Wang Yafan

Wang Yafan
王雅繁

Wang at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Country (sports)	China
Residence	Beijing, China
Born	(1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 Nanjing, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays	Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Fu Zhang
Prize money	US$818,568
Singles
Career record	189–122 (60.77%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 71 (23 July 2018)
Current ranking	No. 78 (10 September 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
French Open	1R (2018)
Wimbledon	1R (2018)
US Open	2R (2016, 2018)
Doubles
Career record	128–86 (59.81%)
Career titles	3 WTA, 4 WTA 125K, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 49 (15 February 2016)
Current ranking	No. 96 (7 May 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2016)
French Open	2R (2016)
Wimbledon	1R (2015, 2016)
US Open	1R (2016)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	3–2 (60%)
Last updated on: 14 May 2018.

Wang Yafan (Chinese: 王雅繁; pinyin: Wáng Yǎfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ jà fǎn]; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese tennis player.

Wang has won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as nine singles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit so far. On 14 November 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 115. On 15 February 2016, she peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings.

Wang made her WTA debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Zheng Jie in doubles.^[1] The pair won their first round match against wildcards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin,^[1] and defeated 3rd seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova in their quarterfinal, before losing to eventual tournament champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.^[1]

In September 2014 at the Guangzhou Open, Wang was given a wildcard into the singles main draw and advanced to the semifinals, upsetting the top seed and world No. 20 Samantha Stosur in round one,^[2] and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual tournament champion Monica Niculescu.^[3]

Playing for China at the Fed Cup, Wang has a win–loss record of 3–2.^[4]

WTA Tour Finals

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners–up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) WTA Elite Trophy (1–0) Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) Premier (0–0) International (2–2)

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2015	Shenzhen Open, China	International	Hard	Liang Chen	Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok	4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win	1–1	Mar 2015	Malaysian Open, Malaysia	International	Hard	Liang Chen	Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk	4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win	2–1	Nov 2015	WTA Elite Trophy, China	Elite	Hard	Liang Chen	Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Mar 2016	Malaysian Open, Malaysia	International	Hard	Liang Chen	Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan	6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win	3–2	Feb 2018	Taiwan Open, Taipei	International	Hard (i)	Duan Yingying	Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)

WTA 125 Series Finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2018	Zhengzhou Open, China	125K	Hard	Zheng Saisai	7–5, 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2015	Jiangxi Open, China	125K	Hard	Chan Chin-wei	Chang Kai-chen Zheng Saisai	3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win	1–1	Nov 2015	Hua Hin Championships, Thailand	125K	Hard (i)	Liang Chen	Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–1	Nov 2017	Hua Hin Championships, Thailand	125K	Hard (i)	Duan Yingying	Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–1	Apr 2018	Zhengzhou Open, China	125K	Hard	Duan Yingying	Naomi Broady Yanina Wickmayer	7–6 (7–5) , 6–3
Win	4–1	Jun 2018	Bol Open, Croatia	125K	Clay	Mariana Duque-Mariño	Silvia Soler Espinosa Barbora Štefková	6–3, 7–5

ITF Finals (15–8)

Singles (9–4)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000/60.000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (9–4) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	6 May 2012	Jakarta, Indonesia	Hard	Yang Zi	6–1, 6–3
Runner-up	1.	15 December 2012	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Nungnadda Wannasuk	3–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	3 March 2013	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Misa Eguchi	6–2, 6–0
Winner	3.	1 September 2013	Yeongwol, South Korea	Hard	Kim Sun-jung	6–1, 6–4
Winner	4.	8 September 2013	Yeongwol, South Korea (2)	Hard	Lee Pei-chi	2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	23 February 2014	Salisbury, Australia	Hard	Jang Su-jeong	3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Winner	5.	12 July 2014	Bangkok, Thailand (2)	Hard	Sabina Sharipova	6–3, 6–2
Winner	6.	19 July 2014	Phuket, Thailand	Hard (i)	Xu Yifan	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Winner	7.	26 July 2015	Zhengzhou, China	Hard	Duan Yingying	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	10 April 2016	Kashiwa, Japan	Hard	Jang Su-jeong	4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up	4.	23 October 2016	Suzhou, China	Hard	Chang Kai-chen	6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Winner	8.	23 July 2017	Tianjin, China	Hard	Zhu Lin	6–4, 6–2
Winner	9.	29 October 2017	Liuzhou, China	Hard	Nao Hibino	3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret.

Doubles (6–4)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (5–3) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	10 April 2010	Ningbo, China	Hard	Yang Zhaoxuan	Lu Jiaxiang Yang Zijun	1–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Runner-up	1.	7 July 2012	Huzhu, China	Clay	Tian Ran	Li Yihong Zhang Kailin	6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Winner	2.	7 December 2012	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Wen Xin	Kim Na-ri Lee Ye-ra	7–5, 7–5
Winner	3.	14 December 2012	Bangkok, Thailand (2)	Hard	Wen Xin	Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Li Yihong	6–0, 6–3
Runner-up	2.	3 March 2013	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Tamara Čurović	Misa Eguchi Mari Tanaka	6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Winner	4.	27 June 2014	Xi'an, China	Hard	Lu Jiajing	Liang Chen Yang Zhaoxuan	6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up	3.	13 February 2015	Launceston, Australia	Hard	Yang Zhaoxuan	Han Xinyun Junri Namigata	4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Winner	5.	2 May 2015	Gifu, Japan	Hard	Xu Yifan	An-Sophie Mestach Emily Webley-Smith	6–2, 6–3
Runner-up	4.	15 April 2016	Shenzhen, China	Hard	Liang Chen	Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya	6–7(5–7), 4–6
Winner	6.	7 May 2016	Anning, China	Clay	Zhang Kailin	Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan	6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–1]

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