Yang Zhaoxuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang (杨).
Yang Zhaoxuan
杨钊煊
Yang at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) China
ResidenceBeijing, China
Born (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995
Beijing
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,957,427
Singles
Career record138–134
Career titles0 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 151 (14 September 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2016)
French OpenQ1 (2016)
WimbledonQ3 (2015)
US OpenQ2 (2015)
Doubles
Career record320–237
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 9 (30 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 57 (28 July 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2023)
French OpenSF (2018)
Wimbledon3R (2022)
US Open3R (2017, 2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2022)
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2023)
WimbledonSF (2019)
US Open2R (2023)
Team competitions
Fed Cup15–6
Medal record
Representing  China
Women's Tennis
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Doubles
Last updated on: 4 August 2025.

Yang Zhaoxuan (Chinese: 杨钊煊; pinyin: Yáng Zhāoxuān; Mandarin pronunciation: [jǎŋ ʈʂáʊ ɕɥɛ́n]; born 11 February 1995) is a Chinese tennis player. She has reached her best WTA doubles ranking of world No. 9 on 30 January 2023.

Yang has won seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour and one WTA Challenger doubles title. In September 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 151. In addition, she has won three singles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Career

2014: WTA Tour debut

Yang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Ye Qiuyu in doubles.[1] The pair lost their first-round match against third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova.[1]

2017: First WTA 1000 final

Alongside Shuko Aoyama, she reached the final of the Wuhan Open[2] which they lost to Latisha Chan and Martina Hingis.[3] At the WTA Elite Trophy, she lost both matches in the round-robin stage together with Han Xinyun.[4][5]

2018: First major doubles semifinal

At the French Open, Yang alongside Chan Hao-ching reached her first Grand Slam semifinal but then lost to Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya.[6]

2019: Mixed doubles semifinal

At the Wimbledon Championships, she reached the round of the last four in mixed doubles alongside Matwé Middelkoop, after overcoming the top-seeded couple of Nicole Melichar and Bruno Soares.[7] They lost their semifinal match to Jeļena Ostapenko and Robert Lindstedt.[8]

2021: Second WTA 1000 final

In March, Yang reached the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships along with Xu Yifan but they lost to Alexa Guarachi and Darija Jurak.[9]

2022: WTA 1000 doubles title and WTA Finals

At the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open, she won the biggest title of her career in doubles with Xu Yifan.[10] They also took the title at the Silicon Valley Classic[11] She qualified for the 2022 WTA Finals with partner Yifan.[12]

2023: Top 10 debut, major quarterfinal

She reached her first Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal outside of Paris at the Australian Open, partnering with Chan Hao-ching. As a result, she recorded a new career-high ranking of world No. 9, on 30 January 2023.

Performance timeline

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.

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Dubai Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R A 3R 3R 1R 1R 2R 3R QF 0 / 8 10–8 56%
French Open A A A A 1R SF 2R A 2R QF 3R 0 / 6 11–6 65%
Wimbledon A A A Q2 2R 2R 1R NH A 3R 2R 0 / 5 5–5 50%
US Open A A A 1R 3R 2R 2R A A 3R 2R 0 / 6 7–6 54%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 5–4 8–4 2–4 0–1 2–2 9–4 7–4 0 / 25 33–25 57%
Year-end championships
WTA Finals DNQ/NH RR DNQ 0 / 1 1–2 33%
WTA Elite Trophy DNQ F RR RR F NH DNQ 0 / 6 4–6 40%
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH 2R NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A 1R 2R 1R 2R F A QF 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Indian Wells Open A A A A QF 2R 2R NH A W 1R 0 / 5 9–4 69%
Miami Open A A A A 2R 2R 2R NH 2R SF 2R 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Madrid Open A A A A A 2R 1R NH 1R 1R 2R 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Italian Open A A A A A 2R 2R A 1R QF 1R 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Canadian Open A A A A A 2R[b] 2R[b] NH A 2R SF 0 / 4 6–2 75%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A 1R A A 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wuhan Open A 1R 1R 1R F 1R SF NH 0 / 6 6–6 50%
China Open A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R NH A 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Guadalajara Open NH SF 1R 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 4 10 12 19 23 27 5 13 23 25 Career total: 143
Titles 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Career total: 6
Finals 0 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 2 2 1 Career total: 14
Overall win-loss 0–1 0–4 4–10 14–12 24–19 21–21 27–25 4–5 16–13 33–31 26–24 6 / 163 169–157 52%
Year-end ranking 362 465 112 60 28 28 36 55 48 12 32 $1,511,525

Significant finals

WTA Elite Trophy

Doubles: 2 (runner–ups)

