Wang Yan (tennis)

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.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).

Wang Yan
王妍

Country (sports)	China
Born	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29)
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$45,576
Singles
Career record	111–90
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 359 (23 March 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Junior	Q1 (2013)
Doubles
Career record	71–69
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 220 (1 May 2017)

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: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (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(1)

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend $50,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Grass (0–1)

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(3), 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]

External links

• Wang Yan at the Women's Tennis Association
• Wang Yan at the International Tennis Federation