Zhang Shuai (tennis)

Zhang Shuai
张帅
Country (sports)  China
Residence Tianjin
Born (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989
Tianjin
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Liu Shuo
Prize money US$4,251,106
Official website zhang-shuai.com
Singles
Career record 431–291 (59.7%)
Career titles 2 WTA, 2 WTA 125K, 20 ITF
Highest ranking No. 23 (14 November 2016)
Current ranking No. 41 (10 September 2018)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (2016)
French Open 3R (2017)
Wimbledon 1R (2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
US Open 3R (2016, 2017)
Doubles
Career record 198–165 (54.55%)
Career titles 7 WTA, 1 WTA 125K, 8 ITF
Highest ranking No. 29 (1 April 2013)
Current ranking No. 50 (10 September 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2011, 2017)
French Open 3R (2012, 2013)
Wimbledon 3R (2011)
US Open SF (2018)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open 2R (2013, 2018)
Wimbledon 2R (2014)
US Open SF (2018)
Team competitions
Fed Cup 6–8
Last updated on: 10 September 2018.
Zhang Shuai
Simplified Chinese 张帅
Traditional Chinese 張帥

Zhang Shuai (Chinese: 张帅; pinyin: Zhāng Shuài; Mandarin pronunciation: [ʈʂáŋ ʂwâi]; born 21 January 1989) is a Chinese professional tennis player.

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23, which was achieved on 14 November 2016, and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 29, achieved on 1 April 2013.

Zhang has won a total of 24 singles titles, 20 on the ITF Women's Circuit, two on the WTA Tour – both at the Guangzhou International Women's Open – and two WTA 125s. In doubles, she has won a total of 13 titles (8 ITF, 4 WTA, 1 WTA 125s).

Zhang won her first singles match in a Grand Slam tournament at the 2016 Australian Open, when, as a qualifier, she defeated world No. 2 Simona Halep en-route to the quarterfinals.[1] Zhang had lost all 14 of her main-draw Grand Slam matches up to that point, a stretch that started with the 2008 US Open. Alongside Li Na, Zheng Jie and Peng Shuai, Zhang is one of only four Chinese tennis players having made the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament.[2]

Career

Zhang, born in Tianjin, started playing tennis at the age of six, when her parents took her to a local tennis club.

She turned professional in 2003 and played her first singles event in Mollerusa in August of that year. After defeating Matilde Munoz-Gonzalves in the first qualifying round, she lost to Laura Figuerola-Foix.[3] After a full year on the ITF Women's circuit, Zhang finished 2004 with a year-end ranking of 901st.

She enjoyed considerable success in singles on ITF tournaments, having won one $50,000 event, eight $25,000 and three $10,000 events between 2006 and 2009. As of October 2009, however, she had won only two main-draw tournaments on the WTA Tour. She won her first WTA singles title at the 2013 Guangzhou International Women's Open as a wildcard entrant.

2012

Zhang started her year at the Blossom Cup in Quanzhou. She defeated Nudnida Luangnam and Anna Floris in the first and second rounds, respectively, before falling to Tímea Babos in the quarterfinals. At the Australian Open, where she received a wildcard, she was beaten by Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round in straight sets. It was her seventh first-round loss in a Major tournament.

At the Monterrey Open, she lost to Gréta Arn in the first round. Next Zhang went to Indian Wells to play at the BNP Paribas Open where she was a qualifier. She lost to Simona Halep in the first round. At the French Open, Zhang lost in the first round to Angelique Kerber.

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles with Li Na, reaching the second round.[4]

