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Chinese female tennis player
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Female
Place of birth
Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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LeoAge
36 years
Residence
Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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165 cm
Weight:
60 kg
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Biography
Xu Yifan (Chinese: 徐一幡; pinyin: Xú Yīfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕy̌ í fǎn]; born 8 August 1988 in Tianjin) is a tennis player from China. She reached her career-high ranking in singles of No. 148 on 13 July 2015. On 13 January 2020, she peaked at No. 7 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Career
Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006. She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2008 China Open in Beijing and a quarterfinalist at the 2014 US Open in women's doubles. She reached the semifinals at the 2016 Australian Open and was a quarterfinalist at the 2016 French Open in women's doubles with Zheng Saisai. She was also a quarterfinalist in doubles at the Australian Open in 2017 with Raquel Atowa.
In 2017, Xu won the Miami Open and the Connecticut Open women's doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski. She partnered Dabrowski again in the US Open, with the pair reaching the quarterfinals. In 2018, the duo won the doubles at the Sydney International, then reached the quarterfinals in the Australian Open.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | Gabriela Dabrowski | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 2–6, 4–6 |
Significant finals
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2017 | Miami | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2018 | Beijing | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Runner-up | 2019 | Madrid | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 3–6, 1–6 |
WTA career finals
Doubles: 17 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| WTA Elite Trophy (1–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (1–2) |
| Tier II / Premier (5–2) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (3–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Sep 2007 | China Open, Beijing | Tier II | Hard | Han Xinyun | Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei | 6–7), 3–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2008 | China Open, Beijing | Tier II | Hard | Han Xinyun | Anabel Medina Garrigues Caroline Wozniacki | 1–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Sep 2013 | Korea Open, Seoul | International | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Win | Aug 2015 | Bank of the West Classic, Stanford | Premier | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | Oct 2015 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Darija Jurak Nicole Melichar | 6–2, 3–6, [10–8] | |
| Loss | Jan 2016 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Vania King Monica Niculescu | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 2016 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | Magda Linette | Christina McHale Peng Shuai | 6–7), 0–6 | |
| Win | Nov 2016 | WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai, China | Elite | Hard (i) | İpek Soylu | Yang Zhaoxuan You Xiaodi | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] | |
| Win | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, U.S. | Premier M | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Sania Mirza Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | Aug 2017 | Connecticut Open, New Haven | Premier | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] | |
| Win | Jan 2018 | Sydney International, Australia | Premier | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Latisha Chan Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass | Gabriela Dabrowski | Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | Oct 2018 | China Open, Beijing | Premier M | Hard | Gabriela Dabrowski | Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | |
| Loss | May 2019 | Madrid Open, Spain | Premier M | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | May 2019 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | Gabriela Dabrowski | Sharon Fichman Nicole Melichar | 4–6, 7–6, [10–5] | |
| Loss | Jul 2019 | Wimbledon, London, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | Gabriela Dabrowski | Hsieh Su-wei Barbora Strýcová | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Jan 2020 | Adelaide International, Australia | Premier | Hard | Nicole Melichar | Gabriela Dabrowski Darija Jurak | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
WTA 125K series finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 3 November 2013 | Nanjing Ladies Open, China | Hard | Misaki Doi | Zhang Shuai Yaroslava Shvedova | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 27 July 2014 | Jiangxi International Open, China | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Junri Namigata Chuang Chia-jung | 6–7, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (1–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 May 2007 | Chengdu, China | Hard | Zhang Shuai | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 April 2010 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Lee Jin-a | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 23 May 2010 | Karuizawa, Japan | Carpet | Natsumi Hamamura | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 27 April 2014 | Nanning, China | Hard | Chan Yung-jan | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1 June 2014 | Zhengzhou, China | Hard | Zhang Kailin | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 19 July 2014 | Phuket, Thailand | Hard (i) | Wang Yafan | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 33 (21–12)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 2006 | Tarakan, Indonesia | Hard | Xia Huan | Sandy Gumulya Septi Mende | 6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 July 2006 | Chengdu, China | Hard | Xia Huan | Ren Jing Zhang Shuai | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 August 2006 | Changsha, China | Hard | Xia Huan | Chen Yanchong Liu Wanting | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 May 2007 | Chengdu, China | Hard | Huang Lei | Song Shanshan Xie Yanze | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 8 June 2007 | Changsha, China | Hard | Huang Lei | Chan Chin-wei Kumiko Iijima | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 16 June 2007 | Guangzhou, China | Hard | Huang Lei | Chen Yanchong Zhou Yimiao | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 18 November 2007 | Kunming, China | Hard | Han Xinyun | Urszula Radwańska Yanina Wickmayer | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 2 December 2007 | Xiamen, China | Hard | Han Xinyun | Ji Chunmei Sun Shengnan | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 5. | 16 May 2008 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Han Xinyun | Sophie Ferguson Christina Wheeler | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 5. | 28 June 2008 | Périgueux, France | Clay | Han Xinyun | Anna-Lena Grönefeld İpek Şenoğlu | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 6 February 2009 | Burnie, Australia | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | Monique Adamczak Abigail Spears | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 7 June 2009 | Komoro, Japan | Clay | Zhang Shuai | Ayumi Oka Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 7. | 15 January 2010 | Pingguo, China | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Ji Chunmei Liu Wanting | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 21 February 2010 | Surprise, United States | Hard | Ji Chunmei | Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle | 5–7, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Winner | 9. | 6 March 2010 | Hammond, United States | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 14 March 2010 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | Alina Jidkova Laura Siegemund | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 11. | 16 May 2010 | Kurume, Japan | Grass | Sun Shengnan | Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 23 May 2010 | Karuizawa, Japan | Carpet | Sun Shengnan | Ayumi Oka Akiko Yonemura | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. | 9 July 2010 | Fuzhou, China | Hard | Liu Shaozhuo | Kao Shao-yuan Ayaka Maekawa | 3–6, 6–1, [10–2] |
| Runner-up | 8. | 16 October 2011 | Kalgoorlie, Australia | Hard | Zhang Kailin | Casey Dellacqua Olivia Rogowska | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 15 April 2012 | Wenshan, China | Hard | Liu Wanting | Hsieh Shu-ying Hsieh Su-wei | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 21 May 2012 | Changwon, South Korea | Hard | Liu Wanting | Yang Zhaoxuan Zhang Kailin | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 14. | 21 May 2012 | Gimcheon, South Korea | Hard | Hu Yueyue | Liang Chen Sun Shengnan | 6–0, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Runner-up | 10. | 9 July 2012 | Yakima, United States | Hard | Zhou Yimiao | Samantha Crawford Madison Keys | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Winner | 15. | 16 July 2012 | Evansville, United States | Hard | Duan Yingying | Mallory Burdette Natalie Pluskota | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 16. | 29 July 2012 | Lexington, United States | Hard | Shuko Aoyama | Julia Glushko Olivia Rogowska | 7–5, 6–7, [10–4] |
| Runner-up | 11. | 18 February 2013 | Surprise, United States | Hard | Emily J. Harman | Samantha Crawford Sachia Vickery | 3–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Runner-up | 12. | 13 May 2013 | Balikpapan, Indonesia | Hard | Chen Yi | Naomi Broady Teodora Mirčić | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 17. | 16 February 2014 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | Samantha Crawford | Danielle Lao Keri Wong | 3–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
| Winner | 18. | 3 March 2014 | Quanzhou, China | Hard | Chan Chin-wei | Sun Ziyue Xu Shilin | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 19. | 27 April 2015 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Wang Yafan | An-Sophie Mestach Emily Webley-Smith | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 20. | 8 May 2015 | Anning, China | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Yang Zhaoxuan Ye Qiuyu | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 21. | 21 June 2015 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | Raluca Olaru | An-Sophie Mestach Demi Schuurs | 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 10–5 | 67% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | 11–5 | 69% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | F | 9–5 | 64% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | 12–6 | 67% |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 11–4 | 42–21 | 67% |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
| Year-end championship | |||||||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | Did Not Qualify | QF | QF | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||
| WTA Elite Trophy | Not Held | DNQ | W | A | A | 3–0 | 100% | ||||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory / Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Doha / Dubai | Absent | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||||
| Indian Wells | Absent | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | 7–4 | 64% | ||||||||||
| Miami | Absent | SF | W | 1R | QF | 10–3 | 77% | ||||||||||
| Madrid | Not Held | Absent | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | 6–4 | 60% | |||||||||
| Rome | Absent | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2–4 | 33& | ||||||||||
| Canada | Absent | 1R | A | 1R | SF | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | Tier III | Absent | 2R | Absent | 2R | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
| Tokyo / Wuhan | Absent | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 3–5 | 38% | |||||||||
| Beijing | Tier II | Absent | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | 5–5 | 50% | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 7–9 | 10–6 | 8–7 | 13–7 | 38–34 | 53% |
| Year-end ranking | N/A | 352 | 124 | 92 | 226 | 121 | 148 | 151 | 99 | 75 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 12 | |||
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