# Chuang Chia-jung

Chuang Chia-jung (Chinese: 莊佳容; pinyin: Zhuāng Jiāróng; Taiwanese Mandarin:; born 10 January 1985) is a Taiwanese former tennis player.
In her career, she won 22 doubles titles on the WTA Tour and three doubles titles on tournaments of the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as ten singles and 33 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 13 November 2006, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 177. On 18 August 2008, she peaked at No. 5 in the WTA doubles rankings.
On 28 October 2018, Chuang announced her retirement from pro tour and her marriage via Instagram.

## Career

At the 2007 Australian Open, Chuang reached the final of the women's doubles tournament with her partner Chan Yung-jan that they lost in three sets to Cara Black and Liezel Huber. She also reached the women's doubles final of the 2007 US Open.
In 2001, Chuang played for the first time for the Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team. Her win–loss record in Fed Cup is 26–11.

## Biography

Chuang was coached by her father Chuang Wen-teng. Her mother Xie Xiu-ling is a pharmacist. Chuang's favorite surface is hardcourt, and her best shot is her serve. She started playing tennis at age seven when introduced to it by her father. She speaks Mandarin, English, and Taiwanese.

## Grand Slam finals
### Doubles: 2 (runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2007 | US Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Nathalie Dechy Dinara Safina | 4–6, 2–6 |

## Grand Slam performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
| Australian Open | 3R | 1R | F | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 13–12 |
| French Open | A | A | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 9–9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 5–9 |
| US Open | 2R | A | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 12–10 |
| Win–loss | 3–2 | 0–1 | 15–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 39–40 |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2016 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | QF | 2R | QF | QF | A | 7–4 |
| French Open | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4–6 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 5–6 |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1–3 |
| Win–loss | 5–3 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 17–19 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 36 (22 titles, 14 runner-ups)

| Before 2009 | Starting in 2009 |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–2) ||
| Tier I (1–1) | Premier M (1–0) |
| Tier II (2–1) | Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier III (3–2) | Premier (3–2) |
| Tier IV & V (4–4) | International (8–2) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 3 October 2004 | Korea Open | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Cho Yoon-jeong Jeon Mi-ra | 3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Win | 1. | 2 October 2005 | Korea Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Jill Craybas Natalie Grandin | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 1 October 2006 | Korea Open | Hard | Mariana Díaz Oliva | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 8 October 2006 | Japan Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Vania King Jelena Kostanić Tošić | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 27 January 2007 | Australian Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Cara Black Liezel Huber | 4–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 11 February 2007 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Nicole Pratt Mara Santangelo | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 2. | 18 February 2007 | Bangalore Open, India | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Hsieh Su-wei Alla Kudryavtseva | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–2, [11–9] |
| Loss | 6. | 18 March 2007 | Indian Wells Open, U.S. | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3. | 17 June 2007 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | Chan Yung-jan | Sun Tiantian Meilen Tu | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 23 June 2007 | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | Grass | Chan Yung-jan | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | 9 September 2007 | US Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Nathalie Dechy Dinara Safina | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | 23 September 2007 | China Open | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Han Xinyun Xu Yifan | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 30 September 2007 | Korea Open | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | 7 October 2007 | Japan Open | Hard | Vania King | Sun Tiantian Yan Zi | 6–1, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 7. | 10 February 2008 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Hsieh Su-wei Vania King | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 9 March 2008 | Bangalore Open, India | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Peng Shuai Sun Tiantian | 4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 8. | 18 May 2008 | Italian Open | Clay | Chan Yung-jan | Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | 24 May 2008 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | Chan Yung-jan | Yan Zi Tatiana Perebiynis | 4–6, 7–6$^{(3)}$, [6–10] |
| Win | 9. | 27 July 2008 | Los Angeles Classic, U.S. | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Eva Hrdinová Vladimíra Uhlířová | 2–6, 7–5, [10–4] |
| Win | 10. | 28 September 2008 | Korea Open | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Vera Dushevina Maria Kirilenko | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 11. | 12 April 2009 | Ponte Vedra Beach, U.S. | Clay | Sania Mirza | Květa Peschke Lisa Raymond | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 12. | 9 August 2009 | Los Angeles Classic, U.S. | Hard | Yan Zi | Maria Kirilenko Agnieszka Radwańska | 6–0, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 13. | 18 October 2009 | Osaka Open, Japan | Hard | Lisa Raymond | Chanelle Scheepers Abigail Spears | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | 16 January 2010 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Květa Peschke | Chan Yung-jan Monica Niculescu | 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Loss | 11. | 11 April 2010 | Ponte Vedra Beach, U.S. | Clay | Peng Shuai | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Yan Zi | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 15. | 9 October 2010 | China Open | Hard | Olga Govortsova | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 1–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 16. | 21 May 2011 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | Akgul Amanmuradova | Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–4, 5–7, [10–2] |
| Win | 17. | 27 August 2011 | New Haven Open, U.S. | Hard | Olga Govortsova | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12. | 14 January 2012 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard | Marina Erakovic | Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 7–6$^{(4)}$, [5–10] |
| Win | 18. | 4 March 2012 | Malaysia Open | Hard | Chang Kai-chen | Chan Hao-ching Rika Fujiwara | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 19. | 5 May 2012 | Portugal Open | Clay | Zhang Shuai | Yaroslava Shvedova Galina Voskoboeva | 4–6, 6–1, [11–9] |
| Win | 20. | 20 September 2014 | Guangzhou Open, China | Hard | Liang Chen | Alizé Cornet Magda Linette | 2–6, 7–6$^{(3)}$, [10–7] |
| Win | 21. | 23 May 2015 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | Clay | Liang Chen | Nadiia Kichenok Zheng Saisai | 4–6, 6–4, [12–10] |
| Loss | 13. | 29 August 2015 | Connecticut Open, U.S. | Hard | Liang Chen | Julia Görges Lucie Hradecká | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 22. | 20 February 2016 | Dubai Championships, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Darija Jurak | Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14. | 27 August 2016 | Connecticut Open, U.S. | Hard | Kateryna Bondarenko | Sania Mirza Monica Niculescu | 5–7, 4–6 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 27 July 2014 | Jiangxi International Open, China | Hard | Junri Namigata | Chan Chin-wei Xu Yifan | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 6 September 2014 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Misa Eguchi Eri Hozumi | 6–1, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1. | 3 November 2014 | Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Chang Kai-chen | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 14 November 2016 | Taipei Challenger, Taiwan | Hard (i) | Chang Kai-chen | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova | 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 3. | 11 June 2017 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Renata Voracova | Lina Gjorcheska Aleksandrina Naydenova | 6–4, 6–2 |

## ITF Circuit finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 15 (10–5)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1. | 18 March 2001 | ITF Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | 28 October 2001 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Dianne Matias | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2. | 4 November 2001 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Prariyawan Ratanakrong | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | 28 April 2003 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Khoo Chin-bee | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | 11 May 2003 | ITF Surabaya, Indonesia | Clay | Liza Andriyani | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 5. | 8 June 2003 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Ivanna Israilova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | 10 August 2003 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Suchanun Viratprasert | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | 10 April 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Hao Jie | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | 21 June 2004 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Lee Eun-jeong | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 9. | 28 August 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Sania Mirza | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | 22 May 2005 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Kim Jin-hee | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 13 November 2005 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Wynne Prakusya | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 23 July 2006 | Kurume Cup, Japan | Carpet | Latisha Chan | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10. | 22 October 2006 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | Carpet | Erika Takao | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | 18 March 2001 | ITF Sutama, Japan | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | 4–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 48 (33–15)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 28 October 2001 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Weng Tzu-ting | Chao Hsiao-han Khoo Chin-bee | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | 11 November 2001 | ITF Manila, Philippines | Hard | Weng Tzu-ting | Ha Ji-sun Shin Mi-ran | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 3. | 3 February 2002 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Nicole Kriz Sarah Stone | 4–6, 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1. | 26 May 2002 | ITF Tianjin, China | Hard (i) | Chan Chin-wei | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 28 January 2003 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | Ilke Gers | Lauren Breadmore Kristen van Elden | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 3 March 2003 | ITF Warrnambool, Australia | Grass | Ilke Gers | Monique Adamczak Madita Suer | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | 17 March 2003 | ITF Yarrawonga, Australia | Grass | Ilke Gers | Sarah Borwell Bree Calderwood | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4. | 24 March 2003 | ITF Albury, Australia | Grass | Ilke Gers | Nicole Sewell Andrea van den Hurk | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | 4 May 2003 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Clay | Hwang I-hsuan | Sandy Gumulya Septi Mende | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6. | 11 May 2003 | ITF Surabaya, Indonesia | Clay | Khoo Chin-bee | Liza Andriyani Wukirasih Sawondari | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5. | 15 June 2003 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Choi Jin-young Kim Mi-ok | 2–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 7. | 10 August 2003 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Kim Jin-hee Ryoko Takemura | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 8. | 17 August 2003 | ITF Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Dong Yanhua Zhang Yao | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | 22 November 2003 | ITF Tainan, Taiwan | Clay | Chan Chin-wei | Satomi Kinjo Wang I-ting | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6. | 5 April 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Khoo Chin-bee | Yang Shujing Yu Ying | 6–7$^{(8)}$, 1–2 ret. |
| Loss | 7. | 2 May 2004 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Carpet | Wynne Prakusya | Cho Yoon-jeong Jeon Mi-ra | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 10. | 6 June 2004 | ITF Wulanhaote, China | Hard | Napaporn Tongsalee | Du Rui Liu Nannan | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | 13 June 2004 | ITF Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Wynne Prakusya | Līga Dekmeijere İpek Şenoğlu | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 12. | 29 August 2004 | ITF New Delhi, India | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Akgul Amanmuradova Sania Mirza | 7–6$^{(8)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8. | 24 October 2004 | ITF Haibara, Japan | Carpet | Hsieh Su-wei | Chan Chin-wei Latisha Chan | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–4, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 9. | 30 October 2004 | ITF Shenzhen, China | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 13. | 27 February 2005 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Hsieh Su-wei | Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 14 May 2005 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Carpet | Latisha Chan | Ryōko Fuda Seiko Okamoto | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 14. | 22 May 2005 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Seiko Okamoto | Chan Chin-wei Hsieh Su-wei | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 15. | 29 May 2005 | ITF Shanghai, China | Hard | Remi Tezuka | Liu Wanting Sun Shengnan | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 16. | 5 June 2005 | ITF Nanjing, China | Hard | Xie Yanze | María José Argeri Letícia Sobral | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11. | 8 November 2005 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Latisha Chan | Ryōko Fuda Wynne Prakusya | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 17. | 17 February 2006 | ITF Sydney, Australia | Hard | Latisha Chan | Ayumi Morita Junri Namigata | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 18. | 26 February 2006 | ITF Gosford, Australia | Hard | Latisha Chan | Beti Sekulovski Cindy Watson | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12. | 24 March 2006 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | Clay | Latisha Chan | Monique Adamczak Erica Krauth | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–1, 1–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 2 May 2006 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | Carpet | Latisha Chan | Chan Chin-wei Hsieh Su-wei | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 19. | 14 May 2006 | Fukuoka International, Japan | Grass | Latisha Chan | Leanne Baker Christina Horiatopoulos | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 20. | 21 May 2006 | ITF Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | Napaporn Tongsalee | Līga Dekmeijere Trudi Musgrave | 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 21. | 23 May 2006 | ITF Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Nina Bratchikova Līga Dekmeijere | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 22. | 18 June 2006 | ITF Incheon, South Korea | Hard | Napaporn Tongsalee | Yoo Mi Lee Jin-a | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 23. | 9 July 2006 | ITF Nagoya, Japan | Hard | Shiho Hisamatsu | Ayami Takase Seiko Okamoto | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 24. | 23 July 2006 | Kurume Cup, Japan | Carpet | Latisha Chan | Ayami Takase Seiko Okamoto | w/o |
| Win | 25. | 21 August 2006 | ITF Nanjing, China | Hard | Xie Yanze | Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan | 6–1, 7–6$^{(11)}$ |
| Win | 26. | 29 October 2006 | ITF Hamanako, Japan | Carpet | Hsieh Su-wei | Maki Arai Seiko Okamoto | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 27. | 14 November 2006 | ITF Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Hard | Latisha Chan | Chan Chin-wei Hsieh Su-wei | 7–6$^{(1)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 28. | 22 April 2007 | ITF Dothan, United States | Clay | Latisha Chan | Angelika Bachmann Vanessa Henke | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 29. | 26 October 2008 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Hsieh Su-wei | Hsu Wen-hsin Hwang I-hsuan | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 30. | 2 November 2009 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Hard (i) | Latisha Chan | Yayuk Basuki Riza Zalameda | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 31. | 7 November 2010 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Chang Kai-chen | Sania Mirza Hsieh Su-wei | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 14. | 13 December 2013 | ITF Hong Kong | Hard | Lee Ya-hsuan | Ellen Perez Abbie Myers | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 32. | 27 April 2014 | ITF Seoul, South Korea | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Irena Pavlovic Kristýna Plíšková | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 33. | 31 May 2014 | ITF Changwon, Korea | Hard | Junri Namigata | Lee Ye-ra Kim So-jung | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 15. | 21 May 2017 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Naomi Broady Heather Watson | 3–6, 2–6 |