# Bai Yan (tennis)

Bai Yan (Chinese: 柏衍; pinyin: Bǎi Yǎn; Mandarin pronunciation:; born May 21, 1989, in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a Chinese male tennis player.
Yan has reached 34 career singles finals all on the ITF Futures tour, with a record of 27 wins and 7 losses. Additionally, he has reached 20 career doubles finals with a record of 13 wins and 7 losses, which includes four ATP Challenger Tour titles.
Yan represents his native country of China competing during the Davis Cup. He holds a singles record of 3–2 and a doubles record of 1–1 for a combined Davis Cup record of 4–3.

## Career
### 2007: Juniors and first Pro ITF title

As a junior, Bai reach his highest ranking as world No. 10 in the singles world rankings in January 2007.

### 2008-2016: Masters debut and first win

Yan won back-to-back ITF Men's Circuit titles in September before knocking off World No. 30 Radek Štěpánek at the 2010 Shanghai Masters the following month.
After not competing on tour in 2011, Bai opened 2012 by reaching the singles semifinals of China F2 ITF Men's Circuit tournament.

### 2017-2025: United Cup debut

Bai opened the 2017 season by winning the Hong Kong F6 futures.
He was selected as part of the 2025 United Cup Team China as the No. 2 ATP player.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
### Singles: 34 (27–7)

* Legend
* ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (27–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (26–6)
* Clay (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2007 | China F9, Su Zhou | Futures | Hard | Antal Van Der Duim | 6–1, 3–0 ret. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2008 | Thailand F1, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Tatsuma Ito | 6–3, 6–7$^{(9–11)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2008 | Thailand F3, Nonthaburi | Futures | Hard | Sebastian Rieschick | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3, 4–0 ret. |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2010 | China F7, Hangzhou | Futures | Hard | Harri Heliövaara | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 2010 | China F8, Shanghai | Futures | Hard | Gong Maoxin | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2012 | China F7, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Chang Yu | 7–5, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| Win | 6–1 | May 2013 | China F4, Fuzhou | Futures | Hard | Jason Jung | 6–3, 4–2 ret. |
| Loss | 6–2 | Mar 2014 | China F1, Guangzhou | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2014 | China F6, Putian | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–2 | Jul 2014 | China F8, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–3 | May 2015 | China F6, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 9–3 | Aug 2015 | China F12, Fuzhou | Futures | Hard | Arata Onozawa | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Yang Tsung-hua | 6–4, 4–6, 0–1 ret. |
| Win | 10–4 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Yang Tsung-hua | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–4 | Jan 2017 | Hong Kong F6 | Futures | Hard | Takuto Niki | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–4 | Jul 2018 | China F9, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Son Ji-hoon | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–4 | Jul 2018 | China F11, Kunshan | Futures | Hard | Cui Jie | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–4 | Aug 2018 | China F13, Anning | Futures | Clay | Wang Huixin | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Win | 15–4 | May 2019 | M25 Wuhan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Shuichi Sekiguchi | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–4 | Jun 2019 | M25 Luzhou, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | He Yecong | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 17–4 | Jun 2019 | M25 Shenzhen, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Laurent Rochette | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17–5 | Jun 2019 | M25 Yinchuan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Yuta Shimizu | 6–4, 3–3 ret. |
| Win | 18–5 | Jul 2019 | M25 Qujing, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sun Fajing | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 19–5 | Jul 2019 | M25 Taipei, Taiwan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hsu Yu Hsiou | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–6 | Apr 2022 | M15 Chiang Rai, Thailand | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Nam Ji-sung | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 20–6 | Jun 2023 | M15 Tianjin, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Mo Yecong | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 21–6 | Jul 2023 | M15 Tianjin, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Wang Aoran | 6–2, ret. |
| Win | 22–6 | Sep 2023 | M25 Guiyang, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jimmy Yang | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 23–6 | Mar 2024 | M15 Hinode, Japan | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Stefanos Sakellaridis | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 23–7 | May 2024 | M25 Anning, China | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Cui Jie | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 24–7 | Jun 2024 | M25 Luzhou, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Zhou Yi | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Win | 25–7 | Jul 2024 | M25 Tianjin, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Hsu Yu Hsiou | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 26–7 | Aug 2024 | M25 Yinchuan, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sun Fajing | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Win | 27–7 | Oct 2024 | M25 Huzhou, China | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sun Fajing | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 20 (13–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (4–0)
* ITF Futures (9–7)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (10–5)
* Clay (3–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2008 | Italy F28, Piombino | Futures | Hard | Xu Junchao | Niels Desein Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2009 | China F4, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Wu Di | Xue Feng Zeng Shaoxuan | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2014 | China F8, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Zhang Zhizhen | Hua Runhao Qiu Zhuoyang | 6–4, 4–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2015 | China F1, Anning | Futures | Clay | Yang Tsung-Hua | Huang Liang-Chi Enrique Lopez-Perez | 3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2015 | Anning, China | Challenger | Clay | Wu Di | Karunuday Singh Andrew Whittington | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 2015 | China F5, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Arata Onukaza | Yi Chu-Huan Huang Liang-Chi | 6–4, 1–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 3–4 | May 2015 | China F6, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Arata Onukaza | Li Zhe Gao Xin | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Jun 2015 | China F7, Wuhan | Futures | Hard | Li Yi-Feng | Michael Geerts Gao Xin | 6–3, 2–6, [17–15] |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2015 | China F8, Zhangjiagang | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Ghedin | Feng He Ning Yuqing | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 2015 | China F9, Jinhua | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Ghedin | Tao Jun Nan Zhou Sheng Hao | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2015 | China F10, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | Chen Ti | Li Zhe N.Sriram Balaji | 6–4, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, [11–13] |
| Win | 7–5 | Jul 2015 | China F11, Xi'an | Futures | Hard | Hsieh Cheng-peng | Li Zhe N.Sriram Balaji | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–3, [10–7] |
| Win | 8–5 | Aug 2015 | China F13, Putian | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Bumpei Sato Sho Katayama | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 8–6 | Aug 2015 | Chinese Taipei F1, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Yi Chu-huan | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-Hua | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2015 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Riccardo Ghedin | Chen Ti Li Zhe | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–6 | May 2016 | Anning, China | Challenger | Clay | Riccardo Ghedin | Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 11–6 | May 2016 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Li Zhe | Sander Arends T-S Weissborn | 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 12–6 | Jul 2016 | China F10, Longyan | Futures | Hard | Li Zhe | Sun Fajing Wang Aoran | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–6 | Jan 2017 | Hong Kong F5 | Futures | Hard | He Yecong | Karan Rastogi Wong Chun Hun | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–7 | Mar 2017 | China F3, Anning | Futures | Clay | Cai Zhao | Thomas Fancutt Brandon Walkin | 4–6, 4–6 |