Yang Zhaoxuan Explained

Yang Zhaoxuan
杨钊煊
Residence:Beijing, China
Birth Date:11 February 1995
Birth Place:Beijing
Height:1.76 m
Plays:Right (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$1,830,958
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 151 (14 September 2015)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2016)
Frenchopenresult:Q1 (2016)
Wimbledonresult:Q3 (2015)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2015)
Doublestitles:7
Highestdoublesranking:No. 9 (30 January 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 115 (1 July 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (2023)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (2018)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (2022)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (2017, 2022)
Australianopenmixedresult:1R (2023)
Wimbledonmixedresult:SF (2019)
Usopenmixedresult:2R (2023)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Olympicsdoublesresult:2R (2021)
Wtachampionshipsdoublesresult:RR (2022)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:15–6
Updated:5 July 2024

Yang Zhaoxuan (; ; born 11 February 1995) is an inactive Chinese tennis player.She reached her best WTA doubles ranking of world No. 9 on 30 January 2023.

Yang has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA Challenger doubles title. In September 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 151. In addition, she has won three singles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

2014: WTA Tour debut

Yang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Ye Qiuyu in doubles.[1] The pair lost their first-round match against third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova.[1]

2017: First WTA 1000 final

Alongside Shuko Aoyama, she reached the final of the Wuhan Open[2] which they lost to Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis.[3] At the WTA Elite Trophy, she lost both matches in the round-robin stage together with Han Xinyun.[4] [5]

2018: First Grand Slam doubles semifinal

At the French Open, Yang alongside Chan Hao-ching reached her first Grand Slam semifinal but then lost to Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya.[6]

2019: First mixed doubles semifinal

At the Wimbledon Championships, she reached the round of the last four in mixed doubles alongside Matwé Middelkoop, after overcoming the top-seeded couple of Nicole Melichar and Bruno Soares.[7] They lost their semifinal match to Jeļena Ostapenko and Robert Lindstedt.[8]

2021: Second WTA 1000 final

In March, Yang reached the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships along with Xu Yifan but they lost to Alexa Guarachi and Darija Jurak.[9]

2022: WTA 1000 doubles title and WTA Finals

At the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, she won the biggest title of her career in doubles with Xu Yifan.[10] She qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals with partner Yifan.[11]

2023: Top 10 debut, major quarterfinal

She reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open, partnering with Chan Hao-ching.As a result, she recorded a new career-high ranking of world No. 9, on 30 January 2023.

Performance timeline

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Dubai Open.

Tournament 20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA1RA3R3R1R1R2R3RQF0 / 810–8
French OpenAAAA1RSF2RA 2RQF3R0 / 610–6
WimbledonAAAQ22R2R1RNHA3R2R0 / 55–5
US OpenAAA1R3R2R2RAA3R2R0 / 67–6
Win–loss0–00–00–10–15–48–42–40–12–28–47–40 / 2532–25
Year-end championships
WTA FinalsDNQ/NHRRDNQ0 / 11–2
WTA Elite TrophyDNQFRRRRFNHDNQ0 / 64–6
National representation
Summer OlympicsNHANH2RNH0 / 11–1
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAA1R2R1R2RFAQF0 / 68–6
Indian Wells OpenAAAAQF2R2RNHAW1R0 / 59–4
Miami OpenAAAA2R2R2RNH2RSF2R0 / 68–6
Madrid OpenAAAAA2R1RNH1R1R2R0 / 52–5
Italian OpenAAAAA2R2RA1RQF1R0 / 54–5
Canadian OpenAAAAA2R2RNHA2Rbgcolor=yellow SF0 / 46–2
Cincinnati OpenAAAAAA1RAA2R1R0 / 31–3
Wuhan OpenA1R1R1RF1RSFNH0 / 66–6
China OpenAA1R1R1R1R1RNHA0 / 50–5
Guadalajara OpenNHSF1R0 / 23–2
Career statistics
Tournaments1410121923275132325Career total: 143
Titles00011110021Career total: 6
Finals00043120221Career total: 14
Overall win-loss0–10–44–1014–1224–1921–2127–254–516–1333–3126–246 / 163169–157
Year-end ranking3624651126028283655481232$1,511,525

Significant finals

WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 2 (runner–ups)

ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2016Zhuhai, ChinaHard (i) You Xiaodi İpek Soylu
Xu Yifan
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss2019Zhuhai, ChinaHard (i) Duan Yingying Lyudmyla Kichenok
Andreja Klepač
3–6, 3–6

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss2017Wuhan OpenHard Shuko Aoyama Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [4–10]
Loss2021Dubai ChampionshipsHard Xu Yifan0–6, 3–6
Win2022Indian Wells OpenHard Xu Yifan7–5, 7–6(7–4)

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Elite Trophy (0–2)
WTA 1000 (1–2)
WTA 500 (2–1)
WTA 250 (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 2016Malaysian OpenInternationalHard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Liang Chen
Wang Yafan
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss1–1Jun 2016Nottingham Open, UKInternationalGrass Gabriela Dabrowski Andrea Hlaváčková
Peng Shuai
5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss1–2Sep 2016Pan Pacific Open, JapanPremierHard Liang Chen Sania Mirza
Barbora Strýcová
1–6, 1–6
Loss1–3Nov 2016WTA Elite Trophy, ChinaEliteHard You Xiaodi İpek Soylu
Xu Yifan
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss1–4Jan 2017Hobart International, AustraliaInternationalHard Gabriela Dabrowski Raluca Olaru
Olga Savchuk
6–0, 4–6, [5–10]
Win2–4Sep 2017Japan Women's OpenInternationalHard Shuko Aoyama Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders
6–0, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss2–5Sep 2017Wuhan Open, ChinaPremier 5Hard Shuko Aoyama Chan Yung-jan
Martina Hingis
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [4–10]
Win3–5Feb 2018Dubai Championships, U.A.E.PremierHard Chan Hao-ching Hsieh Su-wei
Peng Shuai
4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win4–5Jan 2019Shenzhen Open, ChinaInternationalHard Peng Shuai Duan Yingying
Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–3
Loss4–6Oct 2019WTA Elite Trophy, ChinaEliteHard Duan Yingying Lyudmyla Kichenok
Andreja Klepač
3–6, 3–6
Loss4–7Mar 2021Dubai Championships, U.A.E.WTA 1000Hard Xu Yifan Alexa Guarachi
Darija Jurak
0–6, 3–6
Loss4–8May 2021Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceWTA 250Clay Makoto Ninomiya Alexa Guarachi
Desirae Krawczyk
2–6, 3–6
Win5–8Mar 2022Indian Wells Open, USWTA 1000Hard Xu Yifan Asia Muhammad
Ena Shibahara
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win6–8Silicon Valley Classic, USWTA 500Hard Xu Yifan Shuko Aoyama
Chan Hao-ching
7–5, 6–0
Win7–8Internationaux de Strasbourg, FranceWTA 250Clay Xu Yifan6–3, 6–2

