Chinese tennis player
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Xu Yifan 徐一幡 Country (sports) China Residence Tianjin , ChinaBorn (1988-08-08 ) 8 August 1988 (age 33) TianjinHeight 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 2,645,953 Career record 217–193 (52.9%) Career titles 0 WTA, 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 148 (13 July 2016 ) Australian Open Q2 (2016) French Open Q1 (2015) Wimbledon 1R (2015 ) US Open Q2 (2012) Career record 409–249 (62.2%) Career titles 10 WTA, 1 WTA Challenger Highest ranking No. 7 (13 January 2020} Current ranking No. 57 (7 March 2022) Australian Open SF (2016 ) French Open QF (2016 , 2019 ) Wimbledon F (2019 ) US Open F (2020 ) Tour Finals QF (2017 , 2018 ) Olympic Games 2R (2016 , 2021 ) Australian Open 2R (2017 ) French Open 2R (2016 ) US Open 1R (2016 ) Last updated on: 15 March 2022.
Xu Yifan (Chinese : 徐一幡 ; pinyin : Xú Yīfán ; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕy̌ í fǎn] ; born 8 August 1988) is a tennis player from China. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 148 in singles, on 13 July 2015. Since October 2018, she has specialized playing in doubles. On 13 January 2020, she peaked at No. 7 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Career [ ]
Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.[1] She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2008 China Open in Beijing and a quarterfinalist at the 2014 US Open in women's doubles. She reached the semifinals at the 2016 Australian Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2016 French Open in women's doubles with Zheng Saisai .
2017–2019: Grand Slam final and semifinal, five quarterfinals [ ]
She was also a quarterfinalist in doubles at the Australian Open in 2017 with Raquel Atawo . In 2017, she formed a new partnership with Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski . Xu won the Miami Open and the Connecticut Open women's doubles with Dabrowski.[2] She partnered Dabrowski again in the US Open , with the pair reaching the quarterfinals.
In 2018, the duo won the doubles competition at the Sydney International ,[3] and then reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne , just like 2019 at the French Open and US Open . The biggest achievement of the Canadian/Chinese pair was reaching the final of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships .
2020: Partnership with Melichar, US Open and WTA 1000 finals, world No. 7 in doubles [ ]
Performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
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, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 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.
Doubles [ ]
Grand Slam tournament finals [ ]
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups) [ ]
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
2019
Wimbledon
Grass
Gabriela Dabrowski
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová
2–6, 4–6
Loss
2020
US Open
Hard
Nicole Melichar
Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6
Significant finals [ ]
WTA 1000 finals [ ]
Doubles: 6 (1 title, 4 runner-ups, 1 pending) [ ]
WTA career finals [ ]
Doubles: 21 (10 titles, 10 runner-ups, 1 pending) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–2)
WTA Elite Trophy (1–0)
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (1–4)
Tier II / Premier / WTA 500 (5–2)
International / WTA 250 (3–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2007
China Open
Tier II
Hard
Han Xinyun
Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei
6–7(3–7 ), 3–6
Loss
0–2
Sep 2008
China Open
Tier II
Hard
Han Xinyun
Anabel Medina Garrigues Caroline Wozniacki
1–6, 3–6
Win
1–2
Sep 2013
Korea Open
International
Hard
Chan Chin-wei
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears
7–5, 6–3
Win
2–2
Aug 2015
Stanford Classic , U.S.
Premier
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–1, 6–3
Win
3–2
Oct 2015
Tianjin Open , China
International
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Darija Jurak Nicole Melichar
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss
3–3
Jan 2016
Shenzhen Open , China
International
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Vania King Monica Niculescu
1–6, 4–6
Loss
3–4
Oct 2016
Tianjin Open, China
International
Hard
Magda Linette
Christina McHale Peng Shuai
6–7(8–10) , 0–6
Win
4–4
Nov 2016
Elite Trophy Zhuhai , China
Elite
Hard (i)
İpek Soylu
Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win
5–4
Apr 2017
Miami Open , U.S.