2013: First WTA title

Started the year as the top-seed at the ITF tournament Innisbrook Women's Open in Florida on clay with a first-round loss to 468th ranked wildcard Asia Muhammad.[5] Skipping the Australian Open and remaining in Florida for another ITF clay-court tournament, the $25K Tesoro Women's Open in Port St. Lucie losing to 214th rank and fourth seed Tadeja Majerič in the semifinal. In doubles, she and partner Sharon Fichman were seeded second and lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual winners, qualifiers Angelina Gabueva & Allie Will.[6] Zhang entered three WTA tournaments and played doubles with Janette Husárová: as the third seed in the qualifying draw, lost to 647th ranked Abigail Spears in the first round of the qualifier in the Qatar Total Open in Doha and lost to Lisa Raymond & Samantha Stosur in second round;[7] lost to 61st ranked Anabel Medina Garrigues in the second round of qualifting in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships] and lost to Julia Görges & Angelique Kerber in straight sets in the first round.[8] and lost to 23rd and second seeded Hsieh Su-wei in the second round in the BMW Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur and lost to second seeded team of Shuko Aoyama & Chang Kai-chen in an exciting final. Returning stateside losing to 131st ranked wildcard Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the qualifying final of the Sony Open Tennis in Miami Teaming up with Megan Moulton-Levy, lost in the second round to third seeded Nadia Petrova & Katarina Srebotnik.[9] Lost to Petra Rampre (No. 282) in the first qualifying round as the seventh seed in the Family Circle Cup in Charleston. Zhang & Moulton-Levy lost in the semifinal to the top-seeded team of Andrea Hlaváčková & Liezel Huber.[10] Playing as the fifth seed in the ITF's Legacy Credit Union Women's 25k Pro Circuit Challenger in Pelham, Alabama, she lost to the 197th ranked Ashleigh Barty in the second round.[11] Playing in her first final as the eighth seed at the Dothan Pro Tennis Classic, lost to Ajla Tomljanović (No. 171).[12] As the seventh seed in the Boyd Tinsley Clay Court Classic in Charlottesville, Virginia, she lost to 381st ranked wildcard Allie Will in the first round.[13]

Entered the doubles tournament in the Mutua Madrid Open with Zheng Jie as the seventh seeded team and lost in the first round to Kristina Mladenovic & Galina Voskoboeva.[14] In Rome, she lost to the fifth-seeded Madison Keys (No. 60) at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in the first qualifying round.[15] Again partnering with Zheng, the eighth-seeded team lost to Dominika Cibulková & Monica Niculescu in the opening round.[16] Entered the qualifying draw for the Brussels Open qualifying for the main draw.[17] Lost in the second round to the fourth-seeded (No. 17) Sloane Stephens.[18] Entered the French Open doubles with Zheng as the 13th seeds losing to the second-seeded team of Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the third round. Also entered the mixed doubles tournament with Julian Knowle losing in the second round to the fifth-seeded team of Kristina Mladenovic & Daniel Nestor.[19] Played in the National Games of China in Dalian with team members Duan Yingying, Peng Shuai and Zheng Saisai representing Tianjin in the team competition winning the gold medal over Team Shanghai.[20] Entered Wimbledon doubles with Moulton-Levy losing to the 12th seeded team of Ashleigh Barty & Casey Dellacqua in the second round. Entered the mixed-doubles tournament once again with Knowle losing in the first round to Barty & John Peers.[21] Entered the Beijing International Challenger as the third seed. Made her second final of the year beating the top-seed Misaki Doi. In the final, defeated the fourth-seeded Zhou Yimiao winning her first title since 31 May 2010, at the Infond Open in Maribor.[22][23] Played in the National Games of China in Dalian for the individual finals on 22–30 July. Playing as the third seed, lost in the second round (after receiving a bye) to 728th ranked Zhang Kailin from Hubei.[24] Played in the doubles tournament as the top seed with Peng, won the gold medal in the final in a walkover when the second team from Tianjin, Xu Yifan and Zheng Saisai withdrew because Zheng's injury from her semifinal singles match.[25]

Entered the Caoxijiu Suzhou Ladies Open as the fourth seed. Lost to the unranked Zheng Saisai (No. 195) in the quarterfinal.[26] Entered the Western & Southern Open doubles event in Mason, Ohio with Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania losing in the first round to Vera Dushevina and Sílvia Soler Espinosa.[27] Entered the qualifying event at New Haven Open at Yale. After beating the 12th seeded Johanna Larsson (No. 68) in the first round, she lost to eventual qualifier Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (No. 107) in the second round.[28] Entered the qualifying event for the US Open, seeded fifth, defeated France's Julie Coin in the first round, lost to CoCo Vandeweghe (#192) in second round.[29] Entered the doubles tournament with Yaroslava Shvedova losing to Alla Kudryavtseva & Anastasia Rodionova in the first round.[29] Entered the ITF Women's Circuit – Sanya in China as the second seed. Lost to Zheng Saisai in straight sets in the first round.[30] Entered the Guangzhou International Open as a wildcard. Winning her first WTA singles title over qualifier Vania King (No. 124).[31] Also entered the doubles tournament with Shvedova losing in the first round to the fourth-seeded team of Tímea Babos & Olga Govortsova.[32] Entered the Ningbo International Women's Open, losing in the final round to the top seeded Bojana Jovanovski (No. 41).[33] Entered the doubles competition with Chan Yung-jan winning the title over the fourth-seeded team of Irina Buryachok & Oksana Kalashnikova.[34] Entered the China Open in Beijing as wildcard losing to tenth seed Roberta Vinci (No. 12) in three sets in the second round.[35] Received a wildcard in the doubles tournament with Shvedova losing to Chan Yung-jan and Zheng Jie in the first round in three sets.[36]

She played in the HP Open in Osaka losing to the sixth seed Madison Keys (No. 39) in the second round.[37] Entered the doubles tournament with Samantha Stosur losing in straight sets to the second seeded team of Kristina Mladenovic & Flavia Pennetta in final.[38] Entered the Nanjing Ladies Open as the 3rd seed winning her third title of the year beating the 4th seed Ayumi Morita (No. 63) in match shortened by retirement after one set.[39] Also reached the final in doubles with Shvedova as the top-seeded team losing to the team of Misaki Doi & Xu Yifan in straight sets.[40] Reached No. 51 as a career high in singles on 4 November 2013.[41] Entered the OEC Taipei WTA Ladies Open on carpet as the third seed, and lost in the first round to Katarzyna Piter (No. 122) retired after first game in the second set being down a set.[42] Played in the doubles competition with Kimiko Date-Krumm as the top-seeded team lost to the team of Misaki Doi & Hsieh Shu-ying in the first round in three sets.[43]

2014

Zhang started the season in the Shenzhen Open as the sixth seed losing to Chan Yung-jan in the first round.[44] Also played in the doubles tournament with Zheng Saisai as the top seeds losing in the quarterfinal round to Monica Niculescu & Klára Zakopalová.[45] Next in the Hobart International, in lost to the seventh-seeded Zakopalová in the second round.[46] Reached the doubles final with Lisa Raymond as the seeded second team losing again to Niculescu & Zakopalová in a match decided in the super tie-break.[47] Zhang's winless streak in the Grand Slam tournaments reached nine as she had a disappointing opening round loss to Mona Barthel in the Australian Open.[48]

She also lost in first round with Kimiko Date-Krumm in doubles against the seventh-seeded team of Andrea Hlaváčková & Lucie Šafářová.[49] She suffered another first round lost to the wildcard and the second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the PTT Pattaya Open.[50] After being three games from losing the doubles finals in the second, she and partner Peng Shuai as the fourth-seeded team rallied back to defeat the third-seeded team of Kudryavtseva & Rodionova in a thrilling match decided by a super tie-break.[51] In early February, Zhang competed in the Fed Cup for China in Astana, Kazakhstan.[52][53] Partnering with Fangzhou Liu, lost the deciding doubles match against Uzbekistan's Nigina Abduraimova & Sabina Sharipova in the first round robin match.[54] Teamed with Peng Shuai in a straight set victory against South Korea's team of Han Na-lae & Yoo Mi in the second match.[55] In the third round, beat Chinese Taipei's Ting-fei Juan in second singles rubber and teamed with Wang Qiang to defeat the team of Juan & Lee Ya-hsuan.[56] Later in the same month, Zhang lost to qualifier Petra Cetkovská in the second round in the Qatar Total Open.[57] In the doubles competition with Lisa Raymond lost in straight sets to the top-seeded team of Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci in the second round.[58] She failed to qualify for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Playing as the eighth seed, lost to Karolína Plíšková in the second qualifier.[59] Partnering with Lisa Raymond, lost in the second round of the doubles tournament against Andrea Hlaváčková & Lucie Šafářová.[60] At the Abierto Mexicano Telcel as the eighth seed, she reached the semifinal round only to retire because of her shoulder to top-seeded Dominika Cibulková after six games.[61] With Chuang Chia-jung in doubles, lost to the 2nd seeds Kristina Mladenovic & Galina Voskoboeva in the quarterfinal round.[62] At the Indian Wells Masters lost to Mladenovic in the first round,[63] and withdrew from the doubles competition because of her shoulder injury.[64] At the Miami Masters she suffered another first-round loss against Lauren Davis.[65] Zhang withdrew from The Oaks Club Challenger with a shoulder injury.[66]

