Chung Kai-yu
Quick Facts
Biography
Chang Kai-chen (Chinese: 張凱貞; born January 13, 1991) is a professional Taiwanese tennis player.
Her highest WTA singles ranking is no. 82, which she reached on July 5, 2010. Her career high in doubles is no. 65, which she reached on February 11, 2013.
Chang was born in Taiwan and is a right-handed player. She qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open, where she beat 25th seed Kaia Kanepi, 6–0, 2–6, 6–2, in her first-round match. At the 2009 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Chang defeated world no. 1 Dinara Safina, 7–6, 4–6, 7–5, in her second-round match.
Playing for Taiwan at the Fed Cup, Chang has a win–loss record of 7–5.
Biography
Kai-chen is currently without a full-time coach. Her father is Chin Lai Chang and mother is Yu Mei Jun; two older brothers, Yao Lun and Yao Chung (both play tennis). Born and raised in Taiwan, an hour from Taipei; splits training between Taiwan and Delray Beach, Florida (International Tennis Academy). Started playing tennis at age 6 when introduced to sport by brothers at local tennis club. She is an aggressive baseliner whose favorite shot is backhand; favorite surface is hard court. Her ambition is to reach Top 10.
WTA Finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 14 October 2012 | HP Open, Osaka, Japan | Hard | Heather Watson | 5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 4 (4–0)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | October 17, 2010 | HP Open, Osaka, Japan | Hard | Lilia Osterloh | Shuko Aoyama Rika Fujiwara | 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | March 4, 2012 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard (i) | Chuang Chia-jung | Chan Hao-ching Rika Fujiwara | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | August 3, 2012 | Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Irina Falconi Chanelle Scheepers | 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | March 3, 2013 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Janette Husárová Zhang Shuai | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12] |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles Finals: 14 (6–8)
Legend |
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WTA 125s tournaments |
$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. | 12 November 2007 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | Nicole Riner | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 9 February 2008 | Mildura, Australia | Grass | Marina Erakovic | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 12 May 2008 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet | Alexandra Panova | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 4 May 2009 | Fukuoka, Japan | Grass | Nikola Hofmanova | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 3 October 2011 | Kōfu, Japan | Hard | Mandy Minella | 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 4 November 2012 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 31 August 2014 | Tsukuba, Japan | Hard | Junri Namigata | 0–6 6–7 |
Winner | 8. | 9 March 2015 | Jiangmen, China | Hard | Zhao Di | 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 9. | 31 May 2015 | Xuzhou, China | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 6-1, 5–7, 1-6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 2 August 2015 | Nanchang, China | Hard | Jelena Janković | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Winner | 11. | 28 September 2015 | Zhuhai, China | Hard | Zhang Yuxuan | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–0) |
Winner | 12. | 2 October 2016 | Iizuka Japan | Hard | Jang Su-jeong | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 23 October 2016 | Suzhou, China | Hard | Wang Yafan | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 14. | 20 November 2016 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard (i) | Evgeniya Rodina | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 20 (12–8)
Legend |
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WTA 125s tournaments |
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 23 July 2006 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | Nguyễn Thùy Dung | Nungnadda Wannasuk Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 4-6, 4-6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 21 March 2008 | Sorrento, Australia | Hard | Hwang I-hsuan | Monique Adamczak Melanie South | 2-6, 4-6 |
Winner | 3. | 18 May 2008 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet | Hwang I-hsuan | Erika Sema Yurika Sema | 6-3, 2-6, 10-6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 31 May 2008 | Gunma, Japan | Carpet | Hwang I-hsuan | Erika Sema Yurika Sema | 3-6, 6-2, 7-10 |
Winner | 5. | 15 November 2008 | Pune, India | Hard | Hwang I-hsuan | Elora Dabija Bojana Jovanovski | 5-7, 6-2, 10-7 |
Winner | 6. | 20 April 2009 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Chen Yi | Elena Baltacha Amanda Elliott | 6-4, 6-1 |
Winner | 7. | 27 April 2009 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Chen Yi | Chang Kyung-mi Lee Jin-a | 6-1, 7-5 |
Runner-up | 8. | 17 May 2009 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet | Ayaka Maekawa | Lu Jingjing Sun Shengnan | 3-6, 2-6 |
Winner | 9. | 26 July 2009 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Tetiana Luzhanska | Jacqueline Cako Alison Riske | 6-3, 6-2 |
Winner | 10. | 7 August 2010 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Heidi El Tabakh | Irina Falconi Amanda Fink | 3–6, 6–3, 10–4 |
Winner | 11. | 7 November 2010 | Taipei City, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Chuang Chia-jung | Sania Mirza Hsieh Su-wei | 6-4, 6-2 |
Winner | 12. | 16 September 2012 | Ningbo, China | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Tetiana Luzhanska Zheng Saisai | 6-2, 7-5 |
Runner-up | 13. | 4 November 2012 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Olga Govortsova | Chan Hao-ching Kristina Mladenovic | 7–5, 2–6, [8–10] |
Runner-up | 14. | 3 November 2014 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | Chuang Chia-jung | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 15. | 23 May 2015 | Wuhan, China | Hard | Han Xinyun | Liu Chang Lu Jiajing | 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 16. | 31 May 2015 | Xuzhou, China | Hard | Han Xinyun | Cao Siqi Zhou Mingjun | 6-3, 6-2 |
Winner | 17. | 2 August 2015 | Nanchang, China | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Chan Chin-wei Wang Yafan | 6–3, 4–6, [10–3] |
Runner-up | 18. | 30 July 2016 | Wuhan, China | Hard | Duan Yingying | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 14 November 2016 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard (i) | Chuang Chia-jung | Natela Dzalamidze Veronika Kudermetova | 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 20. | 8 May 2017 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Hsieh Su-wei | Raluca Olaru Renata Voráčová | 7–5, 6–1 |
Grand Slam performance timelines
Singles
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | W-L | |||||||||
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Australian Open | - | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | - | 2R | 2–5 | |||||||||
French Open | - | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | - | 0–2 | ||||||||||
Wimbledon | - | 2R | 1R | - | - | - | 1–2 | ||||||||||
US Open | 2R | 2R | - | - | - | - | 2–2 | ||||||||||
Win–Loss | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–11 |
Doubles
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W-L | ||||||||||||
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Australian Open | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
Win–Loss | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–6 |
Wins over top 10 players
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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1. | Dinara Safina | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5 |
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2. | Marion Bartoli | 10 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | 1R | 4–3, ret. |
3. | Samantha Stosur | 5 | Osaka, Japan | Hard | SF | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) |
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4. | Roberta Vinci | 10 | Kuala Lampur, Malaysia | Hard | 1R | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |