Yang Tsung-hua explained

Yang Tsung-hua
楊宗樺
Residence:Taiwan
Birth Date:29 March 1991
Birth Place:Hsinchu, Taiwan
Turnedpro:2006
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$525,595
Singlesrecord:7–19
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 164 (14 May 2012)
Australianopenresult:Q3 (2014)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2009)
Wimbledonresult:Q1 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018)
Usopenresult:Q3 (2012)
Doublesrecord:4–9
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 127 (15 July 2019)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2016, 2017)
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes
Updated:17 March 2024

Yang Tsung-hua (; born 29 March 1991) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Yang reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 1 in 2008, when he won the French Open singles title against Polish player Jerzy Janowicz in two sets, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles alongside Hsieh Cheng-peng.

Career

Juniors

Yang was named International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior World Champion for the 2008 season by the ITF.

As a junior, he compiled a 66–23 win–loss record in singles (and 61–16 in doubles), achieving his combined ranking of No. 1 in the world in July 2008.

He reached 4 Junior Grand Slam finals in 2008, winning 3 titles. He started by losing the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' singles final, then rebounded to win the 2008 Australian Open – Boys' doubles, the 2008 French Open – Boys' singles and the 2008 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles titles.

Pro tour

Yang competes today on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 164, on 14 May 2012, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 127, on 15 July 2019. Yang is coached by Lhen Man.[1] [2] [3]

In the 2012 US Open, Yang reached the third qualifying round, where he lost to Teymuraz Gabashvili. Later he qualified into the ATP Bangkok, where he lost in the first round to Grigor Dimitrov.

In 2013, he defeated Tatsuma Ito to reach semifinals of the An-Ning Challenger, where he lost to James Ward. At Kun-Ming he also reached semifinals after winning over Yuichi Sugita and Wu Di.

Yang defeated Marius Copil to reach third round of qualifying of the 2014 Australian Open, after which he lost to Dušan Lajović. At the Maui Challenger, he reached the final which he lost to Bradley Klahn. At the Liberec Challenger, he beat world No. 40 Pablo Cuevas and Norbert Gombos to reach the semifinals, where he was defeated by Horacio Zeballos.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 24 (11–13)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
ITF Futures Tour (11–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–11)
Clay (7–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0China F1, GuangzhouFuturesHard Zeng Shaoxuan6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss1–1Malaysia F2, Petaling JayaFuturesHard Luigi d'Agord2–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Korean Rep. F5, GyeongsanFuturesHard Chen Ti2–6, 2–6
Loss1–3Korean Rep. F6, GyeongsanFuturesHard Kim Young-jun4–6, 1–6
Loss1–4Japan F8, KashiwaFuturesHard Junn Mitsuhashi1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win2–4Malaysia F1, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard Kim Young-jun6–2, 6–2
Win3–4Chinese Taipei F1, TaipeiFuturesHard Junn Mitsuhashi6–0, 6–3
Loss3–5Beijing, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Farrukh Dustov1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss3–6Maui, USAChallengerHard Bradley Klahn2–6, 3–6
Loss3–7China F7, PutianFuturesHard Huang Liang-chi5–7, 3–6
Win4–7China F1, AnningFuturesClay Boy Westerhof7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win5–7China F2, AnningFuturesClay Kim Young-seok6–0, 7–5
Loss5–8China F3, AnningFuturesClay Huang Liang-chi3–6, 2–6
Win6–8Chinese Taipei F1, KaohsiungFuturesHard Bai Yan4–6, 6–4, 1–0 ret.
Loss6–9Chinese Taipei F2, KaohsiungFuturesHard Bai Yan3–6, 4–6
Win7–9China F2, AnningFuturesClay Jose Statham2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win8–9Macedonia F2, SkopjeFuturesClay Nino Serdarušić7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–3
Win9–9Turkey F29, MersinFuturesClay Thomas Bréchemier6–1, 6–0
Loss9–10Turkey F30, IstanbulFuturesClay Alessandro Bega6–7(3–7), 6–3, 5–7
Loss9–11Gwangju, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Matthias Bachinger3–6, 4–6
Win10–11China F2, AnningFuturesClay Steven Diez6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win11–11China F3, AnningFuturesClay Lee Kuan-yi6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss11–12M25 Kunshan, ChinaWorld Tennis TourHard Fajing Sun2–6, 2–6
Loss11–13M25 Taipei, TaiwanWorld Tennis TourHard Renta Tokuda2–6, 6–2, 0-6

