# Yuan Yue

Yuan Yue (Chinese: 袁悦; pinyin: Yuán Yuè; Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 25 September 1998) is a Chinese professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 36 in singles and No. 73 in doubles, achieved in 2024. She is currently the No. 3 Chinese player.

## Career
### 2018: WTA Tour debut

Yuan made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Jiangxi International Open in the doubles tournament, partnering with Liu Yanni.

### 2022: Major debut and top 75 ranking

She made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser.
At the next major, at the US Open, she reached the third round for the first time after qualifying by defeating Jaimee Fourlis and Irina-Camelia Begu without losing a set.

### 2023: First WTA 1000 win and WTA Tour final

She qualified for the 2023 Australian Open to make her debut at this major, and she also qualified for the Wimbledon Championships.
Yuan received a wildcard for her home tournament, the China Open, and defeated Elise Mertens for her first WTA 1000 win.
She reached her first WTA Tour final at the Korea Open where she lost to top seed Jessica Pegula.

### 2024: First title & top-10 win, WTA 1000 quarterfinal

At the Hobart International, she reached the semifinals after qualifying, saving four set points against Yulia Putintseva.
She reached the final at the 2024 ATX Open defeating Arina Rodionova, Taylor Townsend, Wang Yafan and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. She won the title defeating sixth seed and compatriot Wang Xiyu. As a result, she moved into the top 50 in the rankings.
At the Indian Wells Open, she recorded her first top-10 win over eighth seed Zheng Qinwen to reach the third round of a WTA 1000 event for the first time, having never previously get past the second round. Next, she reached the quarterfinals for the first time with a win over Caroline Dolehide and 11th seed Daria Kasatkina. She lost in the last eight to third seed Coco Gauff. At the other WTA 1000, the Miami Open, she recorded her first win at this tournament over Anna Blinkova before losing to Maria Sakkari
In October, Yuan teamed up with Demi Schuurs to win the doubles at the WTA 500 Ningbo Open, defeating top seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in the final. As a result she reached the top 75 in the doubles rankings on 21 October 2024.

### 2025: ATX Open doubles title

Partnering Anna Blinkova, she won the doubles title at the ATX Open, defeating McCartney Kessler and Zhang Shuai in the final.

## 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, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

### Singles

Current through the 2023 Korea Open.
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| National representation |||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | A | A | A | PO | Z1 | | 0 / 0 | 5–0 | 100% |
| WTA 1000 |||||||||||
| Qatar Open | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Dubai | NMS | A | NMS | A | NMS | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | NH | Q1 | Q1 | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% |
| Miami Open | A | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Guadalajara Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wuhan Open | A | Q1 | NH | NH | NH | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| China Open | A | Q2 | NH | NH | NH | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–8 | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||
| | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | | Career total: 16 | Career total: 16 | Career total: 16 |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 | Career total: 0 |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 | Career total: 1 |
| Hard win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 9–8 | | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 9–10 | | 0 / 16 | 14–16 | 47% |
| Year-end ranking | 378 | 233 | 229 | 312 | 74 | 108 | | $911,304 | $911,304 | $911,304 |

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

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* WTA 1000 (0–0)
* WTA 500 (0–0)
* WTA 250 (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (1–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2023 | Korea Open, South Korea | WTA 250 | Hard | Jessica Pegula | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2024 | ATX Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | Wang Xiyu | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |

### Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0–0)
* WTA 1000 (0–0)
* WTA 500 (1–0)
* WTA 250 (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (2–0)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2024 | Ningbo Open, China | WTA 500 | Hard | Demi Schuurs | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2025 | ATX Open, United States | WTA 250 | Hard | Anna Blinkova | McCartney Kessler Zhang Shuai | 3–6, 6–1, [10–4] |

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

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Aug 2019 | Karlsruhe Open, Germany | Clay | Han Xinyun | Lara Arruabarrena Renata Voráčová | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 4–6, [4–10] |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 16 (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments (1–2)
* $80,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $60,000 tournaments (2–2)
* $40,000 tournaments (0–1)
* $25,000 tournaments (2–4)
* $15,000 tournaments (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–10)
* Clay (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 15,000 | Hard | Sara Tomic | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2018 | ITF Wuhan, China | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | May 2019 | ITF Wuhan, China | 25,000 | Hard | Akiko Omae | 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | İpek Soylu | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2019 | ITF Ulanqab, China | 25,000 | Hard | Lu Jiajing | 7–6$^{(11–9)}$, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Dec 2021 | ITF Selva Gardena, Italy | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Erika Andreeva | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 3–5 | Jan 2022 | Traralgon International, Australia | 60,000+H | Hard | Paula Ormaechea | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2022 | Liepāja Open, Latvia | 60,000 | Clay | Emma Navarro | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Sep 2022 | Berkeley Club Challenge, US | 60,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Oct 2022 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Diana Shnaider | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Oct 2022 | Tyler Pro Challenge, US | 80,000 | Hard | Taylor Townsend | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Feb 2023 | ITF Mexico City, Mexico | 40,000 | Hard | Berfu Cengiz | 4–6, 6–1, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$ |
| Loss | 4–10 | Oct 2023 | Shenzhen Longhua Open, China | 100,000 | Hard | Bai Zhuoxuan | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–10 | Nov 2023 | Takasaki Open, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | Harriet Dart | 5–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Nov 2023 | Takasaki Open 2, Japan | 100,000 | Hard | Bai Zhuoxuan | 2–6, 3–6 |

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

* Legend
* $60,000 tournaments (2–1)
* $25,000 tournaments (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2018 | ITF Guiyang, China | 25,000 | Hard | Chen Jiahui | Kang Jiaqi Xun Fangying | 6–3, 5–7, [6–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | Jinan Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | Zheng Wushuang | Samantha Murray Eden Silva | 1–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2021 | Open de Montpellier, France | 60,000 | Clay | Liang En-shuo | Estelle Cascino Camilla Rosatello | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2021 | ITF Lagos, Portugal | 25,000 | Hard | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Miriam Kolodziejová Jesika Malečková | w/o |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 2023 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 60,000 | Clay | Sophie Chang | Nao Hibino Fanny Stollár | 6–3, 6–3 |

## Record against top 10 players

* Yue has a 1–5 win-loss record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| W–L | Opponent | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | Rank | Source |
| 2024 |||||||||
| 1. | Zheng Qinwen | 8 | Indian Wells Open, US | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–3 | 49 | |