Hsieh Yu-chieh

Hsieh Yu-chieh (Chinese: 謝語倢, born 23 July 1993), formerly known as Hsieh Shu-ying (Chinese: 謝淑映), is a Taiwanese professional tennis and pickleball player. She is the younger sister of tennis players Hsieh Su-wei and Hsieh Cheng-peng.[1]

Hsieh Yu-chieh
Country (sports) Chinese Taipei
Born (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned proMarch 2012
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
CoachHsieh Cheng-yin
Prize money$104,471
Singles
Career record48–97 (33.1%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 830 (20 February 2012)
Doubles
Career record187–186 (50.1%)
Career titles1 WTA 125, 10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 129 (21 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 334 (31 July 2023)
Medal record
Universiade
Women's Tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
2015 GwangjuWomen's Team
Last updated on: 1 August 2023.
Hsieh Yu-chieh
Traditional Chinese謝語倢
Simplified Chinese谢语倢

On 20 February 2012, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 830. On 21 October 2019, she peaked at No. 129 in the doubles rankings. Hsieh has won one WTA 125 doubles title and ten doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Tennis career

Yu-chieh started to play tennis at the age of six. Her favourite surface is hardcourt.

On 13 April 2012, she won her first doubles title at an $50k tournament in Wenshan City, China. She and sister Hsieh Su-wei defeated the home team of Liu Wanting and Xu Yifan in the final.

On 26 May 2012, Yu-chieh won her second ITF doubles title, at a $25k event at Karuizawa, Japan. She played with Kumiko Iijima of Japan, beating Samantha Murray and Emily Webley-Smith in three sets.

On 24 March 2014, she won her third ITF doubles title, at a $50k event in Osprey, Florida. She played with Rika Fujiwara of Japan, beating Irina Falconi and Eva Hrdinová in three sets.

She made her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at the International-level tournament in Guangzhou, China, partnering with her sister Su-wei. Her first WTA final followed in September 2018; in Seoul, where she and her sister were beaten by Korean pair Choi Ji-hee and Han Na-lae.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500 (0–1)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 Korea Open,
South Korea
International[lower-alpha 1] Hard Hsieh Su-wei Choi Ji-hee
Han Na-lae
3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2019 Pan Pacific Open,
Japan
Premier[lower-alpha 2] Hard Hsieh Su-wei Latisha Chan
Chan Hao-ching
5–7, 5–7

WTA 125 tournament finals

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

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2017 Hawaii Open, United States Hard Hsieh Su-wei Eri Hozumi
Asia Muhammad
6–1, 7–6(3)
Loss 1–1 Aug 2021 Chicago Challenger, United States Hard Mona Barthel Eri Hozumi
Peangtarn Plipuech
5–7, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 19 (10 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments (0–1)
$60,000 tournaments (3–3)
$25,000 tournaments (5–3)
$15,000 tournaments (1–0)
$10,000 tournaments (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–7)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2007 ITF Taoyuan, Taiwan 50,000[lower-alpha 3] Hard Hsieh Su-wei Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
1–6, 6–2, [12–14]
Loss 0–2 Jun 2011 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 10,000 Hard Juan Ting-fei Chan Chin-wei
Kao Shao-yuan
1–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 Feb 2012 Launceston International, Australia 25,000 Hard Zheng Saisai Kotomi Takahata
Shuko Aoyama
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Apr 2012 ITF Wenshan, China 50,000 Hard Hsieh Su-wei Liu Wanting
Xu Yifan
6–3, 6–2
Win 2–3 May 2012 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Kumiko Iijima Samantha Murray
Emily Webley-Smith
3–6, 7–6, [10–1]
Loss 2–4 Dec 2013 ITF Hong Kong 10,000 Hard Yang Chia-hsien Hong Seung-yeon
Lee Hye-min
1–6, 6–7(2)
Win 3–4 Mar 2014 Osprey Challenger, United States 50,000 Clay Rika Fujiwara Irina Falconi
Eva Hrdinová
6–3, 6–7(5), [10–4]
Loss 3–5 Apr 2014 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 75,000[lower-alpha 4] Hard Misaki Doi Jarmila Gajdošová
Arina Rodionova
3–6, 3–6
Win 4–5 Oct 2016 ITF Porto, Portugal 10,000 Clay Hsieh Su-wei Francisca Jorge
Rita Vilaça
6–3, 6–4
Win 5–5 Jun 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Wu Fang-hsien Fernanda Brito
Noelia Zeballos
5–7, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss 5–6 Aug 2018 Jinan International Open, China 60,000 Hard Lu Jingjing Wang Xinyu
You Xiaodi
3–6, 7–6(5), [2–10]
Win 6–6 Jan 2019 ITF Plantation, United States 25,000 Clay Lee Pei-chi Olga Govortsova
Jada Robinson
6–1, 6–4
Win 7–6 Jun 2019 ITF Daegu, South Korea 25,000 Hard Lee Pei-chi Choi Ji-hee
Han Na-lae
6–3, 7–6(5)
Loss 7–7 Feb 2020 Indoor Tennis Championships, Japan 60,000 Hard (i) Minori Yonehara Erina Hayashi
Moyuka Uchijima
5–7, 7–5, [6–10]
Win 8–7 Nov 2021 ITF Funchal, Portugal 25,000 Hard Alicia Barnett Inês Murta
Daniela Vismane
6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 8–8 April 2022 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Clay Hsu Chieh-yu Catherine Harrison
Maegan Manasse
1–6, 0–6
Win 9–8 May 2022 ITF Daytona Beach, United States 25,000 Clay Hsu Chieh-yu Chelsea Fontenel
Hina Inoue
7–5, 6–0
Loss 9–9 May 2022 ITF Sarasota, United States 25,000 Clay Hsu Chieh-yu Ma Yexin
Akvilė Paražinskaitė
2–6, 5–7
Win 10–9 Nov 2022 ITF Tokyo Open, Japan 60,000 Hard (i) Jessy Rompies Mai Hontama
Junri Namigata
6–4, 6–3

Notes

  1. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  2. The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
  3. The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
  4. The $75,000 tournaments were reclassified as $75,000 in 2017.

References

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