Xu Yifan
Xu Yifan (Chinese: 徐一璠[1]; pinyin: Xú Yīfán; Mandarin pronunciation: [ɕy̌ í fǎn]; born 8 August 1988), nicknamed Julie,[2] is a Chinese professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 148 in singles, on 13 July 2015. On 13 January 2020, she peaked at No. 7 in the WTA doubles rankings.
![]() Xu Yifan at the 2016 US Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | |||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Tianjin, China | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1988 Tianjin | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Torsten Peschke | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $3,325,363 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 217–193 (52.9%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 148 (13 July 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 (2015) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2012) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 451–284 (61.4%) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 7 (13 January 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 56 (23 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (2016, 2019, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2019) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | F (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Finals | QF (2017, 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | 2R (2016, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2017) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | F (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 26 October 2023. | |||||||||||||||
Career
2004–2012
Xu made her debut playing on the ITF Women's Circuit in China. She won her first doubles title with Xia Huan in 2006.[3]
She was a finalist in women's doubles at the 2007 and 2008 China Open in Beijing with Han Xinyun.
2014–2016: Australian Open semifinalist, WTA Elite trophy champion
She was a quarterfinalist at the 2014 US Openin women's doubles with Zarina Diyas.
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.
2017–2019: Major final and semifinal at Wimbledon, five quarterfinals
She was also a quarterfinalist in doubles at the Australian Open in 2017 with Raquel Atawo. In 2017, she formed a new partnership with Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski. Xu won the Miami Open and the Connecticut Open women's doubles with Dabrowski.[4] She partnered with Dabrowski again in the US Open, with the pair reaching the quarterfinals.
In 2018, the duo won the doubles competition at the Sydney International,[5] and then reached the quarterfinals in Melbourne, just like 2019 at the French Open and US Open. The biggest achievement of the Canadian/Chinese pair was reaching the final of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships.
She reached the quarterfinals at the 2018 WTA Finals with Gabriela Dabrowski for a second consecutive year having done so also in 2017. She also qualified for the 2019 WTA Finals for a third year in a row.
2020–2021: US Open and WTA 1000 finals, world No. 7 in doubles, Olympics
She reached the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati and the US Open with Nicole Melichar.
2022: Second WTA 1000 title, French Open quarterfinal
In Indian Wells, she won the second WTA 1000 title of her career in doubles, partnering with Yang Zhaoxuan.[6]
She qualified for her fourth 2022 WTA Finals with a different partner, compatriot Yang Zhaoxuan.[7]
2023: WTA Elite Trophy
She received a wildcard for the 2023 WTA Elite Trophy in China partnering compatriot Wang Xiyu.
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Doubles
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 13–8 | 62% | |
| French Open | A | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | QF | 15–7 | 68% | |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | F | NH | A | 3R | 11–6 | 65% | |
| US Open | QF | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | F | A | 3R | 19–8 | 70% | |
| Win–loss | 3–1 | 1–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 11–4 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 10–4 | 58–29 | 67% | |
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 2R | NH | 2R | NH | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Year-end championships | ||||||||||||
| WTA Finals | DNQ | 1R | 1R | RR | NH | DNQ | RR | DNQ | 1–4 | 0% | ||
| WTA Elite Trophy | NH | DNQ | W | A | A | A | NH | RR | 3–0 | 100% | ||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Qatar / Dubai Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | QF | F | A | 8–6 | 57% | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | NH | A | W | 12–4 | 75% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | SF | W | 1R | QF | NH | 2R | 2R | 12–5 | 71% | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | F | NH | QF | 1R | 8–6 | 57% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | QF | 4–6 | 40% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | SF | NH | A | 2R | 3–4 | 43% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | F | A | 2R | 6–4 | 60% | |
| Guadalajara Open | NMS/NH | SF | 3–1 | 75% | ||||||||
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | 2R | NH | 3–6 | 38% | |||
| China Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | QF | NH | 6–6 | 50% | |||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 75 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 15 | $3,047,564 | ||
Significant finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 |
Mixed doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 3–6 |
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2017 | Miami Open | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2018 | China Open | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 2019 | Madrid Open | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 2020 | Cincinnati Open | Hard | 1–6, 6–4, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 2021 | Dubai Championships | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2022 | Indian Wells Open | Hard | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
WTA Tour career finals
Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–2) |
| WTA Elite Trophy (1–0) |
| Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000 (2–4) |
| Tier II / Premier / WTA 500 (6–2) |