Zhang began her clay-court season at the Family Circle Cup as the 16th seed losing to Ajla Tomljanović in the second round.[67] Reached the semifinal round at the BMW Malaysian Open as the 2nd seed losing to the 7th seed and eventual winner Donna Vekić.[68] As the seventh seed, lost to Polona Hercog in the first round at the Marrakech Grand Prix.[69] At the Portugal Open lost to seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round.[70] and reached the quarterfinal round with Sílvia Soler Espinosa losing to the top-seeded team of Cara Black & Sania Mirza the doubles competition.[71] Another first-round loss came at the Mutua Madrid Open against wildcard Irina-Camelia Begu.[72] Partnering with Janette Husárová in doubles lost to the eighth-seeded team of Julia Görges and Anna-Lena Grönefeld in the first round.[73] Defeated Petra Kvitová in the second round of the Italian Open in three exciting sets.[74] In her win, she reached 300 victories and her second top-10 victory.[75][76] Lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinal. Entered the doubles with Monica Niculescu withdrawing with a shoulder injury against Casey Dellacqua & Klaudia Jans-Ignacik in the second round.[77] Withdrew from the Internationaux de Strasbourg. Her winless streak in the Grand Slams reached ten as she lost to third seed Agnieszka Radwańska at Roland Garros in two sets.[78] She entered the doubles with Ajla Tomljanović losing to Gabriela Dabrowski & Alicja Rosolska in the first round.[79]

Zhang began her grass season at the Aegon Classic as the ninth seed, losing to the top-seed and eventual champion Ana Ivanovic in the semifinal.[80] Played in the doubles competition with Caroline Garcia losing to the second-seeded team of Ashleigh Barty & Casey Dellacqua in the semifinal round.[81] Lost at the Eastbourne International to Varvara Lepchenko in the first round.[82] Suffered another first-round loss in a Grand Slam event, the streak reached eleven as she lost at Wimbledon against 15th seed Carla Suárez Navarro in straight sets.[83] Partnering with Yanina Wickmayer in doubles, lost the 11th-seeded team of Alla Kudryavtseva & Anastasia Rodionova in the first round.[84] Entered the mixed doubles with Nicholas Monroe losing to the 13th-seeded team of Bruno Soares & Martina Hingis in the second round.[85]

She was scheduled to play in the Baku Cup, but withdrew before the tournament. Zhang started preparing for the US Open at the Bank of the West Classic – lost to qualifier Sachia Vickery in the first round.[86] Entered the doubles competition with Caroline Garcia losing to the 3rd-seeded team of Garbiñe Muguruza & Carla Suárez Navarro in the quarterfinals.[87] Suffered another first-round loss at the Rogers Cup against qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe.[88] Played doubles with Samantha Stosur losing against the 6th-seeded team of Raquel Kops-Jones & Abigail Spears in the first round.[89] Lost to 12th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in the second round at the Western & Southern Open.[90] Was scheduled to play doubles with Stosur again, but Zhang withdrew with an injured right arm.[91] The Grand Slam losing streak reached twelve as she lost to Mona Barthel in the first round at the US Open seeded 32nd.[92]

In September, Zhang withdrew from the Hong Kong Open and Guangzhou Open. Played in the Asian Games in the women's team event with Duan Yingying, Zheng Jie and Zheng Saisai. Zhang won her quarterfinal singles and doubles (with Zheng Jie) matches, but dropped the deciding doubles match in the final earning a silver metal. Lost in the first round to Caroline Garcia at the China Open.[93] Played in the doubles with Samantha Stosur losing to Jarmila Gajdošová & Ajla Tomljanović in the first round.[94]

2016: First Grand Slam quarterfinal

Zhang started her 2016 season at the Shenzhen Open, where she was a wildcard. In the first round, she beat fellow wildcard Irina Khromacheva in straight sets before losing to top-seed and eventual champion Agnieszka Radwańska in the second.[95]

Prior to the Australian Open, Zhang was contemplating retirement due to a lack of success in majors, having not won a match in a main draw in 14 attempts.[96] She successfully qualified for the main draw by beating Mandy Minella, Tereza Martincová and Virginie Razzano. In the first round, Zhang caused a huge upset by defeating world No. 2, Simona Halep, in straight sets, finally ending her drought on the 15th attempt. Both her and her coach were seen in tears during the time between the match and the on-court interview, as well as the interview itself, where Zhang broke down in tears of joy. Following subsequent victories over Alizé Cornet and Varvara Lepchenko she then proceeded to reach the fourth round[97][98] where she defeated an injured Madison Keys in three sets and proceeded to the quarterfinals where she was defeated by Johanna Konta in straight sets. She became the fourth ever Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal after Li Na, Zheng Jie and Peng Shuai.[2] This run earnt her the Breakthrough Performance of the Month Award by WTA for January, as she received 44% of the votes in a poll on the official WTA website.[99] She also moved 68 places up the rankings, from 133rd to 65th, thus becoming the new Chinese No. 1.[100]

In February, Zhang returned to the ITF Circuit in Rancho Santa Fe. She won five matches to claim the Morgan Run Women's Open title, culminating in a three-set victory over Vania King.[101]

At the 2016 Olympics, she competed in both the singles and women's doubles (with Peng Shuai). She reached the second round in both events.[4]

Zhang finished her breakthrough year with a career-high ranking of 23.

2017: Second WTA title

In September, Zhang won her second WTA title at the Guangzhou Open. Seeded second, she reached the final without dropping a set and defeated the unseeded Serbian Aleksandra Krunić in the final 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to win the title for the second time.[102]

2018

Zhang reached the semifinals in Prague and Hiroshima. After defeating Angelique Kerber she played in the quarterfinal of Beijing where she won the first set against Naomi Osaka. She also triumphed in doubles in Istanbul and Hiroshima, partnering Liang Chen and Eri Hozumi respectively.

Personal life

Zhang is coached by Liu Shuo. Her parents are Zhang Zhiqiang (a former football player) and Wang Fengqin (a former basketball player).[103] She has spoken of opening a coffee bar when she retires.[96] While she is often referred to as Serena, her English name is Rose.[98]

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard United States Vania King 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Win 2–0 Sep 2017 Guangzhou Open, China (2) International Hard Serbia Aleksandra Krunić 6–2, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–1)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–1)
International (7–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2011 Japan Women's Open, Japan International Hard Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova		 7–5, 3–6, [11–9]
Loss 1–1 Feb 2012 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci		 2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 2–1 May 2012 Portugal Open, Portugal International Clay Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva		 4–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Win 3–1 Sep 2012 Guangzhou Open, China International Hard Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn Australia Jarmila Gajdošová
Romania Monica Niculescu		 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Loss 3–2 Mar 2013 Malaysian Open, Malaysia International Hard Slovakia Janette Husárová Japan Shuko Aoyama
Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen		 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [12–14]
Loss 3–3 Oct 2013 Japan Women's Open, Japan International Hard Australia Samantha Stosur France Kristina Mladenovic
Italy Flavia Pennetta		 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Jan 2014 Hobart International, Australia International Hard United States Lisa Raymond Romania Monica Niculescu
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová		 2–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Win 4–4 Feb 2014 Thailand Open, Thailand International Hard China Peng Shuai Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova		 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
Loss 4–5 Jun 2017 Birmingham Classic, United Kingdom Premier Grass Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Australia Ashleigh Barty
Australia Casey Dellacqua		 1–6, 6–2 [8–10]
Loss 4–6 Nov 2017 WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai Elite Hard (i) China Lu Jingjing China Duan Yingying
China Han Xinyun		 2–6, 1–6
Win 5–6 Apr 2018 İstanbul Cup, Turkey International Clay China Liang Chen Switzerland Xenia Knoll
United Kingdom Anna Smith		 6–4, 6–4
Win 6–6 Sep 2018 Japan Women's Open, Japan (2) International Hard Japan Eri Hozumi Japan Miyu Kato
Japan Makoto Ninomiya		 6–2, 6–4
Win 7–6 Oct 2018 Hong Kong Tennis Open, Hong Kong SAR International Hard Australia Samantha Stosur Japan Shuko Aoyama
Belarus Lidziya Marozava		 6–4, 6–4

WTA 125K Series finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2013 Ningbo Open, China 125K Hard Serbia Bojana Jovanovski 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2013 Nanjing Ladies Open, China 125K Hard Japan Ayumi Morita 6–4, ret.
Loss 1–2 Nov 2016 Hawaii Tennis Open, Hawaii 125K Hard United States Catherine Bellis 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2017 Hawaii Tennis Open, Hawaii 125K Hard South Korea Jang Su-jeong 0–6, 6–2, 6–3