Doubles: 45 (25–20)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (12–8)
ITF Futures Tour (13–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (22–13)
Clay (2–5)
Carpet (1–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Japan F9, OsakaFuturesCarpet Lee Hsin-han Yaoki Ishii
Hiroki Kondo
4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2India F5, DelhiFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Tushar Liberhan
Sanam Singh
4–6, 5–7
Win1–2China F4, GuangzhouFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Yu Xinyuan
Zeng Shaoxuan
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss1–3Indonesia F2, SemarangFuturesHard Peng Hsien-yin Hiroki Kondo
Takahiro Terachi
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win2–3Japan F10, KashiwaFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Huang Chin-yu
Peng Hsien-yin
6–1, 6–2
Loss2–4Japan F11, TokyoFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Yaoki Ishii
Hiroki Kondo
4–6, 2–6
Loss2–5Cancún, MexicoChallengerClay Lee Hsin-han Łukasz Kubot
Oliver Marach
5–7, 2–6
Win3–5China F1, GuangzhouFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Li Zhe
Wang Yu jr.
6–0, 6–3
Win4–5Japan F3, KōfuFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Yuya Kibi
Tomohiro Shinokawa
6–1, 6–0
Loss4–6Malaysia F1, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Arnau Brugués Davi
Luigi d'Agord
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win5–6Malaysia F3, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard Yu Xinyuan Aqeel Khan
Si Yew Ming
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win6–6Korean Rep. F5, GyeongsanFuturesHard Chen Ti Satoshi Iwabuchi
Gouichi Motomura
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win7–6Korean Rep. F6, GyeongsanFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Chen Ti
Satoshi Iwabuchi
7–6(7–4), 5–7, [10–8]
Win8–6Almaty, KazakhstanChallengerHard Denys Molchanov Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Alexey Kedryuk
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Win9–6Thailand F3, NonthaburiFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Nesa Arta
Christopher Rungkat
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss9–7Japan F8, KashiwaFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Junn Mitsuhashi
Yi Chu-huan
4–6, 2–6
Loss9–8Chuncheon, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Lee Hsin-han Andis Juška
Dmitri Sitak
6–3, 3–6, [2–10]
Win10–8Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Yi Chu-huan Alexey Kedryuk
Junn Mitsuhashi
6–7(9–11), 6–3, [12–10]
Loss10–9China F1, KaiyuanFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Sadik Kadir
Purav Raja
6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss10–10China F2, MengziFuturesHard Lee Hsin-han Michael Leong
Sebastian Rieschick
2–6, 5–7
Loss10–11Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Rameez Junaid
Alexander Peya
4–6, 5–7
Win11–11Malaysia F1, Kuala LumpurFuturesHard Yi Chu-huan Kaden Hensel
Dane Propoggia
6–3, 6–3
Loss11–12Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Lee Hsin-han Andis Juška
Deniss Pavlovs
5–7, 3–6
Win12–12Wuhai, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Lee Hsin-han Feng He
Zhang Ze
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win13–12Busan, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Peng Hsien-yin Jeong Suk-young
Lim Yong-kyu
6–4, 6–3
Loss13–13China F6, PutianFuturesHard Peng Hsien-yin Gong Maoxin
Li Zhe
1–6, 3–6
Win14–13China F7, PutianFuturesHard Peng Hsien-yin Huang Liang-chi
Nicolas Meister
1–6, 6–1, [15–13]
Loss14–14Chinese Taipei F2, KaohsiungFuturesHard Arata Onozawa Wang Chieh-fu
Yi Chu-huan
3–6, 2–6
Loss14–15Toyota, JapanChallengerCarpet (i) Bumpei Sato Toshihide Matsui
Yasutaka Uchiyama
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Loss14–16China F1, AnningFuturesClay Bai Yan Huang Liang-chi
Enrique López Pérez
3–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win15–16China F12, FuzhouFuturesHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Yuya Kibi
Arata Onozawa
6–3, 7–5
Win16–16Chinese Taipei F1, KaohsiungFuturesHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Bai Yan
Yi Chu-huan
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win17–16Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Gong Maoxin
Peng Hsien-yin
6–2, 6–2
Win18–16Taipei, Chinese TaipeiChallengerCarpet (i) Hsieh Cheng-peng Frederik Nielsen
David O'Hare
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss18–17Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Hsieh Cheng-peng Denis Matsukevitch
Andrei Vasilevski
4–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Win19–17Gimcheon, Korea, Rep.ChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Nicolás Barrientos
Ruben Gonzales
w/o
Loss19–18Macedonia F1, SkopjeFuturesClay Dane Propoggia Maximilian Neuchrist
David Pichler
6–7(1–7), 3–6
Win20–18Macedonia F2, SkopjeFuturesClay Dane Propoggia Nicholas Horton
Aziz Kijametović
3–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win21–18Jinan, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Alexander Bublik
Alexander Pavlioutchenkov
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–5]
Win22–18Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHard (i) Hsieh Cheng-peng Hsu Yu-hsiou
Jimmy Wang
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–8]
Loss22–19Pune, IndiaChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Vijay Sundar Prashanth
Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), [7–10]
Win23–19Shymkent, KazakhstanChallengerClay Nikola Čačić André Göransson
Marc-Andrea Hüsler
6–4, 6–4
Loss23–20Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Nikola Čačić Evan King
Hunter Reese
3–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win24–20Kaohsiung, Chinese TaipeiChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Evan King
Hunter Reese
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win25–20Shenzhen, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Mikhail Elgin
Ramkumar Ramanathan
6–2, 7–5

Junior Grand Slam finals

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

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss2008Australian OpenHard Bernard Tomic6–4, 6–7(5-7), 0-6
Win2008French OpenClay Jerzy Janowicz6–3, 7–6(7–5)

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win2008Australian OpenHard Hsieh Cheng-peng Vasek Pospisil
Cesar Ramirez
3–6, 7–5, [10-5]
Win2008WimbledonGrass Hsieh Cheng-peng Bernard Tomic
Matt Reid
6–4, 2–6, [12-10]

Singles performance timeline

Current through the end of 2021 Acapulco.

Tournament 2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:leftAustralian OpenAAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=background:#ecf2ffQ2style=background:#ecf2ffQ3style=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=background:#ecf2ffQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftFrench Openstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ2AAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1Astyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1AAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWimbledonAAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1style=background:#ecf2ffQ1Astyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1AAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1Astyle=color:#767676NH0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftUS OpenAAstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ2style=background:#ecf2ffQ3AAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–90–00–00–00 / 00–0
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
style=text-align:leftShanghai Mastersstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ11Rstyle=background:#ecf2ffQ1AAAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NH0 / 10–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. atpworldtour.com Profile. 2009-12-07.
  2. Web site: itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd.. itftennis.com Men's Circuit record. 2009-12-07.
  3. Web site: itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd.. itftennis.com Junior record. 2009-12-07.