WY
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Chinese tennis player
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Female
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Birth:
1 January 1996
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Wang Yan (Chinese: 王妍; pinyin: Wáng Yán; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ jɛ̌n]; born 1 January 1996; nickname: Helen) is a Chinese former professional tennis player.
On 23 March 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 359. On 1 May 2017, she peaked at No. 220 in the WTA doubles rankings. In her career, Wang won two singles titles and four doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2015 Tianjin Open where she was given a wildcard into the doubles tournament, partnering Xun Fangying.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (2–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 7 June 2014 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Zhu Lin | 6–4, 0–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 10 July 2016 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Park Sang-hee | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 16 July 2016 | ITF Gimcheon | Hard | Choi Ji-hee | 6–4, 7–6 |
Doubles (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (4–3) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Hard (4–3) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 24 March 2014 | ITF Shenzhen, China | Hard | Gai Ao | Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 11 August 2014 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | You Xiaodi | Gao Xinyu Yang Zhaoxuan | w/o |
| Loss | 2. | 25 August 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Alona Fomina Christina Shakovets | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | 22 September 2014 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | You Xiaodi | Harriet Dart Jessica Simpson | 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 3. | 15 March 2015 | ITF Mildura, Australia | Grass | Tian Ran | Hiroko Kuwata Yuuki Tanaka | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 20 September 2015 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | Hard | Agata Barańska | Ilze Hattingh Chantal Škamlová | 6–7, 6–3, [2–10] |
| Win | 3. | 6 March 2016 | ITF Nanjing, China | Hard | Li Yihong | Chen Jiahui Xin Yuan | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 28 May 2016 | ITF Tianjin, China | Hard | Li Yihong | Liu Wanting Lu Jingjing | 1–6, 6–0, [10–4] |