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Wang Xinyu

Wang Xinyu

Chinese tennis player (born 2001)


Wang Xinyu (Chinese: 王欣瑜; pinyin: Wáng Xīnyú, pronounced [wǎŋ ɕín ] ;[1] born 26 September 2001) is a Chinese professional tennis player. Wang reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32 on 9 October 2023, and a doubles ranking of No. 16 on 20 May 2024. Partnering with Hsieh Su-wei, she won the women's doubles title at the 2023 French Open.[2]

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Coaching team

Wang's current team consists of her father, Wang Peng; a Serbian technical coach, Aleksandar Slović, who won the men's singles title at the 2009 Summer Universiade and once trained with Novak Djokovic when he was younger; a fitness coach, Miro Hrvatin from Croatia; and a Chinese physio from Nanjing.[3] With the help of Slović, Wang was able to train with a few Serbian players abroad.[4] She currently trains at the Tennis & Badminton Centre of the Shenzhen Sports Centre.[5][6]

Personal life

Wang was born in Shenzhen, Guangdong.[5][6][7] Her father, Wang Peng (born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang),[8] is a former head coach of the Shenzhen tennis team and the Chinese women's national tennis team, but resigned from the latter to concentrate on his daughter's tennis career.[9][10] Her mother was a former player in the Zhejiang women's basketball team.[8] Both of them have devoted themselves to accompanying Wang everywhere. Wang showed great enthusiasm for tennis from early childhood and, coached by her father, she started playing properly at the age of five.[4]

Junior career

Grand Slam performance - Singles:

  • Australian Open: SF (2018)
  • French Open: 3R (2017, 2018)
  • Wimbledon: SF (2018)
  • US Open: 2R (2017)

Grand Slam performance - Doubles:

  • Australian Open: W (2018)
  • French Open: 2R (2017)
  • Wimbledon: W (2018)
  • US Open: SF (2017)

Tennis career

Wang at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

2017: Grand Slam debut

Wang booked her ticket to a Grand Slam debut in the 2018 Australian Open on 3 December 2017, in Zhuhai, by winning the Asia-Pacific Wildcard Playoff, coming back to edge out the Papua New Guinean No. 1, Abigail Tere-Apisah, in the final. Tere-Apisah was only two points away from victory when leading 5–3, 30–0 in the second set, looking to become the first player from Papua New Guinea to compete in a Grand Slam main draw, when momentum shifted and Wang, demonstrating fearlessness for her age, won the next seven points before going on to level the match. Wang eventually won the match in three sets, seizing the most crucial break with a splendid backhand passing shot in the ninth game, and then closed out the final set after saving four break points.[11] "It's probably the most important day in my life so far," Wang said in the post-match news conference to CCTV Sports Channel, the official TV broadcaster of the Australian Open in China.[12] At the age of 16, she was the youngest Chinese player to make a Grand Slam main draw.[3][9][12]

2018: First Junior Grand Slam champion

At the Australian Open, as the second youngest competitor in the main draw (just older than 15-year-old Marta Kostyuk), Wang lost her debut Grand Slam match to Alizé Cornet, in straight sets.[13] But going through to the junior girls' doubles final with her partner Liang En-shuo from Taiwan, Wang claimed the title in a close match against Violet Apisah of Papua New Guinea (Abigail Tere-Apisah's niece) and Lulu Sun, a New Zealand-born Swiss player of Chinese descent.[14][15][16][17]

2019: WTA Premier debut, First WTA Tour doubles title

She made her WTA Premier Mandatory debut at the 2019 Miami Open ad a wildcard.

In September, Wang reached her first WTA Tour-level final at the Jiangxi International Open in the doubles event. Alongside Zhu Lin, she defeated compatriots Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai.[18]

2020-2021: Top 100 debut in singles

She made her debut in the top 100, after reaching the quarterfinal of the Linz Open at world No. 99 in the year-end rankings, on 15 November 2021. However, she lost to the eventual champion, Alison Riske.

2022: First major win and top 75 in singles, top 100 in doubles

Wang won her first Grand Slam match of her career which was against Ann Li and was defeated in the second round at the Australian Open by world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka.[19][20]

She made her top 100 debut in doubles, on 25 April 2022, and top 75 in singles, on 16 May 2022, after winning her biggest title on the ITF World Tennis Tour at the $100k La Bisbal d'Emporda in Spain.[21]

2023: Major doubles title and singles fourth round, two WTA 1000 third rounds & top 35 in singles

Partnering Hsieh Su-wei at the French Open, using protected ranking, she reached the final for the first time at a major. En-route the pair upset defending champion Kristina Mladenovic, who was partnering Zhang Shuai this year, in the second round, and fifth seeds Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schuurs in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they beat Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova, and in the semifinals sixth seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez to advance to their first final as a pair. There, they defeated Leylah Fernandez and Taylor Townsend to win the title, their first title as a team and the first Grand Slam title for Wang Xinyu.[2]

At the US Open, she reached the fourth round in singles for the first time at a major.[22]

At the China Open, she reached the third round at the WTA 1000 level for the second time by defeating 11th seed Daria Kasatkina.[23] As a result, she reached the top 35 in the WTA rankings on 9 October 2023.

