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Wang Yafan

Chinese tennis player (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wang Yafan
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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 professional tennis player. 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.

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In her career, she has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, along with one singles title and four doubles titles on the Challenger Tour. In addition, she won 16 singles and seven doubles tournaments on the ITF Circuit.

Playing for the China Fed Cup team, Wang has a win–loss record of 9–3, as of September 2024.

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Personal life

She was born in Nanjing in 1994. Wang Yafan started playing tennis when she was nine years old.[1]

Career

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2014: WTA Tour debut

Wang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Zheng Jie in doubles.[2] The pair won their first-round match against wildcards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin,[2] and defeated third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova, then lost to eventual champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.[2]

In September 2014 at the Guangzhou International Open, Wang was given a wildcard into the singles main draw, and she advanced to the semifinals, upsetting Samantha Stosur in the first round,[3] and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual champion Monica Niculescu.[4]

2018: Breakthrough, Miami Open fourth round

Wang made her career breakthrough at the 2018 Miami Open, where she reached the fourth round as a qualifier, then lost to Angelique Kerber.

2019: Maiden career title, top 50 debut

Wang won her first ever WTA Tour singles title at the Mexican Open in Acapulco where she defeated Sofia Kenin in three sets, after being down a set and a break.[5] As a result, she achieved her best ranking of world No. 49 on 4 March 2019.

At the Miami Open, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. In the second, she clinched her first victory against a top-10 player by defeating Elina Svitolina in straight sets. She then won against Danielle Collins in straight sets and reached the fourth round,[6] but then lost to compatriot Wang Qiang, in straight sets.

2023: Back to top 100

As a qualifier, Wang won the title at the Golden Gate Open, defeating second seed Kamilla Rakhimova in the final.[7]

Ranked No. 114 at the US Open, after four years of absence, she qualified for the main draw and upset Caroline Garcia, her second career top 10 win.[8] As a result, she returned to the top 100 in the rankings on 11 September 2023.[9][10]

2024: Australian Open third and US Open fourth rounds

At the Australian Open, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career, defeating 22nd seed Sorana Cîrstea[11] and Emma Raducanu,[12][13] before losing to 12th seed and eventual finalist Zheng Qinwen.[14] As a result, Wang returned to the top 80 on 29 January 2024.[15] At the Thailand Open, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal since 2019 and seventh overall, defeating Katie Volynets in a third set tiebreak.[16][17]

At the US Open, she reached the fourth round of a major for the first time in her career, overcoming ninth seed Maria Sakkari by injury retirement for her first top 10 win for the season and second at this tournament,[18][19] before defeating Diane Parry.[20] She then upset 20th seed Viktoria Azarenka in the third round.[21] This was her fifth career top 20 win and also second in the same tournament for the first time.[22] Her run was ended by 26th seed Paula Badosa.[23]

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Performance timelines

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W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# 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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[24]

Singles

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Significant finals

WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 1 (title)

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WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

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Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Head-to-head record

Top 10 wins

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Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)

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Notes

  1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  6. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

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