Wang Qiang (tennis)
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![]() Wang Qiang at the 2013 ITF Women's Circuit – Wenshan | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Tianjin, China | 14 January 1992
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$165,222 |
Singles | |
Career record | 208-132 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | 82 (23 February 2015) |
Current ranking | 82 (23 February 2015) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2015) |
French Open | 1R (2015) |
US Open | 2R (2014) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 14-24 |
Career titles | 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 616 (December 13, 2010) |
Last updated on: 22 August 2014. |
Template:Chinese name Wang Qiang (Chinese: 王蔷; born January 14, 1992 in Tianjin) is a Chinese professional tennis player.
Wang has won nine singles and one doubles title on the ITF tour in her career. On 3 November 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 100. On 13 December 2010, she peaked at world number 616 in the doubles rankings.
Career
At age nine, Wang started playing tennis.[1] That year, she was chosen as the Tianjing National Tennis Center player promotion course. For two years consecutively(2006–07), she won the junior's tennis championship in China. She officially started touring the ITF in Japan as of 2007.
Wang achieved the biggest win of her career at the 2013 Malaysian Open, where, after qualifying, she beat top seed and World No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki in the first round.[2]
Wang made her Grand Slam debut at the 2014 US Open, having entered the qualifying tournament and winning three successive matches for a spot in the main draw.[3] In the main draw, she defeated Paula Kania of Poland, 6-2, 6-0, before losing to Australian Casey Dellaqua in the second round. [4]
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (0-1)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–0) |
International (0–0) |
WTA 125 Series (0–1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner–up | 1. | 27 October 2014 | Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open, Ningbo, China | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (9–3)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
Winner | 1. | 11 November 2010 | Hyogo, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 1. | 19 June 2011 | Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 18 March 2012 | Sanya, China | Carpet | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 8 May 2012 | Beijing, China | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 2 December 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 9 December 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 2. | 28 April 2013 | Wenshan, China | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–7(4), 2–6 |
Runner–up | 3. | 5 May 2013 | Gifu, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 6. | 23 February 2014 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 19 May 2014 | Kurume, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 25 May 2014 | Tianjin , China | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 3 August 2014 | Wuhan, China | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
Runner–up | 1. | 25 September 2010 | Makinohara, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, [9–11] |
Winner | 1. | 25 October 2010 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(2) |
References
- ^ http://www.87pat.com/qiang-wang/e/profile/index.html
- ^ Caroline Wozniacki loses to Qiang Wang in Malaysian Open
- ^ "Women's Qualifying Singles Draw". Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ws/r1s1.html.
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