Premier M
Hard
Gabriela Dabrowski
Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 6–3
Win
6–4
Aug 2017
Connecticut Open , U.S.
Premier
Hard
Gabriela Dabrowski
Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win
7–4
Jan 2018
Sydney International , Australia
Premier
Hard
Gabriela Dabrowski
Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková
6–3, 6–1
Win
8–4
Jun 2018
Eastbourne International , UK
Premier
Grass
Gabriela Dabrowski
Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–3, 7–5
Loss
8–5
Oct 2018
China Open
Premier M
Hard
Gabriela Dabrowski
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss
8–6
May 2019
Madrid Open , Spain
Premier M
Clay
Gabriela Dabrowski
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová
3–6, 1–6
Win
9–6
May 2019
Nuremberg Cup , Germany
International
Clay
Gabriela Dabrowski
Sharon Fichman Nicole Melichar
4–6, 7–6(7–5) , [10–5]
Loss
9–7
Jul 2019
Wimbledon , UK
Grand Slam
Grass
Gabriela Dabrowski
Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová
2–6, 4–6
Win
10–7
Jan 2020
Adelaide International , Australia
Premier
Hard
Nicole Melichar
Gabriela Dabrowski Darija Jurak
2–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Loss
10–8
Aug 2020
Cincinnati Open , U.S.
Premier 5
Hard
Nicole Melichar
Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs
1–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss
10–9
Sep 2020
US Open
Grand Slam
Hard
Nicole Melichar
Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva
4–6, 4–6
Loss
10–10
Mar 2021
Dubai Championships , UAE
WTA 1000
Hard
Yang Zhaoxuan
Alexa Guarachi Darija Jurak
0–6, 3–6
Pending
–
Mar 2022
Indian Wells Open , U.S.
WTA 1000
Hard
Yang Zhaoxuan
Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara
WTA Challenger finals [ ]
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) [ ]
ITF Circuit finals [ ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Singles: 6 (1–5) [ ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2007
ITF Chengdu, China
25,000
Hard
Zhang Shuai
2–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
Apr 2010
ITF Changwon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Lee Jin-a
6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss
0–3
May 2010
ITF Karuizawa, Japan
25,000
Carpet
Natsumi Hamamura
1–6, 2–6
Win
1–3
Apr 2014
ITF Nanning, China
25,000
Hard
Chan Yung-jan
6–3, 7–6(1)
Loss
1–4
Jun 2014
ITF Zhengzhou, China
25,000
Hard
Zhang Kailin
5–7, 4–6
Loss
1–5
Jul 2014
ITF Phuket, Thailand
25,000
Hard (i)
Wang Yafan
6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Doubles: 33 (21–12) [ ]
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
May 2006
ITF Tarakan, Indonesia
10,000
Hard
Xia Huan
Sandy Gumulya Septi Mende
6–2, 6–7(3) , 7–6(5)
Loss
1–1
Jul 2006
ITF Chengdu, China
25,000
Hard
Xia Huan
Ren Jing Zhang Shuai
4–6, 2–6
Loss
1–2
Aug 2006
ITF Changsha, China
25,000
Hard
Xia Huan
Chen Yanchong Liu Wanting
3–6, 3–6
Loss
1–3
May 2007
ITF Chengdu, China
25,000
Hard
Huang Lei
Song Shanshan Xie Yanze
3–6, 5–7
Win
2–3
Jun 2007
ITF Changsha, China
25,000
Hard
Huang Lei
Chan Chin-wei Kumiko Iijima
6–3, 6–4
Win
3–3
Jun 2007
ITF Guangzhou, China
50,000
Hard
Huang Lei
Chen Yanchong Zhou Yimiao
6–2, 7–6(4)
Loss
3–4
Nov 2007
ITF Anning, China
50,000
Hard
Han Xinyun
Urszula Radwańska Yanina Wickmayer
4–6, 1–6
Win
4–4
Dec 2007
ITF Xiamen, China
75,000
Hard
Han Xinyun
Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan
6–4, 7–5
Win
5–4
May 2008
ITF Caserta, Italy
25,000
Clay
Han Xinyun
Sophie Ferguson Christina Wheeler
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss
5–5
Jun 2008
ITF Périgueux, France
25,000
Clay
Han Xinyun
Anna-Lena Grönefeld İpek Şenoğlu
3–6, 4–6
Loss
5–6
Feb 2009
ITF Burnie , Australia
25,000
Hard
Zhou Yimiao
Monique Adamczak Abigail Spears
2–6, 4–6
Win
6–6
Jun 2009
ITF Komoro, Japan
25,000
Clay
Zhang Shuai
Ayumi Oka Varatchaya Wongteanchai
6–2, 6–1
Win
7–6
Jan 2010
ITF Pingguo, China
25,000
Hard
Chan Chin-wei
Ji Chunmei Liu Wanting
6–3, 6–1
Win
8–6
Feb 2010
ITF Surprise, United States
25,000
Hard
Ji Chunmei
Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle
5–7, 6–2, [10–5]
Win
9–6
Mar 2010
ITF Hammond, United States
25,000
Hard
Zhou Yimiao
Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle
6–2, 6–2
Win
10–6
Mar 2010
ITF Clearwater, United States
25,000
Hard
Zhou Yimiao
Alina Jidkova Laura Siegemund
6–4, 6–4
Win
11–6
May 2010
ITF Kurume , Japan
50,000
Grass
Sun Shengnan
Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková
6–0, 6–3
Loss
11–7
May 2010
ITF Karuizawa, Japan
25,000
Carpet
Sun Shengnan
Ayumi Oka Akiko Yonemura
6–7(1) , 3–6
Win
12–7
Jul 2010
ITF Fuzhou, China
25,000
Hard
Liu Shaozhuo
Kao Shao-yuan Ayaka Maekawa
3–6, 6–1, [10–2]
Loss
12–8
Oct 2011
ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia
25,000
Hard
Zhang Kailin
Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska
1–6, 1–6
Loss
12–9
Apr 2012
ITF Wenshan, China
50,000
Hard
Liu Wanting
Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei
3–6, 2–6
Win
13–9
May 2012
ITF Changwon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Liu Wanting
Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin
6–4, 7–5
Win
14–9
May 2012
ITF Gimcheon, South Korea
25,000
Hard
Hu Yueyue
Liang Chen Sun Shengnan
6–0, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss
14–10
Jul 2012
ITF Yakima, United States
50,000
Hard
Zhou Yimiao
Samantha Crawford Madison Keys
3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win
15–10
Jul 2012
ITF Evansville, United States
10,000
Hard
Duan Yingying
Mallory Burdette Natalie Pluskota
6–2, 6–3
Win
16–10
Jul 2012
ITF Lexington , United States
50,000
Hard
Shuko Aoyama
Julia Glushko Olivia Rogowska
7–5, 6–7(7) , [10–4]
Loss
16–11
Feb 2013
ITF Surprise, United States
25,000
Hard
Emily J. Harman
Samantha Crawford Sachia Vickery
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss
16–12
May 2013
ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia
25,000
Hard
Chen Yi
Naomi Broady Teodora Mirčić
3–6, 3–6
Win
17–12
Feb 2014
ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States
25,000
Hard
Samantha Crawford
Danielle Lao Keri Wong
3–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win
18–12
Mar 2014
ITF Quanzhou, China
50,000
Hard
Chan Chin-wei
Sun Ziyue Xu Shilin
7–6(4) , 6–1
Win
19–12
Apr 2015
ITF Gifu, Japan
75,000
Hard
Wang Yafan
An-Sophie Mestach Emily Webley-Smith
6–2, 6–3
Win
20–12
May 2015
ITF Anning , China
75,000
Hard
Zheng Saisai
Yang Zhaoxuan Ye Qiuyu
7–5, 6–2
Win
21–12
Jun 2015
ITF Ilkley , United Kingdom
50,000
Grass
Raluca Olaru
An-Sophie Mestach Demi Schuurs
6–3, 6–4
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