Result Year Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2016 Zhuhai, China Hard (i) China You Xiaodi Turkey İpek Soylu
China Xu Yifan 		4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 2019 Zhuhai, China Hard (i) China Duan Yingying Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Slovenia Andreja Klepač 		3–6, 3–6

WTA 1000 tournaments

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2017 Wuhan Open Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 2021 Dubai Championships Hard China Xu Yifan Chile Alexa Guarachi
Croatia Darija Jurak 		0–6, 3–6
Win 2022 Indian Wells Open Hard China Xu Yifan United States Asia Muhammad
Japan Ena Shibahara 		7–5, 7–6(7–4)

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
Elite Trophy (0–2)
WTA 1000 (1–2)
WTA 500 (2–1)
WTA 250 (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2016 Malaysian Open International[c] Hard Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai China Liang Chen
China Wang Yafan 		4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 1–1 Jun 2016 Nottingham Open, UK International Grass Canada Gabriela Dabrowski Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
China Peng Shuai 		5–7, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 1–2 Sep 2016 Pan Pacific Open, Japan Premier[d] Hard China Liang Chen India Sania Mirza
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová 		1–6, 1–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 2016 WTA Elite Trophy, China Elite Hard China You Xiaodi Turkey İpek Soylu
China Xu Yifan 		4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 1–4 Jan 2017 Hobart International, Australia International Hard Canada Gabriela Dabrowski Romania Raluca Olaru
Ukraine Olga Savchuk 		6–0, 4–6, [5–10]
Win 2–4 Sep 2017 Japan Women's Open International Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama Australia Monique Adamczak
Australia Storm Sanders 		6–0, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 2–5 Sep 2017 Wuhan Open, China Premier 5[e] Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Switzerland Martina Hingis 		6–7(5–7), 6–3, [4–10]
Win 3–5 Feb 2018 Dubai Championships, U.A.E. Premier Hard Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai 		4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win 4–5 Jan 2019 Shenzhen Open, China International Hard China Peng Shuai China Duan Yingying
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 4–6 Oct 2019 WTA Elite Trophy, China Elite Hard China Duan Yingying Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Slovenia Andreja Klepač 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 4–7 Mar 2021 Dubai Championships, UAE WTA 1000 Hard China Xu Yifan Chile Alexa Guarachi
Croatia Darija Jurak 		0–6, 3–6
Loss 4–8 May 2021 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 250 Clay Japan Makoto Ninomiya Chile Alexa Guarachi
United States Desirae Krawczyk 		2–6, 3–6
Win 5–8 Mar 2022 Indian Wells Open, US WTA 1000 Hard China Xu Yifan United States Asia Muhammad
Japan Ena Shibahara 		7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 6–8 Aug 2022 Silicon Valley Classic, US WTA 500 Hard China Xu Yifan Japan Shuko Aoyama
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching 		7–5, 6–0
Win 7–8 May 2023 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France WTA 250 Clay China Xu Yifan United States Desirae Krawczyk
Mexico Giuliana Olmos 		6–3, 6–2

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Hua Hin Challenger,
Thailand 		Hard Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai China Liang Chen
China Wang Yafan 		3–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Apr 2019 Kunming Open,
China 		Clay China Peng Shuai China Duan Yingying
China Han Xinyun 		7–5, 6–2

