# Chan Hao-ching

Chan Hao-ching (Chinese: 詹皓晴; pinyin: Zhān Hàoqíng; Taiwanese Mandarin:; born September 19, 1993), also known as Angel Chan, is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. She is primarily a doubles specialist, having won twenty-one WTA Tour, two WTA Challenger and six ITF titles in that discipline. Chan reached the final of the mixed-doubles competition at Wimbledon with Max Mirnyi in 2014, her first major final. She reached two more finals in 2017, the Wimbledon women's doubles with Monica Niculescu, and the US Open mixed doubles with Michael Venus.

## Personal life

She is the younger sister of fellow professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's doubles, Latisha Chan, formerly known as Chan Yung-jan.

## Career
### 2013: Shenzhen Open doubles title

At the beginning of the season, Chan won the Shenzhen Open with her sister Chan Yung-jan, beating Irina Buryachok and Valeriya Solovyeva in straight sets. She reached the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Open with Janette Husárová, falling to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. At the Portugal Open, she won her second title of the year with Kristina Mladenovic, defeating Darija Jurak and Katalin Marosi in straight sets. Chan reached the second round of the French Open with Darija Jurak. She then suffered first round losses at both Wimbledon and the US Open, and also reached the finals of the Southern California Open with Janette Husárová and the Pan Pacific Open with Liezel Huber. She finished 2013 ranked 26th.

### 2014: Wimbledon mixed doubles final

At Wimbledon, Chan reached the final of the mixed doubles with Max Mirnyi to reach her first Grand Slam tournament final. They lost to Nenad Zimonjić and Samantha Stosur, also in straight sets.

### 2015: First Premier-5 title and Grand Slam quarterfinal

Early in the year, Chan won the title at the Thailand Open with her sister, defeating Shuko Aoyama and Tamarine Tanasugarn in three sets.
They won their fourth Tour doubles title together at the Cincinnati Open, and by doing so, had the second largest number of WTA Tour doubles titles for a pair of sisters in WTA history following only Serena and Venus Williams. Cincinnati represented their biggest title yet and their first at the Premier-5 level. Next, they won another title at the Japan Women's Open in Tokyo.
The Chans reached two other finals, at the Pan Pacific Open, losing to Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro, and the China Open, losing to the No. 1 pairing of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza. Hao-ching and Yung-jan became the third all-sister pairing to qualify for the WTA Finals after Manuela Maleeva and Katerina Maleeva in 1986 and the Williams sisters in 2009. They reached the semifinals, losing again to Hingis and Mirza. It was Chan's first appearance at the tournament. She finished 2015 ranked 12th, her best year-end ranking so far.

### 2017: Wimbledon and US Open doubles finals

Hao-ching became only the second Taiwanese woman, following 2013 champion Hsieh Su-wei, to reach the Wimbledon women's doubles final. Playing with Monica Niculescu, who was also making her first appearance in a Grand Slam tournament final, they were overwhelmed 6–0, 6–0 by the pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. It was only the second such result in a final in the history of the competition.
At the US Open, playing with New Zealander Michael Venus, she reached the mixed doubles final against top seeds Martina Hingis and Jamie Murray, losing in a deciding champions tiebreak.

### 2023: Thailand Open doubles title

Chan won her 19th Tour title at the Thailand Open, partnering with Wu Fang-hsien.

### 2024: 20th WTA title

Chan won her 20th title at the Hobart International, partnering with Giuliana Olmos, defeating Guo Hanyu and Jiang Xinyu in the final.
Teaming with Veronika Kudermetova she was runner-up at the China Open in October, losing to Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the final.
Chan and Kudermetova qualified for the WTA Finals and reached the semifinals after compiling a record of two wins and one loss in the group stages. They lost to Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend in the last four.

## Equipment

The Chan sisters use Wilson racquets. They are also sponsored by Taiwan Mobile, EVA Air, and French apparel company Lacoste.

