# Wang Yafan

Wang Yafan (Chinese: 王雅繁; pinyin: Wáng Yǎfán; Mandarin pronunciation:; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese professional 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 9–3, as of September 2024.

## Personal life

She was born in Nanjing in 1994. Wang Yafan started playing tennis when she was nine years old.

## Career
### 2014: WTA Tour debut

Wang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Zheng Jie in doubles. The pair won their first-round match against wildcards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin, and defeated third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova, then lost to eventual champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.
In September 2014 at the Guangzhou International Open, Wang was given a wildcard into the singles main draw, and she advanced to the semifinals, upsetting Samantha Stosur in the first round, and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual champion Monica Niculescu.

### 2018: Breakthrough, Miami Open fourth round

Wang made her career breakthrough at the 2018 Miami Open, where she reached the fourth round as a qualifier, then lost to Angelique Kerber.

### 2019: Maiden career title, top 50 debut

Wang won her first ever WTA Tour singles title at the Mexican Open in Acapulco where she defeated Sofia Kenin in three sets, after being down a set and a break. As a result, she achieved her best ranking of world No. 49 on 4 March 2019.
At the Miami Open, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. In the second, she clinched her first victory against a top-10 player by defeating Elina Svitolina in straight sets. She then won against Danielle Collins in straight sets and reached the fourth round, but then lost to compatriot Wang Qiang, in straight sets.

### 2023: Back to top 100

As a qualifier, Wang won the title at the Golden Gate Open, defeating second seed Kamilla Rakhimova in the final.
Ranked No. 114 at the US Open, after four years of absence, she qualified for the main draw and upset Caroline Garcia, her second career top 10 win. As a result, she returned to the top 100 in the rankings on 11 September 2023.

### 2024: Australian Open third and US Open fourth rounds

At the Australian Open, she reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career, defeating 22nd seed Sorana Cîrstea and Emma Raducanu, before losing to 12th seed and eventual finalist Zheng Qinwen. As a result, Wang returned to the top 80 on 29 January 2024. At the Thailand Open, she reached her first WTA Tour semifinal since 2019 and seventh overall, defeating Katie Volynets in a third set tiebreak.
At the US Open, she reached the fourth round of a major for the first time in her career, overcoming ninth seed Maria Sakkari by injury retirement for her first top 10 win for the season and second at this tournament, before defeating Diane Parry. She then upset 20th seed Viktoria Azarenka in the third round. This was her fifth career top 20 win and also second in the same tournament for the first time. Her run was ended by 26th seed Paula Badosa.

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2024 Italian Open.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 2R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 4R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 7–4 | 0 / 17 | 12–17 | 41% |
| National representation |||||||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | A | Z1 | A | Z1 | A | A | A | A | | | 0 / 0 | 3–2 | 60% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||||||||
| Qatar Open | A | A | A | NMS | Q1 | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai | NMS | NMS | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 4R | NH | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | NH | NH | NH | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| China Open | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | NH | NH | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 0 / 18 | 11–18 | 38% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||||||
| | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | | Career total: 67 | Career total: 67 | Career total: 67 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–9 | 5–5 | 13–13 | 25–21 | 3–6 | 1–9 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1 / 67 | 56–68 | 45% |
| Year-end ranking | 520 | 313 | 191 | 135 | 117 | 168 | 73 | 48 | 94 | 300 | 418 | 97 | | $2,359,815 | $2,359,815 | $2,359,815 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | NH | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0 / 23 | 11–23 | 32% |
| Year-end championships |||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | DNQ | W | RR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NH | NH | NH | | 1 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | NH | NH | NH | | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| China Open | A | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | NH | NH | 2R | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | | Career total: 77 | Career total: 77 | Career total: 77 |
| Titles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 3 | Career total: 3 | Career total: 3 |
| Finals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 7 | Career total: 7 | Career total: 7 |
| Overall win–loss | 4–4 | 14–9 | 11–17 | 1–5 | 7–10 | 16–15 | 5–4 | 6–11 | 0–0 | | 3 / 77 | 64–75 | 46% |
| Year-end ranking | 158 | 57 | 70 | 361 | 79 | 68 | 79 | 114 | 826 | | | | |

## Significant finals
### WTA Elite Trophy
#### Doubles: 1 (title)

| Result | Year | Venue | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2015 | Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Hard (i) | Liang Chen | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–4, 6–3 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Singles: 1 (title)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* WTA 1000 (0–0)
* WTA 500 (0–0)
* WTA 250 (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2019 | Abierto Mexicano | International | Hard | Sofia Kenin | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |

### Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* Elite Trophy (1–0)
* WTA 1000 (0–0)
* WTA 500 (0–0)
* WTA 250 (2–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–4)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2015 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | Liang Chen | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | Liang Chen | Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2015 | WTA Elite Trophy, China | Elite Trophy | Hard | Liang Chen | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2016 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | Liang Chen | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2018 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | International | Hard (i) | Duan Yingying | Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2019 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | International | Hard | Anna Blinkova | Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu | 6–2, 1–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2020 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Miyu Kato | Kateryna Bondarenko Sharon Fichman | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | Zhengzhou Open, China | Hard | Zheng Saisai | 7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Golden Gate Open, United States | Hard | Kamilla Rakhimova | 6–2, 6–0 |

### Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2015 | Jiangxi International, China | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Chang Kai-chen Zheng Saisai | 3–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2015 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand | Hard (i) | Liang Chen | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2017 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand (2) | Hard (i) | Duan Yingying | Dalila Jakupović Irina Khromacheva | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 2018 | Zhengzhou Open, China | Hard | Duan Yingying | Naomi Broady Yanina Wickmayer | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2018 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Mariana Duque Mariño | Silvia Soler Espinosa Barbora Štefková | 6–3, 7–5 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $50/60,000 tournaments (3–3)
* $40,000 tournaments (1–0)
* $25,000 tournaments (7–3)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (5–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (13–6)
* Clay (2–1)
* Grass (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 2012 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | Yang Zi | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Nungnadda Wannasuk | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 10,000 | Hard | Misa Eguchi | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | Kim Sun-jung | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea (2) | 10,000 | Hard | Lee Pei-chi | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2014 | ITF Salisbury, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Jang Su-jeong | 3–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 2014 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) | 10,000 | Hard | Sabina Sharipova | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Xu Yifan | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jul 2015 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | Duan Yingying | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Apr 2016 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Jang Su-jeong | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2016 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | Chang Kai-chen | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | Zhu Lin | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–4 | Oct 2017 | Liuzhou Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Nao Hibino | 3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret. |
| Loss | 9–5 | Aug 2018 | Jinan International Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Zhu Lin | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 10–5 | Nov 2018 | Liuzhou Challenger, China | 60,000 | Hard | Han Na-lae | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Katharina Hobgarski | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Mar 2023 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | Joanna Garland | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(7)}$ |
| Win | 12–7 | Mar 2023 | Clay Court International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | Olivia Gadecki | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 13–7 | May 2023 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Haruka Kaji | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–7 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | Johanne Svendsen | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 15–7 | Jun 2023 | ITF Luzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | You Xiaodi | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 16–7 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong, China SAR | 40,000 | Hard | Eudice Chong | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–8 | Jul 2023 | Dallas Summer Series, United States | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Yulia Starodubtseva | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (1–0)
* $75,000 tournaments (1–0)
* $50/60,000 tournaments (2–2)
* $25,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $10/15,000 tournaments (3–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–3)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2010 | ITF Ningbo, China | 10,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Lu Jiaxiang Yang Zi-Jun | 1–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Huzhu, China | 15,000 | Clay | Tian Ran | Li Yihong Zhang Kailin | 6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | Wen Xin | Kim Na-ri Lee Ye-ra | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) | 10,000 | Hard | Wen Xin | Huỳnh Phương Đài Trang Li Yihong | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 10,000 | Hard | Tamara Čurović | Misa Eguchi Mari Tanaka | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Xi'an, China | 50,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | Liang Chen Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–3, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 4–3 | Feb 2015 | Launceston International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Han Xinyun Junri Namigata | 4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Win | 5–3 | May 2015 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | Xu Yifan | An-Sophie Mestach Emily Webley-Smith | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2016 | Pingshan Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | Liang Chen | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2016 | Kunming Open, China | 100,000 | Clay | Zhang Kailin | Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 7–6$^{(2)}$, [10–1] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Feb 2023 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | Liang En-shuo | Lily Fairclough Olivia Gadecki | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | May 2023 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 60,000 | Carpet | Talia Gibson | Funa Kozaki Junri Namigata | 6–3, 6–3 |

## Head-to-head record
### Top 10 wins

| Season | 2019 | ... | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | WYR |
| 2019 ||||||||
| 1. | Elina Svitolina | No. 5 | Miami Open, US | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 50 |
| 2023 ||||||||
| 2. | Caroline Garcia | No. 7 | US Open | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–1 | No. 114 |
| 2024 ||||||||
| 3. | Maria Sakkari | No. 9 | US Open | Hard | 1R | 6–2, ret. | No. 80 |

### Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)

| Result | Year | W–L | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Rank | Rd | WYR |
| Win | 2023 | 1–0 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | Sára Bejlek | 213 | Q1 | 115 |