Wang Yafan
Country (sports) | China |
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Residence | Beijing, China |
Born | Nanjing, China | 30 April 1994
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Fu Zhang |
Prize money | US$818,568 |
Singles | |
Career record | 189–122 (60.8%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 71 (23 July 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 78 (10 September 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2016) |
French Open | 1R (2018) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2018) |
US Open | 2R (2016, 2018) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 128–86 (59.8%) |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 4 WTA 125K, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (15 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 96 (7 May 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016) |
French Open | 2R (2016) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2015, 2016) |
US Open | 1R (2016) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 3–2 (60.0%) |
Last updated on: 14 May 2018. |
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Wang Yafan (Chinese: 王雅繁; pinyin: Wáng Yǎfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ jà fǎn]; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese tennis player.
Wang has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit so far. On 14 November 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 115. On 15 February 2016, she peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings.
Wang made her WTA debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Zheng Jie in doubles.[1] The pair won their first round match against wildcards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin,[1] and defeated 3rd seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova in their quarterfinal, before losing to eventual tournament champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.[1]
In September 2014 at the Guangzhou Open, Wang was given a wildcard into the singles main draw and advanced to the semifinals, upsetting the top seed and world No. 20 Samantha Stosur in round one,[2] and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual tournament champion Monica Niculescu.[3]
Playing for China at the Fed Cup, Wang has a win–loss record of 3–2.[4]
WTA Tour Finals
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners–up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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, Malaysia | International | Hard | Liang Chen | Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2015 | WTA Elite Trophy, China | Elite | Hard | Liang Chen | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2016 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard | Liang Chen | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan |
6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2018 | Taiwan Open, Taipei | International | Hard (i) | Duan Yingying | Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
WTA 125 Series Finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | Zhengzhou Open, China | 125K | Hard | Zheng Saisai | 7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2015 | Jiangxi Open, China | 125K | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Chang Kai-chen Zheng Saisai |
3–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2015 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | 125K | Hard (i) | Liang Chen | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2017 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | 125K | Hard (i) | Duan Yingying | Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Apr 2018 | Zhengzhou Open, China | 125K | Hard | Duan Yingying | Naomi Broady Yanina Wickmayer |
7–6 (7–5) , 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2018 | Bol Open, Croatia | 125K | Clay | Mariana Duque-Mariño | Silvia Soler Espinosa Barbora Štefková |
6–3, 7–5 |
ITF Finals (15–8)
Singles (9–4)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 6 May 2012 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Yang Zi | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 December 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 3 March 2013 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Misa Eguchi | 6–2, 6–0 |
Winner | 3. | 1 September 2013 | Yeongwol, South Korea | Hard | Kim Sun-jung | 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 8 September 2013 | Yeongwol, South Korea (2) | Hard | Lee Pei-chi | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 23 February 2014 | Salisbury, Australia | Hard | Jang Su-jeong | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Winner | 5. | 12 July 2014 | Bangkok, Thailand (2) | Hard | Sabina Sharipova | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 19 July 2014 | Phuket, Thailand | Hard (i) | Xu Yifan | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 7. | 26 July 2015 | Zhengzhou, China | Hard | Duan Yingying | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 April 2016 | Kashiwa, Japan | Hard | Jang Su-jeong | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 23 October 2016 | Suzhou, China | Hard | Chang Kai-chen | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 8. | 23 July 2017 | Tianjin, China | Hard | Zhu Lin | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 9. | 29 October 2017 | Liuzhou, China | Hard | Nao Hibino | 3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret. |
Doubles (6–4)
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 10 April 2010 | Ningbo, China | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Lu Jiaxiang Yang Zijun |
1–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Runner-up | 1. | 7 July 2012 | Huzhu, China | Clay | Tian Ran | Li Yihong Zhang Kailin |
6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Winner | 2. | 7 December 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Wen Xin | Kim Na-ri Lee Ye-ra |
7–5, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 14 December 2012 | Bangkok, Thailand (2) | Hard | Wen Xin | Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Li Yihong |
6–0, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 3 March 2013 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Tamara Čurović | Misa Eguchi Mari Tanaka |
6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
Winner | 4. | 27 June 2014 | Xi'an, China | Hard | Lu Jiajing | Liang Chen Yang Zhaoxuan |
6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 February 2015 | Launceston, Australia | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Han Xinyun Junri Namigata |
4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Winner | 5. | 2 May 2015 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Xu Yifan | An-Sophie Mestach Emily Webley-Smith |
6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 15 April 2016 | Shenzhen, China | Hard | Liang Chen | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | 7 May 2016 | Anning, China | Clay | Zhang Kailin | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan |
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–1] |
References
- ^ a b c "Shenzen Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Stosur shocked in Guangzhou". Tennis Australia. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Guangzhou International Women's Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Wang Yafan at the Billie Jean King Cup