## Performance timeline

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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | SF | 1R | A | QF | 2R | 0 / 11 | 18–11 | 62% |
| French Open | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | SF | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 0 / 13 | 22–13 | 63% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | F | 2R | 3R | NH | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | 0 / 12 | 20–12 | 63% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | 0 / 12 | 17–12 | 59% |
| Win–loss | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 4–1 | 5–4 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 9–4 | 0 / 51 | 82–51 | 65% |
| Year-end championships ||||||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | SF | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | RR | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | 0 / 3 | 2–6 | 25% |
| National representation ||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | NH | NH | NH | QF | NH | NH | NH | NH | 1R | NH | NH | 1R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| WTA 1000 ||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | W | SF | 2R | SF | 2R | A | 1R | F | | 1 / 10 | 18–8 | 69% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | NH | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | 47% |
| Miami Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | SF | NH | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | 47% |
| Madrid Open | A | 2R | 2R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| Italian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | SF | A | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 8–9 | 47% |
| Canadian Open | QF | 2R | SF | QF | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | NH | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 10–8 | 56% |
| Cincinnati Open | 1R | QF | 1R | W | SF | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | SF | A | 1 / 9 | 11–8 | 58% |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | A | F | A | SF | SF | 1R | 1R | QF | NH | NH | NH | NH | QF | 0 / 7 | 11–7 | 61% |
| China Open | A | 2R | A | F | SF | 2R | 1R | 2R | NH | NH | NH | F | F | 0 / 8 | 15–8 | 65% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 50 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 40 | 21 | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | QF | NH | 1R | 2R | QF | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | F | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | 36% |
| US Open | QF | 2R | A | 2R | F | 1R | F | NH | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60% |
| Win–loss | 2–2 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 7–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0 / 35 | 29–35 | 45% |

## Grand Slam tournaments
### Women's doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Monica Niculescu | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 0–6, 0–6 |

### Mixed doubles: 3 (runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass | Max Mirnyi | Nenad Zimonjić Samantha Stosur | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2017 | US Open | Hard | Michael Venus | Jamie Murray Martina Hingis | 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2019 | US Open | Hard | Michael Venus | Jamie Murray Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2–6, 3–6 |

