Chang Kai-chen
Taiwanese female tennis player

Chang Kai-chen

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Taiwanese female tennis player
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Birth:
13 January 1991(Taoyuan District, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
Star sign:
Capricorn
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Taipei, Taiwan
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Chang Kai-chen (Chinese: 張凱貞; pinyin: Zhāng Kǎizhēn; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsáŋ kʰài tsə́n]; born January 13, 1991), also known as Kelly Chang, is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player.

Career

Her father is Chang Chin-lai and mother is Jun Yu-mei; she has two older brothers, Yao-lun and Yao-chung (both play tennis). Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei, Chang splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy). She 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, her favorite surface is hardcourt.

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 Pan Pacific Open, Chang defeated world No. 1, Dinara Safina, 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 in her second-round match.

In July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 82. In February 2013, she peaked at No. 65 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, Chang has a win–loss record of 10–8.

Grand Slam performance timelines

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.

Singles

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 W–L
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 2018 2019 W–L
Australian Open 1R 1R 0–2
French Open 1R 1R 1R 0–3
Wimbledon 2R 1R 2R 2–3
US Open 1R 0–1
Win–loss 1–3 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–9

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner–up)

Finals by surface
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss Oct 2012 Japan Women's Open International Hard Heather Watson 5–7, 7–5, 6–7

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Finals by surface
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (4–0)
Hard (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Oct 2010 Japan Women's Open International Hard Lilia Osterloh Shuko Aoyama
Rika Fujiwara 		6–0, 6–3
Win Mar 2012 Malaysian Open International Hard Chuang Chia-jung Chan Hao-ching
Rika Fujiwara 		7–5, 6–4
Win Aug 2012 Washington Open International Hard Shuko Aoyama Irina Falconi
Chanelle Scheepers 		7–5, 6–2
Win Mar 2013 Malaysian Open International Hard Shuko Aoyama Janette Husárová
Zhang Shuai 		6–7, 7–6, [14–12]

WTA 125 tournament finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss Nov 2012 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i) Kristina Mladenovic 4–6, 3–6
Loss Aug 2015 Jiangxi International, China Hard Jelena Janković 3–6, 6–7
Loss Nov 2016 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i) Evgeniya Rodina 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Nov 2012 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i) Olga Govortsova Chan Hao-ching
Kristina Mladenovic 		7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss Nov 2014 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Carpet (i) Chuang Chia-jung Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan 		4–6, 3–6
Win Aug 2015 Jiangxi International, China Hard Zheng Saisai Chan Chin-wei
Wang Yafan 		6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Loss Nov 2016 Taipei Challenger, Taiwan Hard (i) Chuang Chia-jung Natela Dzalamidze
Veronika Kudermetova 		6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2007 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Clay Nicole Riner 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2008 ITF Mildura, Australia 25,000 Grass Marina Erakovic 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 May 2008 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet Alexandra Panova 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–3 May 2009 Fukuoka International, Japan 50,000 Grass Nikola Hofmanova 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–3 Oct 2011 Kōfu International Open, Japan 50,000 Hard Mandy Minella 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 2–4 Aug 2014 ITF Tsukuba, Japan 25,000 Hard Junri Namigata 0–6, 6–7
Win 3–4 Mar 2015 ITF Jiangmen, China 10,000 Hard Zhao Di 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–5 May 2015 ITF Xuzhou, China 50,000 Hard Luksika Kumkhum 6–1, 5–7, 1–6
Win 4–5 Sep 2015 Zhuhai Open, China 50,000 Hard Zhang Yuxuan 4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win 5–5 Oct 2016 ITF Iizuka, Japan 25,000 Hard Jang Su-jeong 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–5 Oct 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 50,000 Hard Wang Yafan 4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jul 2006 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Nguyễn Thùy Dung Nungnadda Wannasuk
Varatchaya Wongteanchai 		4–6, 4–6
Loss Mar 2008 ITF Sorrento, Australia 25,000 Hard Hwang I-hsuan Monique Adamczak
Melanie South 		2–6, 4–6
Win May 2008 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet Hwang I-hsuan Erika Sema
Yurika Sema 		6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
Loss May 2008 ITF Gunma, Japan 25,000 Carpet Hwang I-hsuan Erika Sema
Yurika Sema 		3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Win Nov 2008 Pune Championships, India 25,000 Hard Hwang I-hsuan Elora Dabija
Bojana Jovanovski 		5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Win Apr 2009 ITF Changwon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Chen Yi Elena Baltacha
Amanda Elliott 		6–4, 6–1
Win Apr 2009 ITF Gimcheon, South Korea 25,000 Hard Chen Yi Chang Kyung-mi
Lee Jin-a 		6–1, 7–5
Loss May 2009 Kurume Cup, Japan 50,000 Carpet Ayaka Maekawa Lu Jingjing
Sun Shengnan 		3–6, 2–6
Win Jul 2009 Lexington Challenger, United States 50,000 Hard Tetiana Luzhanska Jacqueline Cako
Alison Riske 		6–3, 6–2
Wi Aug 2010 Vancouver Open, Canada 75,000 Hard Heidi El Tabakh Irina Falconi
Amanda Fink 		3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win Nov 2010 Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan 100,000 Carpet (i) Chuang Chia-jung Sania Mirza
Hsieh Su-wei 		6–4, 6–2
Win Sep 2012 Ningbo International, China 100,000 Hard Shuko Aoyama Tetiana Luzhanska
Zheng Saisai 		6–2, 7–5
Win May 2015 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard Han Xinyun Liu Chang
Lu Jiajing 		6–0, 6–3
Win May 2015 ITF Xuzhou, China 50,000 Hard Han Xinyun Cao Siqi
Zhou Mingjun 		6–3, 6–2
Loss Jul 2016 ITF Wuhan, China 50,000 Hard Duan Yingying Shuko Aoyama
Makoto Ninomiya 		4–6, 4–6
Win May 2017 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 100,000 Clay Hsieh Su-wei Raluca Olaru
Renata Voráčová 		7–5, 6–1
Win May 2017 Open Saint-Gaudens, France 60,000 Clay Han Xinyun Montserrat González
Sílvia Soler Espinosa 		7–5, 6–1
Loss Jun 2017 Surbiton Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass Marina Erakovic Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders 		4–6, 5–7
Loss Jun 2017 Manchester Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass Marina Erakovic Magdalena Fręch
An-Sophie Mestach 		4–6, 6–7
Loss May 2018 ITF Incheon, Korea 25,000 Hard Hsu Ching-wen Han Na-lae
Kim Na-ri 		0–5 ret.
Win Jun 2018 ITF Daegu, Korea 25,000 Hard Hsu Ching-wen Shiho Akita
Misaki Doi 		2–1 ret.
Win Feb 2019 Launceston International, Australia 60,000 Hard Hsu Ching-wen Alexandra Bozovic
Isabelle Wallace 		6–2, 6–4
Win Mar 2019 Kōfu International Open, Japan 25,000 Hard Hsu Ching-wen Emina Bektas
Tara Moore 		6–1, 6–3
Win Mar 2019 ITF Kōfu, Japan 25,000 Hard Hsu Ching-wen Xun Fangying
You Xiaodi 		6–3, 6–4

Wins over top 10 players

# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2009
1. Dinara Safina 1 Pan Pacific Open Hard 2R 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
2012
2. Marion Bartoli 10 Guangzhou Open Hard 1R 4–3 ret.
3. Samantha Stosur 5 Japan Women's Open Hard SF 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
2016
4. Roberta Vinci 10 Malaysian Open Hard 1R 5–7, 6–2, 6–1