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Chang Kai-chen
Taiwanese female tennis player

Chang Kai-chen

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Quick Facts

Intro
Taiwanese female tennis player
Places
Taiwan
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Athlete Tennis player
Work field
Sports
Gender
Female
Birth
13 January 1991 People who share this birthday
Place of birth
Taoyuan District, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Star sign
CapricornCapricorn People who share this birthday
Age
33 years
Residence
Taipei, Taiwan
Stats
Height:
167 cm
Weight:
53 kg
Sports Teams
Chinese Taipei Billie Jean King Cup team (Taiwan)
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Chang Kai-chen (Chinese: 張凱貞; pinyin: Zhāng Kǎizhēn; Taiwanese Mandarin: [tsáŋ kʰài tsə́n]; born January 13, 1991), also known as Kelly Chang, is a Taiwanese former professional tennis player.

Career

Her father is Chang Chin-lai and mother is Jun Yu-mei; she has two older brothers, Yao-lun and Yao-chung (both play tennis). Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei, Chang splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy). She started playing tennis at age six when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club. She is an aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand, her favorite surface is hardcourt.

She qualified for the 2009 US Open, where she beat 25th seed Kaia Kanepi 6–0, 2–6, 6–2 in her first-round match. At the 2009 Pan Pacific Open, Chang defeated world No. 1, Dinara Safina, 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 in her second-round match.

In July 2010, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 82. In February 2013, she peaked at No. 65 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Playing for Chinese Taipei Fed Cup team, Chang has a win–loss record of 10–8.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.

Singles

Tournament200920102011201220132014201520162017W–L
Australian OpenA1R1R2R1RA2RQ2Q22–5
French OpenA1RQ21RQ1AAQ1Q20–2
WimbledonA2R1RAAAAQ31R1–3
US Open2R2RAAAAQ1Q1A2–2
Win–loss1–12–40–21–20–10–01–10–00–15–12

Doubles

Tournament2010201120122013201720182019W–L
Australian Open1R1R0–2
French Open1R1R1R0–3
Wimbledon2R1R2R2–3
US Open1R0–1
Win–loss1–30–20–00–21–10–00–12–9

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (runner–up)

Finals by surface
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
LossOct 2012Japan Women's OpenInternationalHard Heather Watson5–7, 7–5, 6–7

Doubles: 4 (4 titles)

Finals by surface
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (4–0)
Hard (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinOct 2010Japan Women's OpenInternationalHard Lilia Osterloh Shuko Aoyama
Rika Fujiwara		6–0, 6–3
WinMar 2012Malaysian OpenInternationalHard Chuang Chia-jung Chan Hao-ching
Rika Fujiwara		7–5, 6–4
WinAug 2012Washington OpenInternationalHard Shuko Aoyama Irina Falconi
Chanelle Scheepers		7–5, 6–2
WinMar 2013Malaysian OpenInternationalHard Shuko Aoyama Janette Husárová
Zhang Shuai		6–7, 7–6, [14–12]