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$10,000 tournaments (3–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2011 ITF New Delhi, India 10,000 Hard South Korea Kim Hae-sung 6–2, 6–0
Win 2–0 Aug 2014 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Turkey İpek Soylu 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 3–0 Dec 2014 ITF Hong Kong, China 10,000 Hard China Zhu Lin 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Apr 2015 Pingshan Open, China 25,000 Hard Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 24 (12 titles, 12 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–3)
$75,000 tournaments (0–1)
$50,000 tournaments (3–3)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$10,000 tournaments (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–10)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2010 ITF Ningbo, China 10,000 Hard China Wang Yafan China Lu Jiaxiang
China Yang Zijun 		1–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Win 2–0 Nov 2010 ITF Manila, Philippines 10,000 Hard China Zhu Lin South Korea Kim Ji-young
South Korea Kim Jin-hee 		6–4, 6–7(5), [10–7]
Win 3–0 Feb 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay China Zhang Kailin China Li Yihong
China Tang Haochen 		7–6(6), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 3–1 May 2012 ITF Changwon,
South Korea 		25,000 Hard China Zhang Kailin China Liu Wanting
China Xu Yifan 		4–6, 5–7
Loss 3–2 Oct 2012 Suzhou Ladies Open,
China 		100,000 Hard China Zhao Yijing Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky
France Caroline Garcia 		5–7, 3–6
Win 4–2 Apr 2013 ITF Seoul, South Korea 15,000 Hard China Liu Wanting Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
China Zhang Nannan 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Sep 2013 ITF Sanya, China 50,000 Hard China Zhao Yijing China Sun Ziyue
China Xu Shilin 		7–6(5), 3–6, [3–10]
Loss 4–4 Feb 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay China Li Yihong Austria Pia König
Georgia (country) Sofia Kvatsabaia 		1–2 ret.
Loss 4–5 Jun 2014 ITF Xi'an, China 50,000 Hard China Liang Chen China Lu Jiajing
China Wang Yafan 		3–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 4–6 Aug 2014 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard China Gao Xinyu China Wang Yan
China You Xiaodi 		w/o
Loss 4–7 Aug 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard China Wang Yan Ukraine Alona Fomina
Germany Christina Shakovets 		3–6, 1–6
Win 5–7 Dec 2014 ITF Hong Kong 10,000 Hard China Ye Qiuyu South Korea Hong Seung-yeon
South Korea Kang Seo-kyung 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–8 Feb 2015 Launceston International, Australia 50,000 Hard China Wang Yafan China Han Xinyun
Japan Junri Namigata 		4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 6–8 Feb 2015 ITF New Delhi, India 25,000 Hard China Tang Haochen Chinese Taipei Hsu Ching-wen
Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi 		7–5, 6–1
Loss 6–9 Apr 2015 ITF Nanjing, China 25,000 Hard China Ye Qiuyu China Liu Chang
China Lu Jiajing 		6–1, 1–6, [8–10]
Loss 6–10 May 2015 Anning Open, China 75,000 Hard China Ye Qiuyu China Xu Yifan
China Zheng Saisai 		5–7, 2–6
Win 7–10 Oct 2015 Suzhou Ladies Open, China 50,000 Hard China Zhang Yuxuan China Tian Ran
China Zhang Kailin 		7–6(4), 6–2
Win 8–10 Apr 2016 ITF Kashiwa, Japan 25,000 Hard China Zhang Kailin China You Xiaodi
China Zhu Lin 		7–5, 2–6, [11–9]
Loss 8–11 May 2016 Kunming Open, China 100,000 Clay Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai China Wang Yafan
China Zhang Kailin 		7–6(3), 6–7(2), [1–10]
Win 9–11 May 2016 Eastbourne Trophy, UK 50,000 Grass China Zhang Kailin United States Asia Muhammad
United States Maria Sanchez 		7–6(5), 6–1
Win 10–11 Jun 2016 Ilkley Trophy, UK 50,000 Grass China Zhang Kailin Belgium An-Sophie Mestach
Australia Storm Sanders 		6–3, 7–6(5)
Win 11–11 Jun 2017 Southsea Trophy, UK 100,000+H Grass Japan Shuko Aoyama Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok 		6–7(7), 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 11–12 Nov 2017 Shenzhen Longhua Open, China 100,000 Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama United States Jacqueline Cako
Serbia Nina Stojanović 		4–6, 2–6
Win 12–12 Nov 2018 Shenzhen Longhua Open, China 100,000 Hard Japan Shuko Aoyama South Korea Choi Ji-hee
Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 		6–2, 6–3

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Withdrew during the tournament.
  3. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
  4. ^ The WTA Premier tournaments were reclassified as WTA 500 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ The WTA Premier 5 & Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. ^ a b "Shenzhen Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ WTA Staff (29 September 2017). "Chan and Hingis into Wuhan final". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  3. ^ WTA Staff (30 September 2017). "Hingis, Chan capture third straight title at Wuhan". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  4. ^ WTA Staff (31 October 2017). "Olaru and Savchuk triumph in Zhuhai doubles opener". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ^ WTA Staff (4 November 2017). "Duan and Han seal spot in Zhuhai doubles final". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. ^ Alex Macpherson (8 June 2018). "Hozumi & Ninomiya make history in Paris as first all-Japanese pair in Slam final". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ^ WTA Staff (11 July 2019). "Yang, Middelkoop shock No.1 seeds Melichar, Soares to make Wimbledon mixed semis". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  8. ^ WTA Staff (12 July 2019). "Ostapenko, Lindstedt book spot vs. Chan, Dodig in Wimbledon mixed doubles final". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Muguruza back in the winner's circle, beats Krejcikova for Dubai title". WTA Tennis. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  10. ^ WTA Staff (19 March 2022). "Xu, Yang charge to Indian Wells doubles title". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Russia's Daria Kasatkina bests Shelby Rogers, wins Silicon Valley Classic". CBS News. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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