Wang Yafan
Wang Yafan (Chinese: 王雅繁; pinyin: Wáng Yǎfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [wǎŋ jà fǎn]; born 30 April 1994) is a Chinese tennis player.
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Residence | Beijing, China |
Born | Nanjing, China | 30 April 1994
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Karim Perona |
Prize money | US$ 2,359,815 |
Singles | |
Career record | 323–203 (61.4%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 47 (7 October 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 94 (9 October 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2019) |
French Open | 1R (2018, 2019) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2019) |
US Open | 2R (2016, 2018, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 173–129 (57.3%) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (15 February 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 545 (9 October 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016, 2019) |
French Open | 2R (2016, 2019, 2021) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2019) |
US Open | 2R (2017) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2016) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 9–2 (81.8%) |
Last updated on: 11 October 2023. |
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In her career, she has won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, along with one singles title and four doubles titles on the Challenger Tour. In addition, she won 16 singles and seven doubles tournaments on the ITF Circuit. On 7 October 2019, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 47. She peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings on 15 February 2016.
Playing for the China Fed Cup team, Wang has a win–loss record of 9–2, as of June 2023.
Career
She was born in Nanjing in 1994. Wang Yafan started playing tennis when she was nine years old.[1]
2014: WTA debut
Wang made her WTA Tour debut at the 2014 Shenzhen Open, partnering Zheng Jie in doubles.[2] The pair won their first-round match against wildcards Sun Ziyue and Xu Shilin,[2] and defeated third seeds Irina Buryachok and Oksana Kalashnikova, before losing to eventual champions Monica Niculescu and Klára Zakopalová in the semifinals.[2]
In September 2014 at the Guangzhou Open, Wang was given a wildcard into the singles main draw, and she advanced to the semifinals, upsetting the top seed and world No. 20, Samantha Stosur, in the first round,[3] and qualifiers Petra Martić and Zhang Kailin along the way. She was knocked out by eventual champion Monica Niculescu.[4]
2018: Breakthrough, Miami Open fourth round
Wang made her career breakthrough at the 2018 Miami Open, where she reached the fourth round as a qualifier before losing against tenth seed Angelique Kerber, in a very tight match.
2019: First WTA Tour title, top 50 debut
Wang won her first ever WTA Tour singles title at the Mexican Open in Acapulco where she defeated Sofia Kenin in three sets, after being down a set and a break. As a result, she achieved her best world ranking of No. 49 on 4 March 2019.
At the Miami Open, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic in the first round. In the second round, she clinched her first victory against a top-ten player by defeating sixth seed and world No. 5, Elina Svitolina, in straight sets. She kept on and won against 25th seed and Australian Open semifinalist Danielle Collins in straight sets, and reached the fourth round, but then lost to compatriot Wang Qiang, in straight sets.
2023: Back to top 100
At the 2023 US Open (tennis) she qualified for the main draw and stunned seventh seed Caroline Garcia.[5] As a result she returned to the top 100 in the rankings on 11 September 2023.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[6]
Singles
Current through the 2023 Cincinnati Open.
