In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).
Wang Yafan 王雅繁
Wang at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)
China
Residence
Beijing, China
Born
(1994-04-30) 30 April 1994 (age 30) Nanjing, China
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach
Karim Perona
Prize money
US$ 2,359,815
Singles
Career record
323–203 (61.4%)
Career titles
1
Highest ranking
No. 47 (7 October 2019)
Current ranking
No. 71 (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
3R (2024)
French Open
1R (2018, 2019)
Wimbledon
2R (2019)
US Open
2R (2016, 2018, 2023)
Doubles
Career record
173–129 (57.3%)
Career titles
3
Highest ranking
No. 49 (15 February 2016)
Current ranking
No. 352 (29 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
2R (2016, 2019, 2024)
French Open
2R (2016, 2019, 2021)
Wimbledon
3R (2019)
US Open
2R (2017)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon
1R (2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup
9–2 (81.8%)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.
Wang Yafan
Chinese
王雅繁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wáng Yǎfán
Bopomofo
ㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄚˇ ㄈㄢˊ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
Wang Yeafarn
Wade–Giles
Wang2 Ya3fan2
Tongyong Pinyin
Wáng Yǎfán
Yale Romanization
Wáng Yǎfán
MPS2
Wáng Yǎ-fán
IPA
[wǎŋ jà fǎn]
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 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 9–2, as of June 2023.
in the 2024 season, returning to the tour at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open. Wang Qiang made her comeback at the 2024 Thailand Open. Zheng Saisai made her...
Rogers in straight sets. In the second round, she lost in three sets to WangYafan. Raducanu's season continued with a straight sets victory against Marie...
→ replaced by Alizé Cornet Diane Parry → replaced by Taylor Townsend WangYafan → replaced by Tamara Korpatsch Yuan Yue → replaced by Yulia Putintseva...
qualified, and then, in the first round of main draw, achieved a win against WangYafan. That win was her first at the WTA Tour, as well as her first Grand Slam...
Grand Slam final defeating Ashlyn Krueger, Katie Boulter, compatriot WangYafan, and Océane Dodin in a 59-minute match. Zheng then defeated Anna Kalinskaya...
reached another WTA final at the Mexican Open, finishing runner-up to WangYafan despite being up a set and a break. During the clay-court season, Kenin...
Miami Open, she suffered a surprise defeat in her opening match against WangYafan. Svitolina later revealed that she had been struggling with knee pain...
she did even better in doubles. In February 2019, she lost alongside WangYafan in the doubles final at the Hua Hin Championships. After that, she reached...
Hon 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 Loss 2–9 Mar 2023 ITF Canberra, Australia 60,000 Clay WangYafan 6–3, 2–6, 0–6 Win 3–9 Jun 2023 ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal 40,000 Hard...
100. At the Korea Open, she reached the quarterfinals but then lost to WangYafan. In the early 2020 season, Badosa recorded her first Grand Slam match-win...
Tour event in Acapulco in late February, losing to eventual champion WangYafan. Again out of the qualifying, Haddad Maia reached the semifinals at the...
5–7, 6–4, 1–6 Win 3–2 Jul 2023 ITF Dallas, United States W60 Hard (i) WangYafan 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 Win 4–2 Oct 2023 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States W60...
first-ever main-draw win at Flushing Meadows, and then beat Chinese player WangYafan, in three sets, in the second round. Boulter lost to Peyton Stearns in...
reached the second round recording her first win at this tournament over WangYafan. (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R)...
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