Wang Yafan

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 this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).
Wang Yafan
王雅繁
Wang at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceBeijing, China
Born (1994-04-30) 30 April 1994
Nanjing, China
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachKarim Perona
Prize moneyUS$ 2,633,461
Singles
Career record336–214 (61.1%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 47 (7 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 69 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2024)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US Open2R (2016, 2018, 2023)
Doubles
Career record174–132 (56.9%)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 49 (15 February 2016)
Current rankingNo. 379 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2016, 2019, 2024)
French Open2R (2016, 2019, 2021, 2024)
Wimbledon3R (2019)
US Open2R (2017)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup9–3 (75.0%)
Last updated on: 10 May 2024.
Wang Yafan
Chinese王雅繁

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 April 2024.

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 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: 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: Major 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[lower-alpha 1] A A A A Z1 A Z1 A A[lower-alpha 2] A 0 / 0 3–2 60%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 4] 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[lower-alpha 5] DNQ W RR DNQ NH 1 / 2 3–2 60%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] 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[lower-alpha 4] 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

Doubles: 1 (title)
Result Year Venue Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2015 Elite Trophy, Zhuhai Hard (i) Liang Chen Anabel Medina Garrigues
Arantxa Parra Santonja		 6–4, 6–3

WTA Tour 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[lower-alpha 6] Hard 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 Liang Chen Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok		 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Mar 2015 Malaysian Open International Hard Liang Chen Yuliya Beygelzimer
Olga Savchuk		 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Nov 2015 WTA Elite Trophy, China Elite Trophy Hard Liang Chen Anabel Medina Garrigues
Arantxa Parra Santonja		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Mar 2016 Malaysian Open International Hard Liang Chen Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Yang Zhaoxuan		 6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 3–2 Feb 2018 Taiwan Open International Hard (i) Duan Yingying Nao Hibino
Oksana Kalashnikova		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 3–3 Feb 2019 Hua Hin Championships, Thailand International Hard Anna Blinkova Irina-Camelia Begu
Monica Niculescu		 6–2, 1–6, [10–12]
Loss 3–4 Mar 2020 Monterrey Open, Mexico International Hard Miyu Kato Kateryna Bondarenko
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 Open, China Hard 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, China Hard Chan Chin-wei Chang Kai-chen
Zheng Saisai		 3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win 1–1 Nov 2015 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand Hard (i) Liang Chen Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Yang Zhaoxuan		 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–1 Nov 2017 Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand (2) Hard (i) Duan Yingying Dalila Jakupović
Irina Khromacheva		 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–1 Apr 2018 Zhengzhou Open, China Hard Duan Yingying Naomi Broady
Yanina Wickmayer		 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 4–1 Jun 2018 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay Mariana Duque Mariño Silvia Soler Espinosa
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 Yang Zi 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Nungnadda Wannasuk 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Misa Eguchi 6–2, 6–0
Win 3–1 Sep 2013 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea 10,000 Hard Kim Sun-jung 6–1, 6–4
Win 4–1 Sep 2013 ITF Yeongwol, South Korea (2) 10,000 Hard Lee Pei-chi 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Feb 2014 ITF Salisbury, Australia 15,000 Hard Jang Su-jeong 3–6, 6–7(6)
Win 5–2 Jul 2014 ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) 10,000 Hard Sabina Sharipova 6–3, 6–2
Win 6–2 Jul 2014 ITF Phuket, Thailand 25,000 Hard (i) Xu Yifan 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 7–2 Jul 2015 ITF Zhengzhou, China 25,000 Hard Duan Yingying 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–3 Apr 2016 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard Jang Su-jeong 4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 7–4 Oct 2016 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 50,000 Hard Chang Kai-chen 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win 8–4 Jul 2017 ITF Tianjin, China 25,000 Hard Zhu Lin 6–4, 6–2
Win 9–4 Oct 2017 Liuzhou Open, China 60,000 Hard Nao Hibino 3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret.
Loss 9–5 Aug 2018 Jinan International Open, China 60,000 Hard Zhu Lin 4–6, 1–6
Win 10–5 Nov 2018 Liuzhou Challenger, China 60,000 Hard Han Na-lae 6–4, 6–2
Win 11–5 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Katharina Hobgarski 7–5, 6–3
Loss 11–6 Feb 2022 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Réka Luca Jani 4–6, 3–6
Loss 11–7 Mar 2023 ITF Swan Hill, Australia 25,000 Grass Joanna Garland 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7)
Win 12–7 Mar 2023 Clay Court International, Australia 60,000 Clay Olivia Gadecki 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win 13–7 May 2023 ITF Karuizawa, Japan 25,000 Grass Haruka Kaji 6–0, 6–1
Win 14–7 Jun 2023 ITF Tokyo, Japan 25,000 Hard Johanne Svendsen 6–1, 6–0
Win 15–7 Jun 2023 ITF Luzhou, China 25,000 Hard You Xiaodi 7–5, 6–2
Win 16–7 Jul 2023 ITF Hong Kong, China SAR 40,000 Hard Eudice Chong 6–2, 6–3
Loss 16–8 Jul 2023 ITF Dallas, United States 60,000 Hard (i) 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)
$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 Yang Zhaoxuan Lu Jiaxiang
Yang Zi-Jun		 1–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Loss 1–1 Jul 2012 ITF Huzhu, China 15,000 Clay Tian Ran Li Yihong
Zhang Kailin		 6–3, 4–6, [6–10]
Win 2–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand 10,000 Hard Wen Xin Kim Na-ri
Lee Ye-ra		 7–5, 7–5
Win 3–1 Dec 2012 ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) 10,000 Hard Wen Xin Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang
Li Yihong		 6–0, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Mar 2013 ITF Sydney, Australia 10,000 Hard Tamara Čurović Misa Eguchi
Mari Tanaka		 6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 4–2 Jun 2014 ITF Xi'an, China 50,000 Hard Lu Jiajing Liang Chen
Yang Zhaoxuan		 6–3, 7–6(2)
Loss 4–3 Feb 2015 Launceston International, Australia 50,000 Hard Yang Zhaoxuan Han Xinyun
Junri Namigata		 4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 5–3 May 2015 Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan 75,000 Hard Xu Yifan An-Sophie Mestach
Emily Webley-Smith		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Apr 2016 Pingshan Open, China 50,000 Hard Liang Chen Shuko Aoyama
Makoto Ninomiya		 6–7(5), 4–6
Win 6–4 May 2016 Kunming Open, China 100,000 Clay Zhang Kailin Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Yang Zhaoxuan		 6–7(3), 7–6(2), [10–1]
Loss 6–5 Feb 2023 ITF Swan Hill, Australia 25,000 Grass Liang En-shuo Lily Fairclough
Olivia Gadecki		 3–6, 3–6
Win 7–5 May 2023 Kurume Cup, Japan 60,000 Grass Talia Gibson Funa Kozaki
Junri Namigata		 6–3, 6–3

Head-to-head record

Top 10 wins
Season2019...2023Total
Wins112
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score WYR
2019
1. Elina Svitolina No. 5 Miami Open, United States Hard 2R 6–2, 6–4 No. 50
2023
2. 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 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. 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.
  4. 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.

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