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | A | 1R | 2R | NH | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 40% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 13 | 5–13 | 28% |
National representation | |||||||||||||||
Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | A | Z1 | A | Z1 | A | A[lower-alpha 2] | A | 0 / 0 | 3–2 | 60% | ||
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 4R | NH | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | 75% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
Guadalajara Open | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 4] | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||
China Open | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 10–12 | 45% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 66 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–9 | 5–5 | 13–13 | 25–21 | 3–6 | 1–9 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 / 66 | 55–67 | 45% |
Year-end ranking | 520 | 313 | 191 | 135 | 117 | 168 | 73 | 48 | 94 | 300 | 418 | $2,236,815 |
Doubles
Current through the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
French Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 8–18 | 31% |
Year-end championships | ||||||||||||
WTA Elite Trophy[lower-alpha 5] | DNQ | W | RR | DNQ | NH | 1 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | ||||
WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Italian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 4] | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | NH | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | ||
China Open | A | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | ||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||
Tournaments | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | Career total: 77 | ||
Titles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
Finals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 7 | ||
Overall win–loss | 4–4 | 14–9 | 11–17 | 1–5 | 7–10 | 16–15 | 5–4 | 6–11 | 0–0 | 3 / 77 | 64–75 | 46% |
Year-end ranking | 158 | 57 | 70 | 361 | 79 | 68 | 79 | 114 | 826 |
Significant finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Venue | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2015 | Elite Trophy, Zhuhai | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
WTA Tour career finals
Singles: 1 (title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2019 | Abierto Mexicano | International[lower-alpha 6] | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2015 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2015 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2015 | WTA Elite Trophy, China | Elite Trophy | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2016 | Malaysian Open | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [7–10] |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2018 | Taiwan Open | International | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2019 | Hua Hin Championships, Thailand | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, [10–12] |
Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2020 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2018 | Zhengzhou Women's Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2023 | Golden Gate Open, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner–up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2015 | Jiangxi International Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2015 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2017 | Hua Hin Challenger, Thailand (2) | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Apr 2018 | Zhengzhou Women's Open, China | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Win | 4–1 | Jun 2018 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2012 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 10,000[lower-alpha 7] | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Yeongwol, South Korea (2) | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Feb 2014 | ITF Salisbury, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–7(6) |
Win | 5–2 | Jul 2014 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 6–2 | Jul 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 7–2 | Jul 2015 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 7–3 | Apr 2016 | ITF Kashiwa, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–4 | Oct 2016 | Suzhou Ladies Open, China | 50,000[lower-alpha 8] | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 8–4 | Jul 2017 | ITF Tianjin, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 9–4 | Oct 2017 | Liuzhou Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 3–3 ret. |
Loss | 9–5 | Aug 2018 | Jinan International Open, China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 10–5 | Nov 2018 | Liuzhou Challenger, China | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 11–5 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 11–6 | Feb 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11–7 | Mar 2023 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–7(7) |
Win | 12–7 | Mar 2023 | Clay Court International, Australia | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 13–7 | May 2023 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 14–7 | Jun 2023 | ITF Tokyo, Japan | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–0 |
Win | 15–7 | Jun 2023 | ITF Luzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 16–7 | Jul 2023 | ITF Hong Kong | 40,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 16–8 | Jul 2023 | ITF Dallas, United States | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2010 | ITF Ningbo, China | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–4] |
Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2012 | ITF Huzhu, China | 15,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, [6–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | Dec 2012 | ITF Bangkok, Thailand (2) | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2013 | ITF Sydney, Australia | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 2014 | ITF Xi'an, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(2) |
Loss | 4–3 | Feb 2015 | Launceston International, Australia | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Win | 5–3 | May 2015 | Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan | 75,000[lower-alpha 9] | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2016 | Pingshan Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 4–6 |
Win | 6–4 | May 2016 | Kunming Open, China | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3), 7–6(2), [10–1] |
Loss | 6–5 | Feb 2023 | ITF Swan Hill, Australia | 25,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–5 | May 2023 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 60,000 | Grass | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Head-to-head record
Top 10 wins
Season | 2019 | ... | 2023 | Total |
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Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | WYR |
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No. 5 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 6–4 | No. 50 |
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2. | ![]() |
No. 7 | US Open | Hard | 1R | 6–4, 6–1 | No. 114 |
Double bagel matches (6–0, 6–0)
Result | Year | W–L | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Rank | Rd | WYR |
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Win | 2023 | 1–0 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
213 | Q1 | 115 |
Notes
- Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
- 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.
- In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- WTA Tournament of Champions was held from 2009 to 2014, when WTA Elite Trophy replaced it.
- The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
- The $10,000 tournaments were reclassified as $15,000 in 2017. However, there were some $15k even before 2017.
- The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
- The $75,000 tournaments were reclassified as $80,000 in 2017.
References
- "Yafan Wang". Tennis World. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Shenzen Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- "Stosur shocked in Guangzhou". Tennis Australia. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- "Guangzhou International Women's Open 2014" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3724534/how-chinese-tennis-evolved-in-the-wake-of-li-na-s-exit
- "Wang Yafan [CHN] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
External links
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- Wang Yafan at the Women's Tennis Association
- Wang Yafan at the International Tennis Federation
- Wang Yafan at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Wang Yafan on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)