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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)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.14 October 2012HP Open, Osaka, JapanHardUnited Kingdom Heather Watson5–7, 7–5, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 4 (4–0)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (4–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (4–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.October 17, 2010HP Open, Osaka, JapanHardUnited States Lilia OsterlohJapan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Rika Fujiwara
6–0, 6–3
Winner2.March 4, 2012Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard (i)Taiwan Chuang Chia-jungTaiwan Chan Hao-ching
Japan Rika Fujiwara
7–5, 6–4
Winner3.August 3, 2012Citi Open, Washington, D.C., United StatesHardJapan Shuko AoyamaUnited States Irina Falconi
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
7–5, 6–2
Winner4.March 3, 2013Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHardJapan Shuko AoyamaSlovakia Janette Husárová
China Zhang Shuai
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles Finals: 14 (6–8)

Legend
WTA 125s tournaments
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.12 November 2007Manila, PhilippinesClaySwitzerland Nicole Riner3–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.9 February 2008Mildura, AustraliaGrassNew Zealand Marina Erakovic3–6, 1–6
Winner3.12 May 2008Kurume, JapanCarpetRussia Alexandra Panova7–5, 6–3
Runner-up4.4 May 2009Fukuoka, JapanGrassAustria Nikola Hofmanova3–6, 2–6
Winner5.3 October 2011Kōfu, JapanHardLuxembourg Mandy Minella6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Runner-up6.4 November 2012Taipei, TaiwanHardFrance Kristina Mladenovic4–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.31 August 2014Tsukuba, JapanHardJapan Junri Namigata0–6 6–7
Winner8.9 March 2015Jiangmen, ChinaHardChina Zhao Di6–2, 6–1
Runner-up9.31 May 2015Xuzhou, ChinaHardThailand Luksika Kumkhum6-1, 5–7, 1-6
Runner-up10.2 August 2015Nanchang, ChinaHardSerbia Jelena Janković3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Winner11.28 September 2015Zhuhai, ChinaHardChina Zhang Yuxuan4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–0)
Winner12.2 October 2016Iizuka JapanHardSouth Korea Jang Su-jeong6–3, 6–4
Winner13.23 October 2016Suzhou, ChinaHardChina Wang Yafan4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up14.20 November 2016Taipei, TaiwanHard (i)Russia Evgeniya Rodina4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 20 (12–8)

Legend
WTA 125s tournaments
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.23 July 2006Bangkok, ThailandHardVietnam Nguyễn Thùy DungThailand Nungnadda Wannasuk
Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai
4-6, 4-6
Runner-up2.21 March 2008Sorrento, AustraliaHardTaiwan Hwang I-hsuanAustralia Monique Adamczak
United Kingdom Melanie South
2-6, 4-6
Winner3.18 May 2008Kurume, JapanCarpetTaiwan Hwang I-hsuanJapan Erika Sema
Japan Yurika Sema
6-3, 2-6, 10-6
Runner-up4.31 May 2008Gunma, JapanCarpetTaiwan Hwang I-hsuanJapan Erika Sema
Japan Yurika Sema
3-6, 6-2, 7-10
Winner5.15 November 2008Pune, IndiaHardTaiwan Hwang I-hsuanRomania Elora Dabija
Serbia Bojana Jovanovski
5-7, 6-2, 10-7
Winner6.20 April 2009Changwon, South KoreaHardTaiwan Chen YiUnited Kingdom Elena Baltacha
United Kingdom Amanda Elliott
6-4, 6-1
Winner7.27 April 2009Gimcheon, South KoreaHardTaiwan Chen YiSouth Korea Chang Kyung-mi
South Korea Lee Jin-a
6-1, 7-5
Runner-up8.17 May 2009Kurume, JapanCarpetJapan Ayaka MaekawaChina Lu Jingjing
China Sun Shengnan
3-6, 2-6
Winner9.26 July 2009Lexington, United StatesHardUnited States Tetiana LuzhanskaUnited States Jacqueline Cako
United States Alison Riske
6-3, 6-2
Winner10.7 August 2010Vancouver, CanadaHardCanada Heidi El TabakhUnited States Irina Falconi
United States Amanda Fink
3–6, 6–3, 10–4
Winner11.7 November 2010Taipei City, TaiwanCarpet (i)Taiwan Chuang Chia-jungIndia Sania Mirza
Taiwan Hsieh Su-wei
6-4, 6-2
Winner12.16 September 2012Ningbo, ChinaHardJapan Shuko AoyamaUnited States Tetiana Luzhanska
China Zheng Saisai
6-2, 7-5
Runner-up13.4 November 2012Taipei, TaiwanHardBelarus Olga GovortsovaTaiwan Chan Hao-ching
France Kristina Mladenovic
7–5, 2–6, [8–10]
Runner-up14.3 November 2014Taipei, TaiwanCarpet (i)Taiwan Chuang Chia-jungTaiwan Chan Hao-ching
Taiwan Chan Yung-jan
4–6, 3–6
Winner15.23 May 2015Wuhan, ChinaHardChina Han XinyunChina Liu Chang
China Lu Jiajing
6–0, 6–3
Winner16.31 May 2015Xuzhou, ChinaHardChina Han XinyunChina Cao Siqi
China Zhou Mingjun
6-3, 6-2
Winner17.2 August 2015Nanchang, ChinaHardChina Zheng SaisaiTaiwan Chan Chin-wei
China Wang Yafan
6–3, 4–6, [10–3]
Runner-up18.30 July 2016Wuhan, ChinaHardChina Duan YingyingJapan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Makoto Ninomiya
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up19.14 November 2016Taipei, TaiwanHard (i)Taiwan Chuang Chia-jungRussia Natela Dzalamidze
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Winner20.8 May 2017Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceClayChinese Taipei Hsieh Su-weiRomania Raluca Olaru
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
7–5, 6–1

Grand Slam performance timelines

Singles

Tournament2009201020112012201320142015W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open-1R1R2R1R-2R2–5
French Open-1RQ21RQ1-0–2
Wimbledon-2R1R---1–2
US Open2R2R----2–2
Win–Loss1–12–40–21–20–10–01–15–11

Doubles

Tournament2010201120122013W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open1R0–1
French Open1R1R0–2
Wimbledon2R1R1–2
US Open1R0–1
Win–Loss1–30–20–00–11–6

Wins over top 10 players

#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore
2009
1.Russia Dinara Safina1Tokyo, JapanHard2R7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
2012
2.France Marion Bartoli10Guangzhou, ChinaHard1R4–3, ret.
3.Australia Samantha Stosur5Osaka, JapanHardSF6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
2016
4.Italy Roberta Vinci10Kuala Lampur, MalaysiaHard1R5–7, 6–2, 6–1
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