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

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2013 Ningbo Open, China 125K Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova		 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Nov 2013 Nanjing Ladies Open, China 125K Hard Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova Japan Misaki Doi
China Xu Yifan		 1–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 29 (20–9)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 14 February 2006 Shenzhen, China Hard China Ji Chunmei 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
Winner 2. 21 February 2006 Shenzhen, China Hard China Chen Yanchong 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 30 May 2006 Tianjin, China Hard China Xie Yanze 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
Runner–up 1. 21 June 2006 Changwon, South Korea Hard China Chen Yanchong 3–6, 3–6
Runner–up 2. 18 July 2006 Chongqing, China Hard Russia Elena Chalova 3–6, 6–3, 0–6
Winner 4. 22 August 2006 Nanjing, China Hard China Xie Yanze 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Winner 5. 1 May 2007 Chengdu, China Hard China Ren Jing 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
Winner 6. 8 May 2007 Chengdu, China Hard China Xu Yifan 6–2, 6–3
Winner 7. 5 June 2007 Changsha, China Hard Russia Regina Kulikova 6–3, 6–4
Winner 8. 12 June 2007 Guangzhou, China Hard Russia Regina Kulikova 6–3, 6–1
Runner–up 3. 26 June 2007 Noto, Japan Carpet Russia Regina Kulikova 5–7, 1–6
Winner 9. 3 July 2007 Nagoya, Japan Hard Russia Regina Kulikova 6–3, 6–1
Runner–up 4. 10 July 2007 Miyazaki, Japan Carpet Japan Junri Namigata 4–6, 2–6
Winner 10. 2 March 2009 Lyon, France Hard France Claire Feuerstein 1–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 11. 19 May 2009 Nagano, Japan Carpet Austria Nikola Hofmanova 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Winner 12. 30 June 2009 Xiamen, China Hard China Duan Yingying 6–2, 6–1
Winner 13. 2 March 2010 Hammond, United States Hard United States Jamie Hampton 6–2, 6–1
Runner–up 5. 9 March 2010 Clearwater, United States Hard Sweden Johanna Larsson 6–7(4–7), 0–6
Runner–up 6. 10 May 2010 Saint Gaudens, France Clay Estonia Kaia Kanepi 2–6, 5–7
Winner 14. 1 June 2010 Maribor, Slovenia Clay Spain Laura Pous Tió 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner–up 7. 3 August 2010 Beijing, China Hard Japan Junri Namigata 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Runner–up 8. 10 September 2012 Ningbo, China Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 2–6
Runner–up 9. 16 April 2013 Dothan, United States Clay Croatia Ajla Tomljanović 6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 15. 9 July 2013 Beijing, China Hard China Zhou Yimiao 6–2, 6–1
Winner 16. 17 November 2015 Tokyo, Japan Hard Japan Nao Hibino 6–4, 6–1
Winner 17. 23 February 2016 Rancho Santa Fe, United States Hard United States Vania King 1–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 18. 8 November 2016 Tokyo, Japan Hard Hungary Dalma Gálfi 4–6, 7–6 (7–2) , 6–2
Winner 19. 17 July 2017 Astana, Kazakhstan Hard Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure 6–3, 6–4
Winner 20. 11 November 2017 Tokyo, Japan Hard Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu 6–4, 6–0

Doubles (8–4)

$100,000 tournaments (0–0)
$75,000 tournaments (2–0)
$50,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (5–1)
$10,000 tournaments (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 16 July 2006 Chongqing, China Hard China Ren Jie China Ji Chunmei
China Sun Shengnan		 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2. 26 July 2006 Chengdu, China Hard China Ren Jie China Xia Huan
China Xu Yifan		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 10 July 2007 Miyazaki, Japan Carpet China Zhao Yijing Japan Natsumi Hamamura
Japan Ayaka Maekawa		 6–4, 6–4
Runner–up 1. 5 November 2007 Taizhou, China Hard China Ren Jie China Ji Chunmei
China Sun Shengnan		 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [11–13]
Runner–up 2. 9 February 2009 Jiangmen, China Hard China Xie Yanze China Hao Jie
Chinese Taipei Kao Shao-yuan		 0–6, 5–7
Runner–up 3. 2 March 2009 Lyon, France Hard Turkey Pemra Özgen China Lu Jingjing
China Sun Shengnan		 4–6, 5–7
Winner 4. 16 March 2009 Tenerife, Spain Hard China Sun Shengnan Spain Paula Fondevila Castro
France Laura Thorpe		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 5. 1 June 2009 Komoro, Japan Clay China Xu Yifan Japan Ayumi Oka
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai		 6–1, 6–2
Winner 6. 2 August 2010 Beijing, China Hard China Sun Shengnan China Ji Chunmei
China Liu Wanting		 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Winner 7. 30 May 2011 Nottingham, Great Britain Grass Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears		 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Winner 8. 31 October 2011 Grapevine, United States Hard United States Jamie Hampton United States Lindsay Lee-Waters
United States Megan Moulton-Levy		 6–4, 6–0
Runner–up 4. 8 January 2012 Quanzhou, China Hard Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Japan Rika Fujiwara		 6–4, 4–6, [7–10]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (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

Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q3 A Q1 1R 1R A 1R 1R QF 2R 2R 0 / 7 6–7
French Open Absent Q2 A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 0 / 8 4–8
Wimbledon Absent Q2 1R Q2 A 1R Q3 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5
US Open A Q2 1R Q2 Q2 1R Q3 Q2 1R Q2 3R 3R 1R 0 / 6 4–6
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–2 0–0 0–4 0–2 7–4 5–4 2–4 0 / 26 14–28
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics Not Held A Not Held A Not Held 2R Not Held 0 / 1 1–1
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells Absent 2R 1R Absent 3R 2R 3R 0 / 5 4–5
Miami Absent 1R 2R Q2 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 0 / 7 4–7
Madrid Absent 1R A A 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3
Beijing Tier II 3R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R QF 2R 0 / 9 8–9
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 2–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 7–4 1-3 3-3 0 / 24 17–24
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai Absent Q2 2R Premier Q1 A 1R A 0 / 2 1–2
Doha Tier II A Not Held P A 1R 2R P A QF 1R 0 / 4 3–4
Rome Absent Q1 Absent Q1 QF Q1 A 1R 2R 0 / 3 4–3
Canada Absent 1R Q2 A 1R A 1R A 2R 0 / 4 1–4
Cincinnati Absent 1R Absent 2R A 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3
Tokyo Absent 1R Absent Premier A 0 / 1 0–1
Wuhan Not Held Absent 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 0–0 0–1 5–4 0–0 1-3 3-5 2-3 0 / 19 12–19
Career statistics2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018No.
Tournament played 1 3 6 1 4 22 6 9 21 21 25 20 119
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4
Overall Win–Loss 0–1 0–3 0–6 2–1 3–4 8–22 2–6 20–7 16–18 14–19 40–22 105–109
Year-end ranking 200 155 212 153 91 126 122 51 62 186 23 36

Doubles

Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 1R A 1R 1R A 2R A 2–5
French Open A 2R 3R 3R 1R A 1R 1R 1R 5–7
Wimbledon 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R A 2R 1R 1R 5–8
US Open A 2R QF 1R A A 2R QF SF 12–6
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 5–4 5–4 3–3 0–3 0–1 2–3 4–4 4–3 24–26
Year-end ranking – 555 257 246 140 270 158 49 34 57 63 447 238 64

Mixed doubles

Tournament2012201320142015201620172018W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 0–0
French Open A 2RJK A A A A 2RJP 2–2
Wimbledon 1RSG 1RJK 2RNM A 2RJK A 2RJP 3–5
US Open A A A A A A SFJP 3–1
Win–Loss 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0-0 2-2 5–7

Mixed Doubles partners: JK Julian Knowle NM Nicholas Monroe SG Santiago González JP John Peers

Top 10 wins

Season 2009 201020112012201320142015201620172018Total
Wins 1 0000102116
# Player Rank Event Surface Round Score
2009
1. Russia Dinara Safina No. 1 China Open, China Hard 2nd round 7–5, 7–65
2014
2. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová No. 6 Italian Open, Italy Clay 2nd round 7–6 (8–6) , 5–7, 6–3
2016
3. Romania Simona Halep No. 2 Australian Open, Australia Hard 1st round 6–4, 6–3
4. Romania Simona Halep No. 4 China Open, China Hard 3rd round 6–0, 6–3
2017
5. Spain Garbiñe Muguruza No. 7 Qatar Open, Qatar Hard 2nd round 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 7–5
2018
6. Germany Angelique Kerber No. 3 China Open, China Hard 3rd round 6–1, 2–6, 6–0

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