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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 9–3, as of September 2024.
Personal life
She was born in Nanjing in 1994. Wang Yafan started playing tennis when she was nine years old.
Career
= 2014: WTA Tour debut
=Wang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Zheng Jie in doubles. The pair won their first-round match against wildcards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin, and defeated third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova, then lost to eventual champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.
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, and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual champion Monica Niculescu.
= 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. 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, 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.
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. As a result, she returned to the top 100 in the rankings on 11 September 2023.
= 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 and Emma Raducanu, before losing to 12th seed and eventual finalist Zheng Qinwen. As a result, Wang returned to the top 80 on 29 January 2024. At the Thailand Open, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal since 2019 and seventh overall, defeating Katie Volynets in a third set tiebreak.
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, before defeating Diane Parry. She then upset 20th seed Viktoria Azarenka in the third round. This was her fifth career top 20 win and also second in the same tournament for the first time. Her run was ended by 26th seed Paula Badosa.
Performance timelines
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.
= Singles
=Current through the 2024 Italian Open.
= Doubles
=Significant finals
= WTA Elite Trophy
=Doubles: 1 (title)
WTA Tour finals
= Singles: 1 (title)
== Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)
=WTA Challenger finals
= Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
== Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)
=ITF Circuit finals
= Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)
== Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
=Head-to-head record
= Top 10 wins
== Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)
=Notes
References
External links
Wang Yafan at the Women's Tennis Association
Wang Yafan at the International Tennis Federation
Wang Yafan at the Billie Jean King Cup
Wang Yafan on Weibo (in Chinese)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Nadiia Kichenok
- Zheng Qinwen
- WTA Thailand Open
- Lyudmyla Kichenok
- AS Terbuka 2019 (tenis)
- AS Terbuka 2023 (tenis)
- Kejuaraan Wimbledon 2021
- Kejuaraan Wimbledon 2019
- Australia Terbuka 2020
- Prancis Terbuka 2019
- Wang Yafan
- 2024 Cincinnati Open – Women's singles
- Zheng Qinwen
- 2024 Wuhan Open – Singles
- Paula Badosa
- 2024 US Open – Women's singles
- 2024 National Bank Open – Women's singles
- 2024 Australian Open – Women's singles
- 2024 Coco Gauff tennis season
- 2024 China Open (tennis)