2024: Italian Open semifinal and top 16 in doubles

Using protected ranking, on her debut, she reached the second round at the 2024 Miami Open and the quarterfinals at the 2024 Madrid Open with Saisai Zheng. Also on her debut, she reached the semifinals for the first time at the next WTA 1000, the 2024 Italian Open again with Saisai Zheng, upsetting top seeds Hsieh/Mertens to face third seeds Gauff/Routliffe for a spot in the final.[24]

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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.[25]

Singles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

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Doubles

Current through the 2023 US Open.

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Significant finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 1 (title)

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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

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Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

Wang's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[26]

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Notes

  1. Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  4. 2017: WTA ranking–983.
  5. The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. "The pronunciation by Wang Xinyu herself". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. "Hsieh, Wang beat Townsend, Fernandez to win French Open doubles title". Women's Tennis Association. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. He Song; Li Jianyi (4 December 2017). "Xiànchǎng |16 suì Wáng Xīnyú Ào-Wǎng wàikǎ sài shényǒng duóguàn, tuánduì wánshàn qiánjǐng kě qī" 现场|16岁王欣瑜澳网外卡赛神勇夺冠,团队完善前景可期 [Spot | 16-year-old Wang Xinyu won Australian Open Wildcard Playoff title valorously, perfect team makes prospects]. All Tennis (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. Zhu Peng (4 December 2017). "Zhōngguó xiǎo huā pīn de zhèngsài zīgé" 中国小花拼得正赛资格 [Chinese little flower struggled and got qualification for main draw]. Beijing Youth Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. Gao Zhiming; Peng Zhigang (14 December 2017). "Shǒuwàng shíguāng Jìngdài huākāi" 守望时光 静待花开! [Await the blooming calmly with time going by]. Daily Sunshine (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. Liu Ying; Peng Zhigang (14 December 2017). "16 suì Shēnzhèn nǚhái zhēngzhàn zhíyè wǎngtán" 16岁深圳女孩征战职业网坛 [16-year-old Shenzhen girl plays professional tennis]. Southern Metropolis Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. Huang Wen; Liao Hongbin (4 December 2017). "Shēnzhèn xiǎo huā Wáng Xīnyú shuāngdǎ guànjūn yī dǐng yī" 深圳小花王欣瑜双打冠军一顶一 [Shenzhen little flower Wang Xinyu's doubles title worthy of name]. Shenzhen Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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  9. Su Yahui (4 December 2017). "Wáng Xīnyú chéng chūzhàn Dàmǎnguàn zuì niánqīng Zhōngguó xuǎnshǒu" 王欣瑜成出战大满贯最年轻中国选手 [Wang Xinyu be youngest Chinese player in Grand Slam]. Tianjin Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. Tennis World magazine (6 September 2017). "Guójiā Nǚduì zhǔjiàoliàn Wáng Péng lí zhí, jiāng zhuānxīn péibàn nǚér Wáng Xīnyú zhēngzhàn zhíyè sàichǎng" 国家女队主教练王鹏离职,将专心陪伴女儿王欣瑜征战职业赛场 [Head coach of national women's team Wang Peng resigned, will concentrate on accompanying daughter Wang Xinyu competing in professional tournaments]. Sohu Sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  11. "Wang beats Tere-Apisah to win Australian Open wildcard". WTA. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  12. Joe Liu (4 December 2017). "Wang, Kwon win Australian Open wildcards". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  13. Liu Xiyao (15 January 2018). "Ào-Wǎng–Wáng Xīnyú 0-2 bùdí Kēnèitè Zhōngguó Shāwá shǒulún chūjú" 澳网-王欣瑜0-2不敌科内特 中国莎娃首轮出局 [Australian Open-Wang Xinyu lost to Cornet 0–2 Chinese Sharapova knocked out in first round]. Tencent Sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  14. Aus Open (27 January 2018). "Xīn shìdài "Hǎixiá zǔhé" zhànfàng Ào-Wǎng qīngshǎonián nǚshuāng sàichǎng, Wáng Xīnyú jiāmiǎn Dàmǎnguàn guànjūn" 新世代“海峡组合”绽放澳网青少年女双赛场,王欣瑜加冕大满贯冠军 ["Cross-Strait duo" of new generation shining in Girls' Doubles of Junior Australian Open. Wang Xinyu crown with Grand Slam title]. Sohu Sports (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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  17. Marc Ribolla (10 July 2017). "Schweizer Tennis-Juwel Lulu Sun spielt im Wimbledon-Turnier - Blick" [Swiss tennis jewel Lulu Sun plays in the Wimbledon tournament - Blick]. Blick (in German). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. Chris Oddo (15 September 2019). "Rebecca Peterson Wins Maiden Title at Jiangxi". tennis now. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  19. "Australian Open: Raducanu survives Stephens scare, Chinese pair win". South China Morning Post. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  20. Jamie Renton (16 May 2022). "Wang Xinyu rise after winning biggest ITF title yet in Spain". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  21. "Head to Head". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

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