# Xu Yifan

Xu Yifan (Chinese: 徐一璠; pinyin: Xú Yīfán; Mandarin pronunciation:; born 8 August 1988), nicknamed Julie, is a Chinese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 7 in doubles, on 13 January 2020. On 13 July 2015, she peaked at No. 148 in the singles rankings.

## Career
### 2004–2013: Maiden ITF title

Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.
She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2007 and 2008 China Open in Beijing with Han Xinyun.

### 2014–2016: Australian Open semifinalist, WTA Elite trophy champion

She was a quarterfinalist at the 2014 US Open in women's doubles with Zarina Diyas. 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: Wimbledon doubles final

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. She partnered with Dabrowski again in the US Open, with the pair reaching the quarterfinals.
In 2018, the duo won the doubles competition at the Sydney International, 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, losing to Barbora Strycova and Hsieh Su-wei.
She made the quarterfinals at the 2018 WTA Finals with Gabriela Dabrowski for a second consecutive year having done so also in 2017. She also qualified for the 2019 WTA Finals for a third year in a row.

### 2020–2021: US Open and WTA 1000 finals, world No. 7 in doubles

She reached the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and the US Open with Nicole Melichar.
In 2021, she competed at the Tokyo Olympics with Yang Zhaoxuan.

### 2022: Second WTA 1000 title, French Open quarterfinal

In Indian Wells, she won the second WTA 1000 title of her career in doubles, partnering with Yang Zhaoxuan. They also took the title at the Silicon Valley Classic
She qualified for her fourth 2022 WTA Finals with a different partner, compatriot Yang Zhaoxuan.

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L | Win % |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 13–9 | 59% |
| French Open | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 1R | 17–9 | 65% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | F | NH | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 12–8 | 60% |
| US Open | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | F | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 19–10 | 66% |
| Win–loss | 3–1 | 1–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 11–4 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 9–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 61–36 | 63% |
| Olympic Games |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | NH | 2R | NH | NH | NH | NH | 2R | NH | NH | A | 2–2 | 50% |
| Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | Year-end championships | |
| WTA Finals | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 1R | RR | NH | DNQ | RR | DNQ | | 1–4 | 20% |
| WTA Elite Trophy | NH | DNQ | W | A | A | A | NH | NH | NH | RR | | 4–1 | 80% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||||
| Qatar / Dubai Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | QF | F | A | | | 8–6 | 57% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | NH | A | W | 1R | 1R | 12–6 | 75% |
| Miami Open | A | A | SF | W | 1R | QF | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 14–7 | 71% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | NH | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 10–8 | 57% |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 4–8 | 40% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | NH | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3–6 | 43% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | F | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 8–6 | 60% |
| Guadalajara Open | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | NMS/NH | SF | 2R | NMS | 4–2 | 67% |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | NH | NH | NH | NH | | 3–6 | 38% |
| China Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | QF | NH | NH | NH | QF | 1R | 8–8 | 50% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 75 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 55 | | $3,047,564 | $3,047,564 |

## 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 |

### Mixed: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | Joran Vliegen | Lyudmyla Kichenok Mate Pavić | 4–6, 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 3–6 |

## Other significant finals
### WTA 1000 tournaments
#### Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2017 | Miami Open | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2018 | China Open | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2019 | Madrid Open | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2020 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Nicole Melichar | Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs | 1–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Loss | 2021 | Dubai Championships | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Alexa Guarachi Darija Jurak | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |

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

| Result | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 2016 | Elite Trophy Zhuhai | Hard (i) | İpek Soylu | Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 25 (14 titles, 11 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–2)
* WTA Elite Trophy (1–0)
* Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (2–4)
* Tier II / Premier / WTA 500 (6–2)
* International / WTA 250 (5–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2007 | China Open, China | Tier II | Hard | Han Xinyun | Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei | 6–7$^{(3–7}$), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2008 | China Open, China | Tier II | Hard | Han Xinyun | Anabel Medina Garrigues Caroline Wozniacki | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2013 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2015 | Silicon Valley Classic, United States | 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, China | Elite | Hard (i) | İpek Soylu | Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, United States | Premier M | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2017 | Connecticut Open, US | 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, United Kingdom | Premier | Grass | Gabriela Dabrowski | Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2018 | China Open, China | 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, US | Premier 5 | Hard | Nicole Melichar | Květa Peschke Demi Schuurs | 1–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
| Loss | 10–9 | Sep 2020 | US Open, United States | 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 |
| Win | 11–10 | Mar 2022 | Indian Wells Open, US | WTA 1000 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Asia Muhammad Ena Shibahara | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 12–10 | Aug 2022 | Silicon Valley Classic, US (2) | WTA 500 | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Shuko Aoyama Chan Hao-ching | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 13–10 | May 2023 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 250 | Clay | Yang Zhaoxuan | Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13–11 | May 2024 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | WTA 250 | Clay | Anna Danilina | Irina Khromacheva Yana Sizikova | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 14–11 | Aug 2024 | Tennis in the Land, US | WTA 250 | Hard | Cristina Bucșa | Shuko Aoyama Eri Hozumi | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |

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

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | Nanjing Ladies Open, China | Hard | Misaki Doi | Zhang Shuai Yaroslava Shvedova | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Jiangxi International, China | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Junri Namigata Chuang Chia-jung | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals

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

### Singles (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 (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 Kunming, 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 | Burnie International, 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, US | 25,000 | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 10–6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Clearwater, US | 25,000 | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | Alina Jidkova Laura Siegemund | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–6 | May 2010 | Kurume Cup, 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, US | 50,000 | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | Samantha Crawford Madison Keys | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 15–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Evansville, US | 10,000 | Hard | Duan Yingying | Mallory Burdette Natalie Pluskota | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 16–10 | Jul 2012 | Lexington Challenger, US | 50,000 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Julia Glushko Olivia Rogowska | 7–5, 6–7$^{(7)}$, [10–4] |
| Loss | 16–11 | Feb 2013 | ITF Surprise, US | 25,000 | Hard | Emily 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 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Samantha Crawford | Danielle Lao Keri Wong | 3–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
| Win | 18–12 | Mar 2014 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Sun Ziyue Xu Shilin | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–1 |
| Win | 19–12 | Apr 2015 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | Wang Yafan | An-Sophie Mestach Emily Webley-Smith | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 20–12 | May 2015 | Anning Open, China | 75,000 | Clay | Zheng Saisai | Yang Zhaoxuan Ye Qiuyu | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 21–12 | Jun 2015 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | 50,000 | Grass | Raluca Olaru | An-Sophie Mestach Demi Schuurs | 6–3, 6–4 |