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![]() Xu Yifan at the 2016 US Open | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Tianjin, China | |||||||||||||
Born | Tianjin, China | 8 August 1988|||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Prize money | US$2,389,836 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 217-193 (52.9%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 148 (13 July 2016) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | Q2 (2016) | |||||||||||||
French Open | Q1 (2015) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (2015) | |||||||||||||
US Open | Q2 (2012) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 381-228 (62.6%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 10 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 7 (13 January 2020) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 7 (3 October 2020) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2016) | |||||||||||||
French Open | QF (2016, 2019) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (2019) | |||||||||||||
US Open | F (2020) | |||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | QF (2017, 2018) | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (2016) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R (2017) | |||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (2016) | |||||||||||||
US Open | 1R (2016) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 1 September 2020. |
Xu Yifan (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Mandarin pronunciation: [?y̌ í fǎn]; born 8 August 1988) is a tennis player from China. She reached her career-high ranking of No. 148 in singles on 13 July 2015. On 13 January 2020, she peaked at No. 7 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.[1][dead link] She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2008 China Open in Beijing and a quarterfinalist at the 2014 US Open in women's doubles. 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. She was also a quarterfinalist in doubles at the Australian Open in 2017 with Raquel Atowa.[2]
In 2017, Xu won the Miami Open and the Connecticut Open women's doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski.[3] She partnered Dabrowski again in the US Open, with the pair reaching the quarterfinals.[2] In 2018, the duo won the doubles at the Sydney International,[4] then reached the quarterfinals in the Australian Open.[2]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W-L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 10-6 | 67% | |
French Open | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 11-5 | 69% | |
Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | F | NH | 9-5 | 64% | |
US Open | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | F | 16-7 | 67% | |
Win-Loss | 3-1 | 1-4 | 9-4 | 8-4 | 10-4 | 11-4 | 4-2 | 46-23 | 67% | |
Olympic Games | ||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 1-1 | 50% | |||||
Year-end championships | ||||||||||
WTA Finals | Did Not Qualify | 1R | 1R | RR | NH | 1-4 | 0% | |||
WTA Elite Trophy | NH | DNQ | W | A | A | A | NH | 3-0 | 100% | |
Premier Mandatory / Premier 5 tournaments | ||||||||||
Qatar / Dubai Open[1] | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | QF | 4-5 | 33% | |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | NH | 7-4 | 64% | |
Miami Open | A | A | SF | W | 1R | QF | NH | 10-3 | 77% | |
Madrid Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | NH | 6-4 | 60% | |
Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 2-4 | 33& | |
Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | NH | 2-3 | 40% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | F | 5-3 | 33% | |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[2] | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | NH | 3-6 | 38% | |
China Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | QF | NH | 6-6 | 50% | |
Career statistics | ||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 75 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | $2,509,836 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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2-6, 4-6 |
Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 4-6 |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2017 | Miami Masters | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-3 |
Loss | 2018 | China Open | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 4-6, [8-10] |
Loss | 2019 | Madrid Open | Clay | ![]() |
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3-6, 1-6 |
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0-2) |
WTA Tour Championships (0-0) |
WTA Elite Trophy (1-0) |
Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (1-3) |
Tier II / Premier (5-2) |
Tier III, IV & V / International (3-2) |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Sep 2007 | China Open, China | Tier II | Hard | ![]() |
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6-7(3-7), 3-6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Sep 2008 | China Open, China | Tier II | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 3-6 |
Win | 1-2 | Sep 2013 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-3 |
Win | 2-2 | Aug 2015 | Bank of the West Classic, U.S. | Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-3 |
Win | 3-2 | Oct 2015 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 3-6, [10-8] |
Loss | 3-3 | Jan 2016 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 4-6 |
Loss | 3-4 | Oct 2016 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6-7(8-10), 0-6 |
Win | 4-4 | Nov 2016 | WTA Elite Trophy, China | Elite | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6-4, 3-6, [10-7] |
Win | 5-4 | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, United States | Premier M | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-3 |
Win | 6-4 | Aug 2017 | Connecticut Open, United States | Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-3, [10-8] |
