Wang Yafan
王雅繁
Wang at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceBeijing, China
Born (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 29)
Nanjing, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachKarim Perona
Prize moneyUS$ 2,359,815
Singles
Career record323–203 (61.4%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 47 (7 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 78 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open1R (2018, 2019)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open2R (2016, 2018, 2023)
Doubles
Career record173–129 (57.3%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 49 (15 February 2016)
Current rankingNo. 352 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2016, 2019, 2024)
French Open2R (2016, 2019, 2021)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open2R (2017)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup9–2 (81.8%)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.
Wang Yafan
Chinese王雅繁

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

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 9–2, as of June 2023.

Personal life

She was born in Nanjing in 1994. Wang Yafan started playing tennis when she was nine years old.[1]

Career

2014: WTA 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 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: First WTA Tour 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 world ranking of No. 49 on 4 March 2019.

At the Miami Open, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. In the second round, 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

Ranked No. 114 at the US Open, after four years of absence, she qualified for the main draw and upset Caroline Garcia.[7] As a result she returned to the top 100 in the rankings on 11 September 2023.[8][9]

2024: Grand Slam third round

At the 2024 Australian Open, she reached the third round of a Major for the first time in her career, defeating 22nd seed Sorana Cîrstea and Emma Raducanu.[10] As a result she returned to the top 80 in the rankings on 29 January 2024.[11]

Performance timelines

Key
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.[12]

Singles

Current through the 2023 Guadalajara Open.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
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 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q3 Q2 A 1R 2R NH 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
US Open A A A Q2 2R Q2 2R 1R A A A 2R 0 / 4 3–4 40%
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 2–1 0 / 14 7–14 33%
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
Dubai / Qatar Open[c] A A A A Q1 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A Q1 1R NH A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A A A A 4R 4R NH Q1 A A 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A 1R NH Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A Q1 Q1 A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Guadalajara Open NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] A A Q1 Q2 Q1 1R 1R 2R NH 0 / 3 1–3 25%
China Open Q1 A A Q2 2R 1R 1R 2R NH A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
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 0 / 12 10–12 45%
Career statistics
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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

Current through the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R A 1R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
French Open A 1R 2R A 1R 2R A 2R A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R A 1R 3R NH 1R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
US Open A A 1R 2R 1R 1R A A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–4 4–4 0–1 1–2 0–0 0 / 18 8–18 31%
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 0 / 1 0–1 0%
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 0 / 5 4–5 44%
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
Win 2015 Elite Trophy, Zhuhai Hard (i) China Liang Chen Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja 		6–4, 6–3

WTA Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2019 Abierto Mexicano International[f] Hard United States Sofia Kenin 2–6, 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
Elite Trophy (1–0)
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (2–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
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 China Liang Chen Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok 		4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Mar 2015 Malaysian Open International Hard China Liang Chen Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Ukraine Olga Savchuk 		4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Nov 2015 WTA Elite Trophy, China Elite Trophy Hard China Liang Chen Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Mar 2016 Malaysian Open International Hard China Liang Chen Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
China Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 3–2 Feb 2018 Taiwan Open International Hard (i) China Duan Yingying Japan Nao Hibino
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova 		7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 3–3 Feb 2019 Hua Hin Championships, Thailand International Hard Russia Anna Blinkova Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Monica Niculescu 		6–2, 1–6, [10–12]
Loss 3–4 Mar 2020 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Japan Miyu Kato Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Canada Sharon Fichman 		6–4, 3–6, [7–10]

WTA Challenger finals

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

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Women's Open, China Hard China Zheng Saisai 7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2023 Golden Gate Open, United States Hard Kamilla Rakhimova 6–2, 6–0

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2015 Jiangxi International Open, China Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
China Zheng Saisai 		3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win 1–1 Nov 2015 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand Hard (i) China Liang Chen Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
China Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Nov 2017 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand (2) Hard (i) China Duan Yingying Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Russia Irina Khromacheva 		6–3, 6–3
Win 3–1 Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Women's Open, China Hard China Duan Yingying United Kingdom Naomi Broady
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 4–1 Jun 2018 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño Spain Silvia Soler Espinosa
Czech Republic Barbora Štefková 		6–3, 7–5

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)