| International / WTA 250 (4–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2007 | China Open, China | Tier II | Hard | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2008 | China Open, China | Tier II | Hard | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2013 | Korea Open, South Korea | International | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2015 | Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. | Premier | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Oct 2015 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2016 | Shenzhen Open, China | International | Hard | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2016 | Tianjin Open, China | International | Hard | 6–7(8–10), 0–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2016 | WTA Elite Trophy, China | Elite | Hard (i) | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2017 | Miami Open, U.S. | Premier M | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Aug 2017 | Connecticut Open, U.S. | Premier | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 7–4 | Jan 2018 | Sydney International, Australia | Premier | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne International, UK | Premier | Grass | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | Oct 2018 | China Open, China | Premier M | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 8–6 | May 2019 | Madrid Open, Spain | Premier M | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 9–6 | May 2019 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 9–7 | Jul 2019 | Wimbledon, UK | Grand Slam | Grass | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 10–7 | Jan 2020 | Adelaide International, Australia | Premier | Hard | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 10–8 | Aug 2020 | Cincinnati Open, U.S. | Premier 5 | Hard | 1–6, 6–4, [4–10] | ||
| Loss | 10–9 | Sep 2020 | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2021 | Dubai Championships, U.A.E. | WTA 1000 | Hard | 0–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 11–10 | Mar 2022 | Indian Wells Open, U.S. | WTA 1000 | Hard | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Win | 12–10 | Aug 2022 | Silicon Valley Classic, U.S. (2) | WTA 500 | Hard | 7–5, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 13–10 | May 2023 | Internationaux de Strasbourg, France | WTA 250 | Clay | 6–3, 6–2 |
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2013 | Nanjing Ladies Open, China | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Jiangxi International, China | Hard | 6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 6 (1–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2010 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–3 | May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Nanning, China | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(1) | |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Zhengzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2014 | ITF Phuket, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard (i) | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 33 (21–12)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2006 | ITF Tarakan, Indonesia | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–7(3), 7–6(5) | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2007 | ITF Chengdu, China | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Changsha, China | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Jun 2007 | ITF Guangzhou, China | 50,000[lower-alpha 1] | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(4) | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2007 | Anning Open, China | 50,000 | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Dec 2007 | ITF Xiamen, China | 75,000[lower-alpha 2] | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | May 2008 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2008 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–6 | Feb 2009 | Burnie International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 6–6 | Jun 2009 | ITF Komoro, Japan | 25,000 | Clay | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 7–6 | Jan 2010 | ITF Pingguo, China | 25,000 | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 8–6 | Feb 2010 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 5–7, 6–2, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 9–6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Hammond, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 10–6 | Mar 2010 | ITF Clearwater, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–6 | May 2010 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 11–7 | May 2010 | ITF Karuizawa, Japan | 25,000 | Carpet | 6–7(1), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 12–7 | Jul 2010 | ITF Fuzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–1, [10–2] | ||
| Loss | 12–8 | Oct 2011 | ITF Kalgoorlie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | 1–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–9 | Apr 2012 | ITF Wenshan, China | 50,000 | Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 13–9 | May 2012 | ITF Changwon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 14–9 | May 2012 | ITF Gimcheon, South Korea | 25,000 | Hard | 6–0, 3–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 14–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Yakima, United States | 50,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 15–10 | Jul 2012 | ITF Evansville, United States | 10,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 16–10 | Jul 2012 | Lexington Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | 7–5, 6–7(7), [10–4] | ||
| Loss | 16–11 | Feb 2013 | ITF Surprise, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 16–12 | May 2013 | ITF Balikpapan, Indonesia | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 17–12 | Feb 2014 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 6–2, [12–10] | ||
| Win | 18–12 | Mar 2014 | ITF Quanzhou, China | 50,000 | Hard | 7–6(4), 6–1 | ||
| Win | 19–12 | Apr 2015 | Kangaroo Cup Gifu, Japan | 75,000 | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 20–12 | May 2015 | Anning Open, China | 75,000 | Hard | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 21–12 | Jun 2015 | Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | 50,000 | Grass | 6–3, 6–4 |
Notes
- The $50,000 tournaments were reclassified as $60,000 in 2017.
- The $75,000 tournaments were reclassified as $75,000 in 2017.
References
- "@徐一璠 的个人主页 - 微博". Sina Weibo (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- Chiesa, Victoria (7 February 2021). "Student of the Game Melichar Ready for New Challenges in 2021". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- "Yifan Xu - Bio". WTA. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Dabrowski & Xu overwhelm top seeds to take home Sydney title". WTA. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- Dave Carroll (13 January 2018). "Chan and Hlavackova fall in final". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- "Xu, Yang charge to Indian Wells doubles title".
- "Road to the WTA Finals: Xu and Yang".
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