Win | 7-4 | Jan 2018 | Sydney International, Australia | Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-1 |
Win | 8-4 | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass | ![]() |
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6-3, 7-5 |
Loss | 8-5 | Oct 2018 | China Open, China | Premier M | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 4-6, [8-10] |
Loss | 8-6 | May 2019 | Madrid Open, Spain | Premier M | Clay | ![]() |
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3-6, 1-6 |
Win | 9-6 | May 2019 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | ![]() |
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4-6, 7-6(7-5), [10-5] |
Loss | 9-7 | Jul 2019 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | ![]() |
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2-6, 4-6 |
Win | 10-7 | Jan 2020 | Adelaide International, Australia | Premier | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 7-5, [10-5] |
Loss | 10-8 | Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Open, United States | Premier 5 | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 6-4, [4-10] |
Loss | 10-9 | Sep 2020 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 4-6 |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | Nov 2013 | Nanjing , China | Hard | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-4 |
Loss | 1-1 | Jul 2014 | Jiangxi Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6-7(4-7), 3-6 |
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 13 May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | Hard | ![]() |
2-6, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 25 April 2010 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | ![]() |
6-3, 4-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 23 May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
1-6, 2-6 |
Winner | 1. | 27 April 2014 | ITF Nanning, China | Hard | ![]() |
6-3, 7-6(7-1) |
Runner-up | 4. | 1 June 2014 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | Hard | ![]() |
5-7, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 19 July 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6-3, 2-6, 5-7 |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 13 May 2006 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-7(3-7), 7-6(7-5) |
Runner-up | 1. | 30 July 2006 | ITF Chengdu, China | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 2-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 6 August 2006 | ITF Changsha, China | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 3-6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 12 May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 5-7 |
Winner | 2. | 8 June 2007 | ITF Changsha, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-4 |
Winner | 3. | 16 June 2007 | ITF Guangzhou, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 7-6(7-4) |
Runner-up | 4. | 18 November 2007 | ITF Kunming, China | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 1-6 |
Winner | 4. | 2 December 2007 | ITF Xiamen, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 7-5 |
Winner | 5. | 16 May 2008 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-4, [10-8] |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 June 2008 | ITF Périgueux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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3-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 6 February 2009 | ITF Burnie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 6. | 7 June 2009 | ITF Komoro, Japan | Clay | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-1 |
Winner | 7. | 15 January 2010 | ITF Pingguo, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-1 |
Winner | 8. | 21 February 2010 | ITF Surprise, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5-7, 6-2, [10-5] |
Winner | 9. | 6 March 2010 | ITF Hammond, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-2 |
Winner | 10. | 14 March 2010 | ITF Clearwater, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-4 |
Winner | 11. | 16 May 2010 | ITF Kurume, Japan | Grass | ![]() |
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6-0, 6-3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | Carpet | ![]() |
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6-7(1-7), 3-6 |
Winner | 12. | 9 July 2010 | ITF Fuzhou, China | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-1, [10-2] |
Runner-up | 8. | 16 October 2011 | ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 15 April 2012 | ITF Wenshan, China | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 2-6 |
Winner | 13. | 21 May 2012 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 7-5 |
Winner | 14. | 21 May 2012 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | ![]() |
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6-0, 3-6, [10-7] |
Runner-up | 10. | 9 July 2012 | ITF Yakima, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-2, 3-6 |
Winner | 15. | 16 July 2012 | ITF Evansville, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-3 |
Winner | 16. | 29 July 2012 | ITF Lexington, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-7(7-9), [10-4] |
Runner-up | 11. | 18 February 2013 | ITF Surprise, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-3, [7-10] |
Runner-up | 12. | 13 May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 3-6 |
Winner | 17. | 16 February 2014 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-2, [12-10] |
Winner | 18. | 3 March 2014 | ITF Quanzhou, China | Hard | ![]() |
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7-6(7-4), 6-1 |
Winner | 19. | 27 April 2015 | ITF Gifu, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-3 |
Winner | 20. | 8 May 2015 | ITF Anning, China | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-2 |
Winner | 21. | 21 June 2015 | ITF Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-4 |