Wang Yafan
Chinese tennis player (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Country (sports) | China |
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Residence | Beijing, China |
Born | Nanjing, China | 30 April 1994
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Karim Perona |
Prize money | US$ 3,349,453 |
Singles | |
Career record | 348–229 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 47 (7 October 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 89 (10 February 2025) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2019, 2024) |
US Open | 4R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 182–141 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (15 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 84 (28 October 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016, 2019, 2024) |
French Open | 2R (2016, 2019, 2021, 2024) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2019) |
US Open | 2R (2017) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 9–3 |
Last updated on: 28 October 2024. |
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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.
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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Perspective
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]
Performance timelines
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Perspective
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | 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
Current through the 2024 Italian Open.
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 4R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 7–4 | 0 / 17 | 12–17 | 41% |
National representation | ||||||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[a] | A | A | A | A | Z1 | A | Z1 | A | A[b] | A | 0 / 0 | 3–2 | 60% | |||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar Open[c] | A | A | A | NMS | Q1 | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Dubai[c] | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 4R | NH | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||
China Open | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 0 / 18 | 11–18 | 38% |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Career total: 67 | |||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–9 | 5–5 | 13–13 | 25–21 | 3–6 | 1–9 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1 / 67 | 56–68 | 45% | |
Year-end ranking | 520 | 313 | 191 | 135 | 117 | 168 | 73 | 48 | 94 | 300 | 418 | 97 | $2,359,815 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
French Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | NH | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0 / 23 | 11–23 | 32% |
Year-end championships | |||||||||||||
WTA Elite Trophy[e] | DNQ | W | RR | DNQ | NH | 1 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |||||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Italian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | NH | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |||
China Open | A | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | 2R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | ||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Tournaments | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | Career total: 77 | |||
Titles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | |||
Finals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 7 | |||
Overall win–loss | 4–4 | 14–9 | 11–17 | 1–5 | 7–10 | 16–15 | 5–4 | 6–11 | 0–0 | 3 / 77 | 64–75 | 46% | |
Year-end ranking | 158 | 57 | 70 | 361 | 79 | 68 | 79 | 114 | 826 |
Significant finals
WTA Elite Trophy
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Venue | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2015 | Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2019 | Abierto Mexicano | International[f] | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2015 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2015 | WTA Elite Trophy, China | Elite Trophy | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2016 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2018 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | International | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2019 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, [10–12] |
Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2020 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | Zhengzhou Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Golden Gate Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2015 | Jiangxi International, China | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2015 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2017 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand (2) | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Apr 2018 | Zhengzhou Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2018 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2012 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea (2) | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2014 | ITF Salisbury, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(6) |
Win | 5–2 | Jul 2014 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 6–2 | Jul 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 7–2 | Jul 2015 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–3 | Apr 2016 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2016 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 8–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 9–4 | Oct 2017 | Liuzhou Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret. |
Loss | 9–5 | Aug 2018 | Jinan International Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 10–5 | Nov 2018 | Liuzhou Challenger, China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 11–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 11–6 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11–7 | Mar 2023 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7) |
Win | 12–7 | Mar 2023 | Clay Court International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 13–7 | May 2023 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 14–7 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 15–7 | Jun 2023 | ITF Luzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 16–7 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | 40,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 16–8 | Jul 2023 | Dallas Summer Series, United States | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2010 | ITF Ningbo, China | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Huzhu, China | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Xi'an, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 4–3 | Feb 2015 | Launceston International, Australia |
50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Win | 5–3 | May 2015 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2016 | Pingshan Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 4–6 |
Win | 6–4 | May 2016 | Kunming Open, China | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 7–6(2), [10–1] |
Loss | 6–5 | Feb 2023 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–5 | May 2023 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Head-to-head record
Top 10 wins
Season | 2019 | ... | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | WYR |
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1. | ![]() |
No. 5 | Miami Open, US | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 50 |
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2. | ![]() |
No. 7 | US Open | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–1 | No. 114 |
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3. | ![]() |
No. 9 | US Open | Hard | 1R | 6–2, ret. | No. 80 |
Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)
Result | Year | W–L | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Rank | Rd | WYR |
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Win | 2023 | 1–0 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
213 | Q1 | 115 |
Notes
- 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.
- 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.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References
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