Legend
$50/60,000 tournaments (3–3)
$40,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (7–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–6)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2012 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia 10,000 Hard China Yang Zi 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Thailand Nungnadda Wannasuk 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Japan Misa Eguchi 6–2, 6–0
Win 3–1 Sep 2013 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard South Korea Kim Sun-jung 6–1, 6–4
Win 4–1 Sep 2013 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea (2) 10,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Feb 2014 ITF Salisbury, Australia 15,000 Hard South Korea Jang Su-jeong 3–6, 6–7(6)
Win 5–2 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) 10,000 Hard Uzbekistan Sabina Sharipova 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–2 Jul 2014 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard (i) China Xu Yifan 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 7–2 Jul 2015 ITF Zhengzhou, China 25,000 Hard China Duan Yingying 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–3 Apr 2016 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard South Korea Jang Su-jeong 4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 7–4 Oct 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 50,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win 8–4 Jul 2017 ITF Tianjin, China 25,000 Hard China Zhu Lin 6–4, 6–2
Win 9–4 Oct 2017 Liuzhou Open, China 60,000 Hard Japan Nao Hibino 3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret.
Loss 9–5 Aug 2018 Jinan International Open, China 60,000 Hard China Zhu Lin 4–6, 1–6
Win 10–5 Nov 2018 Liuzhou Challenger, China 60,000 Hard South Korea Han Na-lae 6–4, 6–2
Win 11–5 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Germany Katharina Hobgarski 7–5, 6–3
Loss 11–6 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Hungary Réka Luca Jani 4–6, 3–6
Loss 11–7 Mar 2023 ITF Swan Hill, Australia 25,000 Grass Chinese Taipei Joanna Garland 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7)
Win 12–7 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay Australia Olivia Gadecki 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win 13–7 May 2023 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Japan Haruka Kaji 6–0, 6–1
Win 14–7 Jun 2023 ITF Tokyo, Japan 25,000 Hard Denmark Johanne Svendsen 6–1, 6–0
Win 15–7 Jun 2023 ITF Luzhou, China 25,000 Hard China You Xiaodi 7–5, 6–2
Win 16–7 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong 40,000 Hard Hong Kong Eudice Chong 6–2, 6–3
Loss 16–8 Jul 2023 ITF Dallas, United States 60,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Yulia Starodubtseva 6–3, 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–0)
$75,000 tournaments (1–0)
$50/60,000 tournaments (2–2)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$40,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2010 ITF Ningbo, China 10,000 Hard China Yang Zhaoxuan China Lu Jiaxiang
Hong Kong Yang Zi-Jun 		1–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Jul 2012 ITF Huzhu, China 15,000 Clay China Tian Ran China Li Yihong
China Zhang Kailin 		6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 2–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard China Wen Xin South Korea Kim Na-ri
South Korea Lee Ye-ra 		7–5, 7–5
Win 3–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) 10,000 Hard China Wen Xin Vietnam Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang
China Li Yihong 		6–0, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Serbia Tamara Čurović Japan Misa Eguchi
Japan Mari Tanaka 		6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 4–2 Jun 2014 ITF Xi'an, China 50,000 Hard China Lu Jiajing China Liang Chen
China Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss 4–3 Feb 2015 Launceston International, Australia 50,000 Hard China Yang Zhaoxuan China Han Xinyun
Japan Junri Namigata 		4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 5–3 May 2015 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 75,000 Hard China Xu Yifan Belgium An-Sophie Mestach
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith 		6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Apr 2016 Pingshan Open, China 50,000 Hard China Liang Chen Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Makoto Ninomiya 		6–7(5), 4–6
Win 6–4 May 2016 Kunming Open, China 100,000 Clay China Zhang Kailin Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
China Yang Zhaoxuan 		6–7(3), 7–6(2), [10–1]
Loss 6–5 Feb 2023 ITF Swan Hill, Australia 25,000 Grass Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo Australia Lily Fairclough
Australia Olivia Gadecki 		3–6, 3–6
Win 7–5 May 2023 Kurume Cup, Japan 60,000 Grass Australia Talia Gibson Japan Funa Kozaki
Japan Junri Namigata 		6–3, 6–3

Head-to-head record

Top 10 wins

Season 2019 ... 2023 Total
Wins 1 1 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score WYR
2019
1. Ukraine Elina Svitolina No. 5 Miami Open, United States Hard 2R 6–2, 6–4 No. 50
2023
2. France Caroline Garcia No. 7 US Open Hard 1R 6–4, 6–1 No. 114

Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)

Result Year W–L Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Rank Rd WYR
Win 2023 1–0 US Open Grand Slam Hard Czech Republic Sára Bejlek 213 Q1 115

Notes

  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar 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.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
  6. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Yafan Wang". Tennis World. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Shenzen Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Stosur shocked in Guangzhou". Tennis Australia. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Guangzhou International Women's Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ^ "WANG WINS HER FIRST WTA TITLE IN ACAPULCO". 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Miami Open tennis: Wang Yafan upsets Danielle Collins". Miami Herald.
  7. ^ "Caroline Garcia falls in first round to No. 114 Wang Yafan a year after US Open semis run".
  8. ^ "Rankings Watch: Sabalenka, Gauff-Pegula duo headline historic shakeup".
  9. ^ "How Chinese tennis evolved in the wake of Li Na's exit".
  10. ^ Carayol, Tumaini (18 January 2024). "Emma Raducanu out of Australian Open after losing to Wang in marathon". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Rankings Watch: Zheng makes Top 10 debut; Mertens back to No.1 in doubles".
  12. ^ "Wang Yafan [CHN] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.

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