WTA Challenger finals

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 2015Hua Hin Challenger, ThailandHard Varatchaya Wongteanchai Liang Chen
Wang Yafan
3–6, 4–6
Win1–1Apr 2019Kunming Open, ChinaClay Peng Shuai Duan Yingying
Han Xinyun
7–5, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2011ITF New Delhi, India10,000Hard Kim Hae-sung6–2, 6–0
Win2–0Aug 2014ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000Hard İpek Soylu7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win3–0Dec 2014ITF Hong Kong10,000Hard Zhu Lin6–4, 6–4
Loss3–1Apr 2015Pingshan Open, China25,000Hard Hsieh Su-wei2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–3)
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (3–3)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$10,000 tournaments (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–10)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (3–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Apr 2010ITF Ningbo, China10,000Hard Wang Yafan Lu Jiaxiang
Yang Zijun
1–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Win2–0Nov 2010ITF Manila, Philippines10,000Hard Zhu Lin Kim Ji-young
Kim Jin-hee
6–4, 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win3–0Feb 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Zhang Kailin Li Yihong
Tang Haochen
7–6(6), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss3–1May 2012ITF Changwon,
South Korea
25,000Hard Zhang Kailin Liu Wanting
Xu Yifan
4–6, 5–7
Loss3–2Oct 2012Suzhou Ladies Open,
China
100,000Hard Zhao Yijing Timea Bacsinszky
Caroline Garcia
5–7, 3–6
Win4–2Apr 2013ITF Seoul, South Korea15,000Hard Liu Wanting Chan Chin-wei
Zhang Nannan
6–2, 6–2
Loss4–3Sep 2013ITF Sanya, China50,000Hard Zhao Yijing Sun Ziyue
Xu Shilin
7–6(5), 3–6, [3–10]
Loss4–4Feb 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Li Yihong Pia König
Sofia Kvatsabaia
1–2 ret.
Loss4–5Jun 2014ITF Xi'an, China50,000Hard Liang Chen Lu Jiajing
Wang Yafan
3–6, 6–7(2)
Loss4–6Aug 2014ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000Hard Gao Xinyu Wang Yan
You Xiaodi
w/o
Loss4–7Aug 2014ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Wang Yan Alona Fomina
Christina Shakovets
3–6, 1–6
Win5–7Dec 2014ITF Hong Kong10,000Hard Ye Qiuyu Hong Seung-yeon
Kang Seo-kyung
6–4, 6–3
Loss5–8Feb 2015Launceston International, Australia50,000Hard Wang Yafan Han Xinyun
Junri Namigata
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win6–8Feb 2015ITF New Delhi, India25,000Hard Tang Haochen Hsu Ching-wen
Lee Pei-chi
7–5, 6–1
Loss6–9Apr 2015ITF Nanjing, China25,000Hard Ye Qiuyu Liu Chang
Lu Jiajing
6–1, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss6–10May 2015Anning Open, China75,000Hard Ye Qiuyu Xu Yifan
Zheng Saisai
5–7, 2–6
Win7–10Oct 2015Suzhou Ladies Open, China50,000Hard Zhang Yuxuan Tian Ran
Zhang Kailin
7–6(4), 6–2
Win8–10Apr 2016ITF Kashiwa, Japan25,000Hard Zhang Kailin You Xiaodi
Zhu Lin
7–5, 2–6, [11–9]
Loss8–11May 2016Kunming Open, China100,000Clay Varatchaya Wongteanchai Wang Yafan
Zhang Kailin
7–6(3), 6–7(2), [1–10]
Win9–11May 2016Eastbourne Trophy, UK50,000Grass Zhang Kailin Asia Muhammad
Maria Sanchez
7–6(5), 6–1
Win10–11Jun 2016Ilkley Trophy, UK50,000Grass Zhang Kailin An-Sophie Mestach
Storm Sanders
6–3, 7–6(5)
Win11–11Jun 2017Southsea Trophy, UK100,000+HGrass Shuko Aoyama Viktorija Golubic
Lyudmyla Kichenok
6–7(7), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss11–12Nov 2017Shenzhen Longhua Open, China100,000Hard Shuko Aoyama Jacqueline Cako
Nina Stojanović
4–6, 2–6
Win12–12Nov 2018Shenzhen Longhua Open, China100,000Hard Shuko Aoyama Choi Ji-hee
Luksika Kumkhum
6–2, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shenzhen Open 2014. Women's Tennis Association. 30 December 2013.
  2. Web site: WTA Staff . 29 September 2017 . Chan and Hingis into Wuhan final . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  3. Web site: WTA Staff . 30 September 2017 . Hingis, Chan capture third straight title at Wuhan . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  4. Web site: WTA Staff . 31 October 2017 . Olaru and Savchuk triumph in Zhuhai doubles opener . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  5. Web site: WTA Staff . 4 November 2017 . Duan and Han seal spot in Zhuhai doubles final . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  6. Web site: Alex Macpherson . 8 June 2018 . Hozumi & Ninomiya make history in Paris as first all-Japanese pair in Slam final . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  7. Web site: WTA Staff . 11 July 2019 . Yang, Middelkoop shock No.1 seeds Melichar, Soares to make Wimbledon mixed semis . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  8. Web site: WTA Staff . 12 July 2019 . Ostapenko, Lindstedt book spot vs. Chan, Dodig in Wimbledon mixed doubles final . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  9. Web site: 13 March 2021 . Muguruza back in the winner's circle, beats Krejcikova for Dubai title . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  10. Web site: WTA Staff . 19 March 2022 . Xu, Yang charge to Indian Wells doubles title . 28 August 2022 . WTA Tennis.
  11. Web site: Road to the WTA Finals: Xu and Yang .