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 ) 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
Total
Wins
1
1
2
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.
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