Wang Qiang (Chinese: 王蔷; pinyin: Wáng Qiáng; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ tɕʰjǎŋ]; born 14 January 1992 in Tianjin) is a Chinese professional tennis player.
Wang has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour. On 8 October 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 24.
Career
At age nine, Wang started playing tennis.[1] That year, she became the promotion player for the Tianjin National Tennis Center. For two years consecutively (2006–07), she won the junior's tennis championship in China. She officially started touring the ITF Women's Circuit in Japan as of 2007.
First success on the WTA Tour
Wang achieved the biggest win of her career at the 2013 Malaysian Open where, after qualifying, she beat top seed and world No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki in the first round.[2]
She made her Grand Slam debut at the 2014 US Open, having entered the qualifying tournament and winning three successive matches for a spot in the main draw,[3] where she defeated Paula Kania of Poland, 6–2, 6–0, before losing to Australian Casey Dellaqua in the second round.[4]
2018: Two titles, career high ranking
She won the golden medal in singles at the Asian Games defeating Jeong Su-nam, Gozal Ainitdinova, Aldila Sutjiadi, Liang En-shuo, and finally compatriot Zhang Shuai in the final.
Wang also won two WTA International titles in 2018. Her first came in July at Jiangxi, where she defeated Zheng Saisai. In September, she won her second at Guangzhou, dropping no more than four games in any of her matches, including a dominant performance in the final against Yulia Putintseva. As a result of her Guangzhou triumph, she reached a new career-high ranking of world #34 and replaced Zhang Shuai as the Chinese #1.
The next week, she competed at the Premier-5 tournament in Wuhan where she defeated three higher-ranked opponents in succession: Maria Sakkari, eighth seed Karolína Plíšková, and Daria Gavrilova in the third round. She then defeated 2016 Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig in straight sets to reach the semifinals against Anett Kontaveit, but was forced to retire from the match due to injury. She became the first ever Chinese player to reach the semifinals at the tournament, and reached another new career-high ranking of #28.
Wang received a wildcard into the China Open in Beijing. As a Wuhan Open semifinalist, she received a first-round bye at the China Open. She first faced 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the second round and defeated her 6–0, 6–0. In the third round, she faced Karolína Plíšková for the second time in two weeks, defeating her in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Aryna Sabalenka, who had won the Wuhan Open the previous week, in two very tight sets. But her run ended in the semifinals, in the hand of former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki. Her semifinal result earned her a new career-high ranking of #24.
Wang was seeded sixth in Hong Kong. She defeated Ling Zhang and Christina McHale to reach the quarterfinals, where she faced top seed Elina Svitolina. Wang took a decisive lead quickly, taking the first set 6–2 and was leading 5–2 in the second when the match was suspended for the night due to a sudden downpour. She closed out the set 6–4 the next day, advancing to the semifinals. There, she defeated fourth seed Garbiñe Muguruza in three sets, coming back from a 1–4 deficit in the third to win 7–5. She made her third final of the year, where she faced 18 year old Dayana Yastremska, being defeated in straight sets. Nonetheless, she reached a new career high for the fifth consecutive week, rising to #23.
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (2–1) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (2–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Clay (0–0) |
|
WTA 125 Series finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 17 (13–4)
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (12–3) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
|
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
| Winner |
1. |
11 November 2010 |
Hyogo, Japan |
Carpet |
 Yurina Koshino |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner–up |
1. |
19 June 2011 |
Balikpapan, Indonesia |
Hard |
 Varatchaya Wongteanchai |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Winner |
2. |
18 March 2012 |
Sanya, China |
Hard |
 Han Xinyun |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner |
3. |
8 May 2012 |
Beijing, China |
Hard |
 Chan Yung-jan |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner |
4. |
2 December 2012 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Hard |
Nungnadda Wannasuk |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner |
5. |
9 December 2012 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Hard |
Xin Wen |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner–up |
2. |
28 April 2013 |
Wenshan, China |
Hard |
Zhang Yuxuan |
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Runner–up |
3. |
5 May 2013 |
Gifu, Japan |
Hard |
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6–1, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner |
6. |
23 February 2014 |
New Delhi, India |
Hard |
 Yuliya Beygelzimer |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner |
7. |
19 May 2014 |
Kurume, Japan |
Grass |
Eri Hozumi |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner |
8. |
25 May 2014 |
Tianjin, China |
Hard |
Zhu Lin |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner |
9. |
3 August 2014 |
Wuhan, China |
Hard |
Luksika Kumkhum |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner |
10. |
6 July 2015 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Hard |
Zhang Kailin |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner |
11. |
27 March 2016 |
Quanzhou, China |
Hard |
Liu Fangzhou |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner |
12. |
17 April 2016 |
Shenzhen, China |
Hard |
Mayo Hibi |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner–up |
4. |
8 May 2016 |
Gifu, Japan |
Hard |
Hiroko Kuwata |
2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Winner |
13. |
30 July 2016 |
Wuhan, China |
Hard |
Luksika Kumkhum |
7–5, 6–2 |
Key
| W |
F |
SF |
QF |
#R |
RR |
Q# |
A |
NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (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.
Singles
Notes
- 1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total 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.
- 2 In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
Wins over top 10 players
| Season | 2013 |
2018 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| # |
Player |
Rank |
Event |
Surface |
Round |
Score |
QW Rank |
| 2013 |
| 1. |
 Caroline Wozniacki |
No. 10 |
Malaysian Open, Malaysia |
Hard |
1st round |
2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
No. 186 |
| 2018 |
| 2. |
 Venus Williams |
No. 9 |
French Open, France |
Clay |
1st round |
6–4, 7–5 |
No. 91 |
| 3. |
 Karolína Plíšková |
No. 7 |
Wuhan Open, China |
Hard |
2nd round |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
No. 34 |
| 4. |
Karolína Plíšková |
No. 7 |
China Open, China |
Hard |
3rd round |
6–4, 6–4 |
No. 28 |
| 5. |
Elina Svitolina |
No. 5 |
Hong Kong Tennis Open, Hong Kong |
Hard |
Quarterfinals |
6–2, 6–4 |
No. 24 |
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