WTA 125 tournament finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
LossNov 2012Taipei Challenger, TaiwanHard (i) Kristina Mladenovic4–6, 3–6
LossAug 2015Jiangxi International, ChinaHard Jelena Janković3–6, 6–7
LossNov 2016Taipei Challenger, TaiwanHard (i) Evgeniya Rodina4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossNov 2012Taipei Challenger, TaiwanHard (i) Olga Govortsova Chan Hao-ching
Kristina Mladenovic		7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
LossNov 2014Taipei Challenger, TaiwanCarpet (i) Chuang Chia-jung Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan		4–6, 3–6
WinAug 2015Jiangxi International, ChinaHard Zheng Saisai Chan Chin-wei
Wang Yafan		6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
LossNov 2016Taipei Challenger, TaiwanHard (i) Chuang Chia-jung Natela Dzalamidze
Veronika Kudermetova		6–4, 3–6, [5–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2007ITF Manila, Philippines10,000Clay Nicole Riner3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Feb 2008ITF Mildura, Australia25,000Grass Marina Erakovic3–6, 1–6
Win1–2May 2008Kurume Cup, Japan50,000Carpet Alexandra Panova7–5, 6–3
Loss1–3May 2009Fukuoka International, Japan50,000Grass Nikola Hofmanova3–6, 2–6
Win2–3Oct 2011Kōfu International Open, Japan50,000Hard Mandy Minella6–4, 1–6, 6–4
Loss2–4Aug 2014ITF Tsukuba, Japan25,000Hard Junri Namigata0–6, 6–7
Win3–4Mar 2015ITF Jiangmen, China10,000Hard Zhao Di6–2, 6–1
Loss3–5May 2015ITF Xuzhou, China50,000Hard Luksika Kumkhum6–1, 5–7, 1–6
Win4–5Sep 2015Zhuhai Open, China50,000Hard Zhang Yuxuan4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Win5–5Oct 2016ITF Iizuka, Japan25,000Hard Jang Su-jeong6–3, 6–4
Win6–5Oct 2016Suzhou Ladies Open, China50,000Hard Wang Yafan4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
LossJul 2006ITF Bangkok, Thailand10,000Hard Nguyễn Thùy Dung Nungnadda Wannasuk
Varatchaya Wongteanchai		4–6, 4–6
LossMar 2008ITF Sorrento, Australia25,000Hard Hwang I-hsuan Monique Adamczak
Melanie South		2–6, 4–6
WinMay 2008Kurume Cup, Japan50,000Carpet Hwang I-hsuan Erika Sema
Yurika Sema		6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
LossMay 2008ITF Gunma, Japan25,000Carpet Hwang I-hsuan Erika Sema
Yurika Sema		3–6, 6–2, [7–10]
WinNov 2008Pune Championships, India25,000Hard Hwang I-hsuan Elora Dabija
Bojana Jovanovski		5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
WinApr 2009ITF Changwon, South Korea25,000Hard Chen Yi Elena Baltacha
Amanda Elliott		6–4, 6–1
WinApr 2009ITF Gimcheon, South Korea25,000Hard Chen Yi Chang Kyung-mi
Lee Jin-a		6–1, 7–5
LossMay 2009Kurume Cup, Japan50,000Carpet Ayaka Maekawa Lu Jingjing
Sun Shengnan		3–6, 2–6
WinJul 2009Lexington Challenger, United States50,000Hard Tetiana Luzhanska Jacqueline Cako
Alison Riske		6–3, 6–2
WiAug 2010Vancouver Open, Canada75,000Hard Heidi El Tabakh Irina Falconi
Amanda Fink		3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
WinNov 2010Taipei Ladies Open, Taiwan100,000Carpet (i) Chuang Chia-jung Sania Mirza
Hsieh Su-wei		6–4, 6–2
WinSep 2012Ningbo International, China100,000Hard Shuko Aoyama Tetiana Luzhanska
Zheng Saisai		6–2, 7–5
WinMay 2015ITF Wuhan, China50,000Hard Han Xinyun Liu Chang
Lu Jiajing		6–0, 6–3
WinMay 2015ITF Xuzhou, China50,000Hard Han Xinyun Cao Siqi
Zhou Mingjun		6–3, 6–2
LossJul 2016ITF Wuhan, China50,000Hard Duan Yingying Shuko Aoyama
Makoto Ninomiya		4–6, 4–6
WinMay 2017Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France100,000Clay Hsieh Su-wei Raluca Olaru
Renata Voráčová		7–5, 6–1
WinMay 2017Open Saint-Gaudens, France60,000Clay Han Xinyun Montserrat González
Sílvia Soler Espinosa		7–5, 6–1
LossJun 2017Surbiton Trophy, UK100,000Grass Marina Erakovic Monique Adamczak
Storm Sanders		4–6, 5–7
LossJun 2017Manchester Trophy, UK100,000Grass Marina Erakovic Magdalena Fręch
An-Sophie Mestach		4–6, 6–7
LossMay 2018ITF Incheon, Korea25,000Hard Hsu Ching-wen Han Na-lae
Kim Na-ri		0–5 ret.
WinJun 2018ITF Daegu, Korea25,000Hard Hsu Ching-wen Shiho Akita
Misaki Doi		2–1 ret.
WinFeb 2019Launceston International, Australia60,000Hard Hsu Ching-wen Alexandra Bozovic
Isabelle Wallace		6–2, 6–4
WinMar 2019Kōfu International Open, Japan25,000Hard Hsu Ching-wen Emina Bektas
Tara Moore		6–1, 6–3
WinMar 2019ITF Kōfu, Japan25,000Hard Hsu Ching-wen Xun Fangying
You Xiaodi		6–3, 6–4

Wins over top 10 players

#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore
2009
1. Dinara Safina1Pan Pacific OpenHard2R7–6, 4–6, 7–5
2012
2. Marion Bartoli10Guangzhou OpenHard1R4–3 ret.
3. Samantha Stosur5Japan Women's OpenHardSF6–4, 4–6, 7–6
2016
4. Roberta Vinci10Malaysian OpenHard1R5–7, 6–2, 6–1
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Notable Taiwanese athletes

Gender:Female, Born in:Years 1970 to 1999

By work and/or country

Notable Taiwanese Athletes

Gender:Female, Born in:Years 1970 to 1999

Notable Taiwanese Tennis players

Gender:Female, Born in:Years 1970 to 1999

By category

1991 births

21st-century Taiwanese women

Asian Games medalists in tennis

Asian Games silver medalists for Chinese Taipei

FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei

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