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![]() Xu Yifan at the 2016 US Open | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Tianjin, China | |||||||||||||
Born | Tianjin | 8 August 1988|||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Coach | Torsten Peschke | |||||||||||||
Prize money | US $3,047,564 | |||||||||||||
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 | 434-263 (62.3%) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 12 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 7 (13 January 2020) | |||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 15 (24 November 2022) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (2016) | |||||||||||||
French Open | QF (2016, 2019, 2022) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (2019) | |||||||||||||
US Open | F (2020) | |||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | QF (2017, 2018) | |||||||||||||
Olympic Games | 2R (2016, 2021) | |||||||||||||
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: 6 September 2022. |
Xu Yifan (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Mandarin pronunciation: [?y̌ í fǎn]; born 8 August 1988) is a professional tennis player from China. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 148 in singles, on 13 July 2015. Since October 2018, she has specialized playing in doubles. On 13 January 2020, she peaked at No. 7 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.[1] She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2008 China Open in Beijing.
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.
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.[2] 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,[3] 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.
She reached the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and the US Open with Nicole Melichar.
In Indian Wells, she won her second WTA 1000 title of her career in doubles with Yang Zhaoxuan.[4]
She qualified for her fourth 2022 WTA Finals with a different partner compatriot Yang Zhaoxuan.[5]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W-L | Win % |
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Australian Open | A | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 13-8 | 62% |
French Open | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | QF | 15-7 | 68% |
Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | F | NH | A | 3R | 11-6 | 65% |
US Open | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | F | A | 3R | 19-8 | 70% |
Win-loss | 3-1 | 1-4 | 9-4 | 8-4 | 10-4 | 11-4 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 10-4 | 58-29 | 67% |
Olympic Games | |||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | NH | 2R | NH | 2-2 | 50% | ||||
Year-end championships | |||||||||||
WTA Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | RR | NH | DNQ | RR | 1-4 | 0% | ||
WTA Elite Trophy | NH | DNQ | W | A | A | A | NH | 3-0 | 100% | ||
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 | 12-4 | 75% |
Miami Open | A | A | SF | W | 1R | QF | NH | 2R | 2R | 12-5 | 71% |
Madrid Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | NH | QF | 1R | 8-6 | 57% |
Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 4-6 | 40% |
Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | NH | A | 2R | 3-4 | 43% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | F | A | 2R | 6-4 | 60% |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | NH | 3-6 | 38% | ||
China Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | QF | NH | 6-6 | 50% | ||
Guadalajara Open | NMS/NH | SF | 3-1 | 75% | |||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 75 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 15 | $3,047,564 |
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 Open | 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 |
Loss | 2020 | Cincinnati Masters | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 6-4, [4-10] |
Loss | 2021 | Dubai Championships | Hard | ![]() |
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0-6, 3-6 |
Win | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 7-6(7-4) |
Legend |
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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 (3-2) |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Sep 2007 | China Open | Tier II | Hard | ![]() |
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6-7(3-7), 3-6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Sep 2008 | China Open | Tier II | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 3-6 |
Win | 1-2 | Sep 2013 | Korea Open | International | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-3 |
Win | 2-2 | Aug 2015 | Silicon Valley 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 | Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Elite | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6-4, 3-6, [10-7] |
Win | 5-4 | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, U.S. | Premier M | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-3 |
Win | 6-4 | Aug 2017 | Connecticut Open, U.S. | 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 | 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, U.S. | Premier 5 | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 6-4, [4-10] |
Loss | 10-9 | Sep 2020 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 4-6 |
Loss | 10-10 | Mar 2021 | Dubai Championships, UAE | WTA 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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0-6, 3-6 |
Win | 11-10 | Mar 2022 | Indian Wells Open, U.S. | WTA 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 7-6(7-4) |
Win | 12-10 | Aug 2022 | Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. (2) | WTA 500 | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-0 |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | Nov 2013 | Nanjing Ladies Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-4 |
Loss | 1-1 | Jul 2014 | Jiangxi International Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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6-7(4-7), 3-6 |
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2-6, 3-6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Apr 2010 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6-3, 4-6, 2-6 |
Loss | 0-3 | May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
1-6, 2-6 |
Win | 1-3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Nanning, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6-3, 7-6(1) |
Loss | 1-4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
5-7, 4-6 |
Loss | 1-5 | Jul 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6-3, 2-6, 5-7 |
Result | W-L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1-0 | May 2006 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-7(3), 7-6(5) |
Loss | 1-1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 2-6 |
Loss | 1-2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 3-6 |
Loss | 1-3 | May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 5-7 |
Win | 2-3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-4 |
Win | 3-3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Guangzhou, China | 50,000[a] | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 7-6(4) |
Loss | 3-4 | Nov 2007 | ITF Anning, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4-6, 1-6 |
Win | 4-4 | Dec 2007 | ITF Xiamen, China | 75,000[b] | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 7-5 |
Win | 5-4 | May 2008 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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4-6, 6-4, [10-8] |
Loss | 5-5 | Jun 2008 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3-6, 4-6 |
Loss | 5-6 | Feb 2009 | Burnie International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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2-6, 4-6 |
Win | 6-6 | Jun 2009 | ITF Komoro, Japan | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-1 |
Win | 7-6 | Jan 2010 | ITF Pingguo, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-1 |
Win | 8-6 | Feb 2010 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5-7, 6-2, [10-5] |
Win | 9-6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Hammond, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-2 |
Win | 10-6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-4 |
Win | 11-6 | May 2010 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6-0, 6-3 |
Loss | 11-7 | May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() |
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6-7(1), 3-6 |
Win | 12-7 | Jul 2010 | ITF Fuzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-1, [10-2] |
Loss | 12-8 | Oct 2011 | ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1-6, 1-6 |
Loss | 12-9 | Apr 2012 | ITF Wenshan, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 2-6 |
Win | 13-9 | May 2012 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-4, 7-5 |
Win | 14-9 | May 2012 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-0, 3-6, [10-7] |
Loss | 14-10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Yakima, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-2, 3-6 |
Win | 15-10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-3 |
Win | 16-10 | Jul 2012 | Lexington Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-7(7), [10-4] |
Loss | 16-11 | Feb 2013 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-3, [7-10] |
Loss | 16-12 | May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 3-6 |
Win | 17-12 | Feb 2014 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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3-6, 6-2, [12-10] |
Win | 18-12 | Mar 2014 | ITF Quanzhou, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7-6(4), 6-1 |
Win | 19-12 | Apr 2015 | ITF Gifu, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6-2, 6-3 |
Win | 20-12 | May 2015 | Anning Open, China | 75,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-2 |
Win | 21-12 | Jun 2015 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6-3, 6-4 |