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

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2013 | Pan Pacific Open | Hard | Liezel Huber | Cara Black Sania Mirza | 6–4, 0–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 2015 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2015 | China Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 2016 | Qatar Open | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2023 | Dubai Championships | Hard | Latisha Chan | Veronika Kudermetova Liudmila Samsonova | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [1–10] |
| Loss | 2023 | China Open | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Marie Bouzková Sara Sorribes Tormo | 6–3, 0–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 2024 | China Open | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini | 4–6, 4–6 |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 41 (21 titles, 20 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–1)
* WTA 1000 (2–5)
* WTA 500 (6–11)
* WTA 250 (13–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (16–13)
* Clay (3–2)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Grass (2–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2012 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Sania Mirza Anastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2012 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard (i) | Rika Fujiwara | Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jan 2013 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Irina Buryachok Valeriya Solovyeva | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2013 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Darija Jurak Katalin Marosi | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Aug 2013 | Southern California Open, US | Premier | Hard | Janette Husárová | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2013 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Premier 5 | Hard | Liezel Huber | Cara Black Sania Mirza | 6–4, 0–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 2–5 | Apr 2014 | Charleston Open, U.S. | Premier | Clay (green) | Chan Yung-jan | Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Apr 2014 | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | International | Hard | Tímea Babos | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Saisai | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–5 | June 2014 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass | Chan Yung-jan | Martina Hingis Flavia Pennetta | 6–3, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Win | 5–5 | Feb 2015 | Pattaya Open, Thailand | International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Shuko Aoyama Tamarine Tanasugarn | 2–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Win | 6–5 | May 2015 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Lara Arruabarrena Raluca Olaru | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 7–5 | Aug 2015 | Cincinnati Open, US | Premier 5 | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Casey Dellacqua Yaroslava Shvedova | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–5 | Sep 2015 | Japan Women's Open, Japan | International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Kurumi Nara Misaki Doi | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Sep 2015 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Premier | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Oct 2015 | China Open, China | Premier M | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 1–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 9–7 | Feb 2016 | Taiwan Open, Taiwan | International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–7 | Feb 2016 | Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar | Premier 5 | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Sara Errani Carla Suárez Navarro | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–8 | Jun 2016 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass | Chan Yung-jan | Darija Jurak Anastasia Rodionova | 7–5, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, [6–10] |
| Win | 11–8 | Oct 2016 | Hong Kong Open, China SAR | International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Naomi Broady Heather Watson | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 12–8 | Feb 2017 | Taiwan Open, Taiwan (2) | International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 12–9 | May 2017 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | International | Clay | Chan Yung-jan | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–10 | Jun 2017 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Premier | Grass | Zhang Shuai | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua | 1–6, 6–2, [8–10] |
| Loss | 12–11 | Jul 2017 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | Monica Niculescu | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 0–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 13–11 | Oct 2017 | Hong Kong Open, China (2) | International | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Lu Jiajing Wang Qiang | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 14–11 | Feb 2018 | Dubai Championships, UAE | Premier | Hard | Yang Zhaoxuan | Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Loss | 14–12 | Jan 2019 | Brisbane International, Australia | Premier | Hard | Latisha Chan | Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 15–12 | Jan 2019 | Hobart International, Australia | International | Hard | Latisha Chan | Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 16–12 | Feb 2019 | Qatar Ladies Open, Qatar (2) | Premier | Hard | Latisha Chan | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi Schuurs | 6–1, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 17–12 | Jun 2019 | Eastbourne International, UK (2) | Premier | Grass | Latisha Chan | Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 18–12 | Sep 2019 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Premier | Hard | Latisha Chan | Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Yu-chieh | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 18–13 | Feb 2021 | Gippsland Trophy, Australia | WTA 500 | Hard | Latisha Chan | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 18–14 | Aug 2022 | Silicon Valley Classic, US | WTA 500 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan | 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 19–14 | Feb 2023 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | WTA 250 | Hard | Wu Fang-hsien | Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin | 6–1, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 19–15 | Feb 2023 | Abu Dhabi Open, UAE | WTA 500 | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Luisa Stefani Zhang Shuai | 6–3, 2–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 19–16 | Feb 2023 | Dubai Championships, UAE | WTA 1000 | Hard | Latisha Chan | Veronika Kudermetova Liudmila Samsonova | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, [1–10] |
| Loss | 19–17 | Oct 2023 | China Open, China | WTA 1000 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Sara Sorribes Tormo Marie Bouzková | 6–3, 0–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 20–17 | Jan 2024 | Hobart International, Australia (2) | WTA 250 | Hard | Giuliana Olmos | Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 21–17 | Apr 2024 | Stuttgart Grand Prix, Germany | WTA 500 | Clay (i) | Veronika Kudermetova | Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel | 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| Loss | 21–18 | Jun 2024 | German Open, Germany | WTA 500 | Grass | Veronika Kudermetova | Wang Xinyu Zheng Saisai | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 21–19 | Jun 2024 | Bad Homburg Open, Germany | WTA 500 | Grass | Veronika Kudermetova | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 21–20 | Oct 2024 | China Open, China | WTA 1000 | Hard | Veronika Kudermetova | Sara Errani Jasmine Paolini | 4–6, 4–6 |

## WTA Challenger finals
### Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2012 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Kristina Mladenovic | Chang Kai-chen Olga Govortsova | 5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 2–0 | Nov 2014 | Taipei Open, Taiwan(2) | Carpet (i) | Chan Yung-jan | Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung | 6–4, 6–3 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $50,000 tournaments (4–0)
* $25,000 tournaments (2–1)
* $10,000 tournaments (0–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2007 | ITF Taoyuan, Taiwan | 50,000 | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei | 6–1, 2–6, [14–12] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | Kao Shao-yuan | Ayu-Fani Damayanti Lavinia Tananta | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2010 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | He Sirui | Sandy Gumulya Moe Kawatoko | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2011 | Kangaroo Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Erika Sema | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2011 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Yurika Sema Erika Takao | 6–2, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2011 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | Remi Tezuka | Kim Ji-young Yoo Mi | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Aug 2011 | Beijing Challenger, China | 50,000 | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | Tetiana Luzhanska Zheng Saisai | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Aug 2011 | ITF Taipei, Taiwan | 10,000 | Hard | Chen Yi | Kao Shao-yuan Peangtarn Plipuech | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jan 2012 | Blossom Cup, China | 50,000 | Hard | Rika Fujiwara | Kimiko Date-Krumm Zhang Shuai | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |