Chan Hao-ching

This article is about the Taiwanese tennis player Angel Chan Hao-ching (詹皓晴). In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan (詹). "Angel Chan" redirects here. For other people called Angel Chan, see Angel Chan (disambiguation).

Chan Hao-ching (Chinese: 詹皓晴; pinyin: Zhān Hàoqíng; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsán.xâu.tɕʰǐŋ]; born September 19, 1993), also known as Angel Chan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won twenty-one WTA Tour, two WTA Challenger and six ITF titles in that discipline. Chan reached the final of the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon with Max Mirnyi in 2014, her first major final. She reached two more finals in 2017, the Wimbledon women's doubles with Monica Niculescu, and the US Open mixed doubles with Michael Venus.

Chan Hao-ching
詹皓晴

Chan at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports)	Chinese Taipei
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Born	(1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 31) Dongshi, Taichung County
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Chan Yuan-liang (her father)
Prize money	US$3,601,073
Singles
Career record	6–33
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 1,070 (4 March 2024)
Current ranking	No. 1,189 (4 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record	433–287
Career titles	21
Highest ranking	No. 5 (27 June 2016)
Current ranking	No. 16 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2020)
French Open	SF (2018)
Wimbledon	F (2017)
US Open	SF (2024)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (2015, 2024)
Olympic Games	QF (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2015, 2018, 2019, 2020)
French Open	QF (2016, 2019, 2023)
Wimbledon	F (2014)
US Open	F (2017, 2019)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	14–6
Medal record Women's tennis Representing  Chinese Taipei Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team 2022 Hangzhou Doubles 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Doubles 2014 Incheon Doubles 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles Universiade 2017 Taipei Doubles 2017 Taipei Team
Last updated on: 4 November 2024.

Personal life

She is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's doubles, Latisha Chan, formerly known as Chan Yung-jan.^[2]

Career

2013: Shenzhen Open doubles title

At the beginning of the season, Chan won the Shenzhen Open with her sister Chan Yung-jan, beating Irina Buryachok and Valeriya Solovyeva in straight sets.^[3] She reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Open with Janette Husárová, falling to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. At the Portugal Open, she won her second title of the year with Kristina Mladenovic, defeating Darija Jurak and Katalin Marosi in straight sets.^[4] Chan reached the second round of the French Open with Darija Jurak. She then suffered first round losses at both Wimbledon and the US Open, and also reached the finals of the Southern California Open with Janette Husárová and the Pan Pacific Open with Liezel Huber.^[5] She finished 2013 ranked 26th.^{[citation needed]}

2014: Wimbledon mixed doubles final

At Wimbledon, Chan reached the final of the mixed doubles with Max Mirnyi to reach her first Grand Slam tournament final. They lost to Nenad Zimonjić and Samantha Stosur, also in straight sets.^[6]

2015: First Premier-5 title and Grand Slam quarterfinal

Early in the year, Chan won the title at the Thailand Open with her sister, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Tamarine Tanasugarn in three sets.^{[citation needed]}

They won their fourth Tour doubles title together at the Cincinnati Open, and by doing so, had the second largest number of WTA Tour doubles titles for a pair of sisters in WTA history following only Serena and Venus Williams. Cincinnati represented their biggest title yet and their first at the Premier-5 level.^{[citation needed]} Next, they won another title at the Japan Women's Open in Tokyo.^[7]

The Chans reached two other finals, at the Pan Pacific Open, losing to Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro, and the China Open, losing to the No. 1 pairing of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza.^[8][9] Hao-ching and Yung-jan became the third all-sister pairing to qualify for the WTA Finals after Manuela Maleeva and Katerina Maleeva in 1986 and the Williams sisters in 2009.^[10] They reached the semifinals, losing again to Hingis and Mirza.^{[11][12][13][14]} It was Chan's first appearance at the tournament. She finished 2015 ranked 12th, her best year-end ranking so far.^{[citation needed]}

2017: Wimbledon and US Open doubles finals

Hao-ching became only the second Taiwanese woman, following 2013 champion Hsieh Su-wei, to reach the Wimbledon women's doubles final. Playing with Monica Niculescu, who was also making her first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament final, they were overwhelmed 6–0, 6–0 by the pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. It was only the second such result in a final in the history of the competition.^[15]

At the US Open, playing with New Zealander Michael Venus, she reached the mixed doubles final against top seeds Martina Hingis and Jamie Murray, losing in a deciding champions tiebreak.^[16]

2023: Thailand Open doubles title

Chan won her 19th Tour title at the Thailand Open, partnering with Wu Fang-hsien.^[17]

2024: 20th WTA title

Chan won her 20th title at the Hobart International, partnering with Giuliana Olmos, defeating Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu in the final.^[18]

Teaming with Veronika Kudermetova she was runner-up at the China Open in October, losing to Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the final.^[19]

Chan and Kudermetova qualified for the WTA Finals and reached the semifinals after compiling a record of two wins and one loss in the group stages.^[20][21][22] They lost to Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend in the last four.^[23]

Equipment

The Chan sisters use Wilson racquets. They are also sponsored by Taiwan Mobile, EVA Air,^[24] and French apparel company Lacoste.

Performance timeline

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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Doubles

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	3R	1R	QF	1R	3R	QF	SF	1R	A	QF	2R	0 / 11	18–11	62%
French Open	3R	2R	2R	3R	QF	3R	SF	2R	A	3R	1R	QF	3R	0 / 13	22–13	63%
Wimbledon	1R	1R	1R	3R	2R	F	2R	3R	NH	QF	QF	2R	3R	0 / 12	20–12	63%
US Open	1R	1R	2R	QF	2R	QF	2R	2R	A	1R	3R	2R	SF	0 / 12	17–12	59%
Win–loss	2–3	1–4	4–4	7–4	8–4	10–4	8–4	6–4	4–1	5–4	5–3	3–1	9–4	0 / 51	82–51	65%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals	DNQ			SF	1R	DNQ		RR	NH	DNQ				0 / 3	2–6	25%
National representation
Summer Olympics	A	NH			QF	NH				1R	NH		1R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a]	2R	A	2R	1R	W	SF	2R	SF	2R[b]	A	1R	F		1 / 10	18–8	69%
Indian Wells Open	A	QF	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	SF	NH	A	2R	1R	1R	0 / 10	9–10	47%
Miami Open	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	QF	SF	NH	A	1R	QF	1R	0 / 10	9–10	47%
Madrid Open	A	2R	2R	A	QF	1R	2R	1R	NH	1R	2R	1R	2R	0 / 10	5–10	33%
Italian Open	A	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	2R	SF	A	QF	QF	2R	2R	0 / 10	8–9	47%
Canadian Open	QF	2R	SF	QF	2R	A	2R[b]	2R	NH	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 9	10–8	56%
Cincinnati Open	1R	QF	1R	W	SF	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	SF	A	1 / 9	11–8	58%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c]	A	F	A	SF	SF	1R	1R	QF	NH				QF	0 / 7	11–7	61%
China Open	A	2R	A	F	SF	2R	1R	2R	NH			F	F	0 / 8	15–8	65%
Career statistics
Year-end ranking	50	26	27	12	12	17	25	15	15	32	40	21

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	SR	W–L	Win%
Australian Open	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	A	1R	0 / 9	4–9	31%
French Open	A	1R	1R	QF	2R	1R	QF	NH	1R	2R	QF	0 / 9	8–9	47%
Wimbledon	1R	F	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	NH	A	1R	1R	0 / 9	5–9	36%
US Open	QF	2R	A	2R	F	1R	F	NH	1R	A	1R	0 / 8	12–8	60%
Win–loss	2–2	5–4	1–3	3–4	5–4	2–4	7–4	1–1	0–3	1–2	2–4	0 / 35	29–35	45%

Grand Slam tournaments

Women's doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2017	Wimbledon	Grass	Monica Niculescu	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	0–6, 0–6

Mixed doubles: 3 (runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2014	Wimbledon	Grass	Max Mirnyi	Nenad Zimonjić Samantha Stosur	4–6, 2–6
Loss	2017	US Open	Hard	Michael Venus	Jamie Murray Martina Hingis	1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss	2019	US Open	Hard	Michael Venus	Jamie Murray Bethanie Mattek-Sands	2–6, 3–6

Other significant finals

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2013	Pan Pacific Open	Hard	Liezel Huber	Cara Black Sania Mirza	6–4, 0–6, [9–11]
Win	2015	Cincinnati Open	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2015	China Open	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	7–6(11–9), 1–6, [8–10]
Win	2016	Qatar Open	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2023	Dubai Championships	Hard	Latisha Chan	Veronika Kudermetova Liudmila Samsonova	4–6, 7–6(7–4), [1–10]
Loss	2023	China Open	Hard	Giuliana Olmos	Marie Bouzková Sara Sorribes Tormo	6–3, 0–6, [4–10]
Loss	2024	China Open	Hard	Veronika Kudermetova	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini	4–6, 4–6

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 41 (21 titles, 20 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0–1) WTA 1000 (2–5) WTA 500 (6–11) WTA 250 (13–3)

Finals by surface Hard (16–13) Clay (3–2) Carpet (0–0) Grass (2–5)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2012	Pattaya Open, Thailand	International[d]	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Sania Mirza Anastasia Rodionova	6–3, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss	0–2	Mar 2012	Malaysian Open, Malaysia	International	Hard (i)	Rika Fujiwara	Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–2	Jan 2013	Shenzhen Open, China	International	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Irina Buryachok Valeriya Solovyeva	6–0, 7–5
Win	2–2	May 2013	Estoril Open, Portugal	International	Clay	Kristina Mladenovic	Darija Jurak Katalin Marosi	7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss	2–3	Aug 2013	Southern California Open, US	Premier[e]	Hard	Janette Husárová	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	4–6, 1–6
Loss	2–4	Sep 2013	Pan Pacific Open, Japan	Premier 5[f]	Hard	Liezel Huber	Cara Black Sania Mirza	6–4, 0–6, [9–11]
Loss	2–5	Apr 2014	Charleston Open, U.S.	Premier	Clay (green)	Chan Yung-jan	Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova	6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win	3–5	Apr 2014	Malaysian Open, Malaysia	International	Hard	Tímea Babos	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Saisai	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–5	June 2014	Eastbourne International, UK	Premier	Grass	Chan Yung-jan	Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta	6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Win	5–5	Feb 2015	Pattaya Open, Thailand	International	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Shuko Aoyama Tamarine Tanasugarn	2–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Win	6–5	May 2015	Nuremberg Cup, Germany	International	Clay	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Lara Arruabarrena Raluca Olaru	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win	7–5	Aug 2015	Cincinnati Open, US	Premier 5	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova	7–5, 6–4
Win	8–5	Sep 2015	Japan Women's Open, Japan	International	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Kurumi Nara Misaki Doi	6–1, 6–2
Loss	8–6	Sep 2015	Pan Pacific Open, Japan	Premier	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro	5–7, 1–6
Loss	8–7	Oct 2015	China Open, China	Premier M[f]	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	7–6(11–9), 1–6, [8–10]
Win	9–7	Feb 2016	Taiwan Open, Taiwan	International	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	6–4, 6–3
Win	10–7	Feb 2016	Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar	Premier 5	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro	6–3, 6–3
Loss	10–8	Jun 2016	Eastbourne International, UK	Premier	Grass	Chan Yung-jan	Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova	7–5, 6–7(4–7), [6–10]
Win	11–8	Oct 2016	Hong Kong Open, China SAR	International	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Naomi Broady Heather Watson	6–3, 6–1
Win	12–8	Feb 2017	Taiwan Open, Taiwan (2)	International	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková	6–4, 6–2
Loss	12–9	May 2017	Internationaux de Strasbourg, France	International	Clay	Chan Yung-jan	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	4–6, 2–6
Loss	12–10	Jun 2017	Birmingham Classic, UK	Premier	Grass	Zhang Shuai	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	1–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss	12–11	Jul 2017	Wimbledon, UK	Grand Slam	Grass	Monica Niculescu	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	0–6, 0–6
Win	13–11	Oct 2017	Hong Kong Open, China (2)	International	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Lu Jiajing Wang Qiang	6–1, 6–1
