Wang Yafan
Chinese`female tennis player

Wang Yafan

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Chinese`female tennis player
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30 April 1994(Nanjing, People's Republic of China)
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Introduction

Wang Yafan (Chinese: 王雅繁; pinyin: Wáng Yǎfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ jà fǎn]; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese tennis player.

She has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as four doubles titles on tournaments of the WTA 125K series, plus ten singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit so far. 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.

Career

She was born in Nanjing in 1994. Wang Yafan started playing tennis when she was 9-year-old. Wang made her WTA debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Zheng Jie in doubles. The pair won their first-round match against wild cards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin, and defeated third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova, before losing to eventual champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.

In September 2014 at the Guangzhou Open, Wang was given a wild card into the singles main draw and advanced to the semifinals, upsetting the top seed and world No. 20 Samantha Stosur in the first round, and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual champion Monica Niculescu.

Playing for China at the Fed Cup, Wang has a win–loss record of 9–2.

Wang made her career breakthrough at the 2018 Miami Open, where she reached the fourth round as a qualifier before losing against tenth seed Angelique Kerber in a very close match.

2019: First WTA title

Wang won her first ever WTA singles title at the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco where she defeated Sofia Kenin by 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, after being down a set and a break. She achieved her best world ranking of No. 49.

At the Miami Open, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. In the second round, she clinched her first victory against a top-ten player by defeating sixth seed and world No. 5 Elina Svitolina in straight sets (6–2, 6–4). She kept on and won against 25th seed and Australian Open semifinalist Danielle Collins by 7–5, 6–1, and reached the fourth round, but then lost to compatriot Wang Qiang in straight sets.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q3 1R A Q2 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A A A Q2 Q1 A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q3 Q2 A 1R 2R NH 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A A Q2 2R Q2 2R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–3 2–4 0–1 0 / 10 5–10 33%
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A Q1 1R P 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A A 4R 4R P 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A 1R P 0 / 1 0–1 0%
China Open Q1 A A Q2 2R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar Open A A A A Q1 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A A Q1 Q1 P 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open A A Q1 Q2 Q1 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 1 3 8 5 12 22 6 Career total: 57
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–3 3–8 5–5 11–12 25–21 3–6 1 / 57 51–56 48%
Year-end ranking 520 313 191 135 117 168 73 48 $1,939,544

Notes

  • The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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 two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
  • In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.

Significant finals

WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Venue Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2015 WTA Elite Trophy, China Hard (i) Liang Chen Anabel Medina Garrigues
Arantxa Parra Santonja 		6–4, 6–3

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Finals by surface
Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (1–0)
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win Mar 2019 Mexican Open, Mexico International Hard Sofia Kenin 2–6, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Finals by surface
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (1–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (1–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (2–4)
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Jan 2015 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard Liang Chen Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok 		4–6, 6–7
Win Mar 2015 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard Liang Chen Yuliya Beygelzimer
Olga Savchuk 		4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win Nov 2015 WTA Elite Trophy, China Elite Trophy Hard Liang Chen Anabel Medina Garrigues
Arantxa Parra Santonja 		6–4, 6–3
Loss Mar 2016 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard Liang Chen Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win Feb 2018 Taiwan Open, Taiwan International Hard (i) Duan Yingying Nao Hibino
Oksana Kalashnikova 		7–6, 7–6
Loss Feb 2019 Hua Hin Championships, Thailand International Hard Anna Blinkova Irina-Camelia Begu
Monica Niculescu 		6–2, 1–6, [10–12]
Loss Mar 2020 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Miyu Kato Kateryna Bondarenko
Sharon Fichman 		6–4, 3–6, [7–10]

WTA 125 series finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponents Score
Loss Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Open, China Hard Zheng Saisai 7–5, 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Aug 2015 Jiangxi Open, China Hard Chan Chin-wei Chang Kai-chen
Zheng Saisai 		3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win Nov 2015 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand Hard (i) Liang Chen Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–3, 6–4
Win Nov 2017 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand Hard (i) Duan Yingying Dalila Jakupović
Irina Khromacheva 		6–3, 6–3
Win Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Open, China Hard Duan Yingying Naomi Broady
Yanina Wickmayer 		7–6, 6–3
Win Jun 2018 Bol Open, Croatia Clay Mariana Duque Mariño Silvia Soler Espinosa
Barbora Štefková 		6–3, 7–5

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Finals by surface
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000/$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Hard (10–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win May 2012 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia 10,000 Hard Yang Zi 6–1, 6–3
Loss Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk 3–6, 1–6
Win Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Misa Eguchi 6–2, 6–0
Win Sep 2013 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard Kim Sun-jung 6–1, 6–4
Win Sep 2013 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard Lee Pei-chi 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss Feb 2014 ITF Salisbury, Australia 15,000 Hard Jang Su-jeong 3–6, 6–7
Win Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Sabina Sharipova 6–3, 6–2
Win Jul 2014 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard (i) Xu Yifan 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win Jul 2015 ITF Zhengzhou, China 25,000 Hard Duan Yingying 6–4, 6–4
Loss Apr 2016 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Jang Su-jeong 4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss Oct 2016 ITF Suzhou, China 50,000 Hard Chang Kai-chen 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win Jul 2017 ITF Tianjin, China 25,000 Hard Zhu Lin 6–4, 6–2
Win Oct 2017 ITF Liuzhou, China 60,000 Hard Nao Hibino 3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret.
Loss Aug 2018 ITF Jinan, China 60,000 Hard Zhu Lin 4–6, 1–6
Win Nov 2018 ITF Liuzhou, China 60,000 Hard Han Na-lae 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Finals by surface
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Hard (5–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win Apr 2010 ITF Ningbo, China 10,000 Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Lu Jiaxiang
Yang Zijun 		1–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Loss Jul 2012 ITF Huzhu, China 15,000 Clay Tian Ran Li Yihong
Zhang Kailin 		6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Wen Xin Kim Na-ri
Lee Ye-ra 		7–5, 7–5
Win Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Wen Xin Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang
Li Yihong 		6–0, 6–3
Loss Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Tamara Čurović Misa Eguchi
Mari Tanaka 		6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win Jun 2014 ITF Xi'an, China 50,000 Hard Lu Jiajing Liang Chen
Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–3, 7–6
Loss Feb 2015 ITF Launceston, Australia 50,000 Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Han Xinyun
Junri Namigata 		4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win May 2015 ITF Gifu, Japan 75,000 Hard Xu Yifan An-Sophie Mestach
Emily Webley-Smith 		6–2, 6–3
Loss Apr 2016 ITF Shenzhen, China 50,000 Hard Liang Chen Shuko Aoyama
Makoto Ninomiya 		6–7, 4–6
Win May 2016 ITF Anning, China 100,000 Clay Zhang Kailin Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–7, 7–6, [10–1]

Top 10 wins

Season 2019 2020 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score WYR
2019
1. Elina Svitolina No. 5 Miami Open, United States Hard 2R 6–2, 6–4 No. 50