xinyun Xu Yifan |
7–6(2), 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 30 September 2007 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 8. | 7 October 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Vania King | Sun Tiantian Yan Zi |
1–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Winner | 7. | 10 February 2008 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Hsieh Su-wei Vania King |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | 9 March 2008 | Bangalore, India | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Peng Shuai Sun Tiantian |
6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |
Winner | 8. | 18 May 2008 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Chan Yung-jan | Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 10. | 24 May 2008 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Chan Yung-jan | Yan Zi Tatiana Perebiynis |
6–4, 6–7(3), [10–6] |
Winner | 9. | 27 July 2008 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Eva Hrdinová Vladimíra Uhlířová |
2–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
Winner | 10. | 28 September 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Vera Dushevina Maria Kirilenko |
6–3, 6–0 |
Winner | 11. | 12 April 2009 | Ponte Vedra Beach, United States | Clay | Sania Mirza | Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond |
6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
Winner | 12. | 9 August 2009 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Yan Zi | Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska |
6–0, 4–6, [10–7] |
Winner | 13. | 18 October 2009 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | Lisa Raymond | Chanelle Scheepers Abigail Spears |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 16 January 2010 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Květa Peschke | Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu |
3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 11. | 11 April 2010 | Ponte Vedra Beach, United States | Clay | Peng Shuai | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Yan Zi |
4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Winner | 15. | 9 October 2010 | Beijing, China | Hard | Olga Govortsova | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta |
7–6(2), 1–6, [10–7] |
Winner | 16. | 21 May 2011 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Akgul Amanmuradova | Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová |
6–4, 5–7 [10–2] |
Winner | 17. | 27 August 2011 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Olga Govortsova | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 12. | 14 January 2012 | Hobart, Australia | Hard | Marina Erakovic | Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu |
6–7(4), 7–6(4), [5–10] |
Winner | 18. | 4 March 2012 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Chang Kai-chen | Chan Hao-ching Rika Fujiwara |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 19. | 5 May 2012 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Zhang Shuai | Yaroslava Shvedova Galina Voskoboeva |
4–6, 6–1, [11–9] |
Winner | 20. | 20 September 2014 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | Liang Chen | Alizé Cornet Magda Linette |
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–7] |
Winner | 21. | 23 May 2015 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Liang Chen | Nadiia Kichenok Zheng Saisai |
4–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
Runner-up | 13. | 29 August 2015 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Liang Chen | Julia Görges Lucie Hradecká |
3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 22. | 20 February 2016 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Darija Jurak | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 14. | 27 August 2016 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Kateryna Bondarenko | Sania Mirza Monica Niculescu |
5–7, 4–6 |
WTA 125 Series Finals
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 27 July 2014 | Nanchang, China | Hard | Junri Namigata | Chan Chin-wei Xu Yifan |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 6 September 2014 | Suzhou, China | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi |
6–1, 3–6, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 1. | 3 November 2014 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Chang Kai-chen | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 November 2016 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard (i) | Chang Kai-chen | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova |
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 3. | 11 June 2017 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Renata Voracova | Lina Gjorcheska Aleksandrina Naydenova |
6–4, 6–2 |
References
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Asian Games medalists in tennis
- Olympic tennis players of Taiwan
- Sportspeople from Kaohsiung
- Taiwanese female tennis players
- Tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Tennis players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Universiade medalists in tennis