Win	14–11	Feb 2018	Dubai Championships, UAE	Premier	Hard	Yang Zhaoxuan	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss	14–12	Jan 2019	Brisbane International, Australia	Premier	Hard	Latisha Chan	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke	1–6, 1–6
Win	15–12	Jan 2019	Hobart International, Australia	International	Hard	Latisha Chan	Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson	6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win	16–12	Feb 2019	Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar (2)	Premier	Hard	Latisha Chan	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs	6–1, 3–6, [10–6]
Win	17–12	Jun 2019	Eastbourne International, UK (2)	Premier	Grass	Latisha Chan	Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands	2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win	18–12	Sep 2019	Pan Pacific Open, Japan	Premier	Hard	Latisha Chan	Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Yu-chieh	7–5, 7–5
Loss	18–13	Feb 2021	Gippsland Trophy, Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Latisha Chan	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	18–14	Aug 2022	Silicon Valley Classic, US	WTA 500	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan	5–7, 0–6
Win	19–14	Feb 2023	Hua Hin Championships, Thailand	WTA 250	Hard	Wu Fang-hsien	Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin	6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Loss	19–15	Feb 2023	Abu Dhabi Open, UAE	WTA 500	Hard	Shuko Aoyama	Luisa Stefani Zhang Shuai	6–3, 2–6, [8–10]
Loss	19–16	Feb 2023	Dubai Championships, UAE	WTA 1000	Hard	Latisha Chan	Veronika Kudermetova Liudmila Samsonova	4–6, 7–6(7–4), [1–10]
Loss	19–17	Oct 2023	China Open, China	WTA 1000	Hard	Giuliana Olmos	Sara Sorribes Tormo Marie Bouzková	6–3, 0–6, [4–10]
Win	20–17	Jan 2024	Hobart International, Australia (2)	WTA 250	Hard	Giuliana Olmos	Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu	6–3, 6–3
Win	21–17	Apr 2024	Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Veronika Kudermetova	Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel	4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss	21–18	Jun 2024	German Open, Germany	WTA 500	Grass	Veronika Kudermetova	Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai	2–6, 5–7
Loss	21–19	Jun 2024	Bad Homburg Open, Germany	WTA 500	Grass	Veronika Kudermetova	Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez	6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
Loss	21–20	Oct 2024	China Open, China	WTA 1000	Hard	Veronika Kudermetova	Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini	4–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2012	Taipei Open, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	Kristina Mladenovic	Chang Kai-chen Olga Govortsova	5–7, 6–2, [10–8]
Win	2–0	Nov 2014	Taipei Open, Taiwan(2)	Carpet (i)	Chan Yung-jan	Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung	6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments (4–0)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10,000 tournaments (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 2007	ITF Taoyuan, Taiwan	50,000	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei	6–1, 2–6, [14–12]
Loss	1–1	Aug 2010	ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia	25,000	Hard	Kao Shao-yuan	Ayu-Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1–2	Oct 2010	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	10,000	Hard	He Sirui	Sandy Gumulya Moe Kawatoko	7–6(3), 7–5
Win	2–2	May 2011	Kangaroo Cup, Japan	50,000	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Erika Sema	6–2, 6–3
Win	3–2	May 2011	ITF Changwon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Zheng Saisai	Yurika Sema Erika Takao	6–2, 4–6, [11–9]
Win	4–2	Jun 2011	ITF Gimcheon, South Korea	25,000	Hard	Remi Tezuka	Kim Ji-young Yoo Mi	7–5, 6–4
Win	5–2	Aug 2011	Beijing Challenger, China	50,000	Hard	Chan Yung-jan	Tetiana Luzhanska Zheng Saisai	6–2, 6–3
Loss	5–3	Aug 2011	ITF Taipei, Taiwan	10,000	Hard	Chen Yi	Kao Shao-yuan Peangtarn Plipuech	6–3, 6–4
Win	6–3	Jan 2012	Blossom Cup, China	50,000	Hard	Rika Fujiwara	Kimiko Date-Krumm Zhang Shuai	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]

Notes

1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 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 Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
2. Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.
3. In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
4. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
5. The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
6. The WTA Premier 5 & Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.