Cody Wong Explained

Cody Wong
王康怡
Fullname:Cody Wong Hong-yi
Birth Date:14 March 2002
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 72,646
Singlestitles:3 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 319 (26 June 2023)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 512 (15 July 2024)
Australianopenjuniorresult:QF (2020)
Frenchopenjuniorresult:2R (2019)
Wimbledonjuniorresult:3R (2019)
Usopenjuniorresult:1R (2019)
Doublestitles:19 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 156 (17 October 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 431 (15 July 2024)
Australianopendoublesjuniorresult:2R (2018, 2019)
Frenchopendoublesjuniorresult:QF (2019)
Wimbledondoublesjuniorresult:1R (2019)
Usopendoublesjuniorresult:SF (2019)
Team:yes
Updated:22 July 2024

Cody Wong Hong-yi (Chinese: 王康怡; born 14 March 2002) is a Hong Kong tennis player. Her brother Jack Wong is also a professional tennis player.

Wong has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 319, achieved on 26 June 2023, and a career-high WTA doubles ranking of 156, attained on 17 October 2022. She has won three singles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In 2020, Wong reached the quarterfinals in Australian Open girls' singles, which was the best ever result of Hong Kong players in Australian Open juniors, and the first Hong Kong player to reach quarterfinals of Grand Slam singles since Patricia Hy-Boulais in 1983.[1]

In 2019, she also advanced to semifinals in girls' doubles of the US Open, and quarterfinals of the French Open, again the best ever result of female Hong Kong players in US Open and French Open juniors. Wong won five singles and seven doubles titles at the juniors ITF World Tennis Tour, with a career high ranking of 18.

Wong first played on the WTA Tour in the 2016 Hong Kong Open, when she was awarded a wildcard for the qualifying draw, and again in 2017 and 2018. She began competing on the ITF Women's Circuit in 2017, and won her first singles title in October 2019 in Hua Hin, Thailand.

Since returning after the COVID-19 pandemic in October 2021, Wong has a breakout season with one singles and 13 doubles titles, including her first $25k and $60k doubles title. She holds a 59–7 record when pairing up with Eudice Chong, winning twelve titles together.

Wong also represents Hong Kong in the Billie Jean King Cup.[2]

In May 2023, Wong won her first $25k singles title in Incheon, South Korea.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2019ITF Hua Hin, Thailand W15Hard Han Jiangxue2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Feb 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Mirra Andreeva6–4, 6–1
Loss2–1Mar 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Mariia Tkacheva6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss2–2Oct 2022ITF Hua Hin, ThailandW25Hard Bai Zhuoxuan6–3, 0–6, 3–6
Win3–2May 2023ITF Incheon, South KoreaW25Hard Jiang Xinyu1–6, 6–3, 3–0 ret.

Doubles: 26 (19 titles, 6 runner–ups, 1 not played)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (1–0)
W40/50 tournaments (1–0)
W25/35 tournaments (11–2)
W15 tournaments (6–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (19–5)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Eudice Chong Karolina Vlcková
Wang Jiaqi
6–2, 6–4
Win2–0Oct 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Eudice Chong Eri Shimizu
Wu Ho-ching
6–2, 6–0
Loss2–1Oct 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Eudice Chong Bai Zhuoxuan
Punnin Kovapitukted
6–4, 2–6, [7–10]
Win3–1Nov 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Eudice Chong Bai Zhuoxuan
Punnin Kovapitukted
4–6, 6–1, [10–4]
Win4–1Nov 2021ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Elena-Teodora Cadar Bai Zhuoxuan
Punnin Kovapitukted
6–2, 6–3
Loss4–2Dec 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Jenny Dürst Celia Cerviño Ruiz
Maggie Ng
2–6, 4–6
Win5–2Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Eudice Chong Ksenia Laskutova
Fanny Östlund
7–6(3), 7–6(8)
Win6–2Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Eudice Chong Nuria Brancaccio
Lisa Pigato
6–2, 6–3
Win7–2Jan 2022ITF Monastir, TunisiaW25Hard Eudice Chong Amina Anshba
Maria Timofeeva
6–0, 6–1
Win8–2Feb 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW25Hard Sapfo Sakellaridi Yuliya Hatouka
Anastasia Zakharova
7–5, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss8–3Feb 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Elena-Teodora Cadar Hiroki Abe
Lee Pei-chi
7–5, 5–7, [2–10]
Win9–3Mar 2022ITF Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptW15Hard Eudice Chong Karola Patricia Bejenaru
Martha Matoula
6–3, 6–3
Win10–3Apr 2022Tuks International, South AfricaW60Hard Eudice Chong Tímea Babos
Valeria Savinykh
7–5, 5–7, [13–11]
NPApr 2022Tuks International 2, South AfricaW25Hard Eudice Chong Anna Rogers
Christina Rosca
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Win11–3Apr 2022ITF Nottingham, UKW25Hard Eudice Chong Isabelle Haverlag
Ioana Loredana Roșca
6–2, 6–3
Loss11–4May 2022ITF Nottingham, UKW25Hard Eudice Chong Mana Ayukawa
Alana Parnaby
5–7, 4–6
Win12–4Jul 2022ITF Corroios-Seixal, PortugalW25Hard Justina Mikulskyte Lee Ya-hsuan
Wu Fang-hsien
6–2, 7–5
Win13–4Jul 2022ITF El Espinar/Segovia, SpainW25Hard Eudice Chong Marta Huqi Gonzalez
Maria Fernanda Navarro
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss13–5Feb 2023ITF Antalya, TurkeyW25Clay Sandra Samir Cristina Dinu
Nika Radišić
5–7, 2–6
Win14–5Mar 2023ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaW25Hard Guo Hanyu Choi Ji-hee
Park So-hyun
6–2, 7–6(6)
Win15–5May 2023ITF Daegu, South KoreaW25Hard Park So-hyun Cho I-hsuan
Cho Yi-tsen
4–6, 7–6(2), [14–12]
Win16–5Jul 2023ITF Hong Kong, China SARW40Hard Eudice Chong Natsumi Kawaguchi
Kanako Morisaki
7–5, 6–4
Win17–5Feb 2024ITF Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandW15Hard Lee Ya-hsin Yao Xinxin
Zheng Wushuang
6–3, 7–5
Win18–5May 2024ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicW35Hard Alexandra Bozovic Jéssica Hinojosa Gómez
Mell Reasco
6–7(5), 7-5, [11–9]
Win19–5Jul 2024ITF Hong Kong, China SARW35Hard Eudice Chong Hiromi Abe
Saki Imamura
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss19–6Jul 2024ITF Sapporo, JapanW15Hard Jeong Bo-young Mana Ayukawa
Mao Mushika
3–6, 4–6

Notes and References

  1. News: Hong Kong teen tennis star Cody Wong on reaching the Australian Open quarterfinals: ‘It's all about never giving up’.
  2. Web site: UZBEKISTAN PROMOTED ALONGSIDE CHINESE TAIPEI. www.fedcup.com.